Safety, security and the sheriff’s office contract with La Conner

How safe is living in La Conner? What calls are Skagit County Sheriff Office staff responding to over the course of a year? How often? What type of crimes, personal or property? How serious are the incidents? What is the final assessment versus the initial call for help? And, what is the response time?

Town Administrator Scott Thomas requested selected annual crime categories statistics from the sheriff’s office for most frequent in-town crime calls responded to by deputies. He provided a 2018-2019 crime statistics summary in a memo to council before their budget hearing on law enforcement Sep...