The amount of reported rapes and sex crimes in our community is of great concern. What is exceptional is that all cases have been cleared by arrest and filing with the Snohomish County Prosecutor with the exception of one which is still under active investigation. Misdemeanor arrests increased from 266 in 1999 to 394 in 2000. Total arrests increased from 400 in 1999 to 507 in 2000. The number of crimes filed with the City Attorney and County Prosecutor were up substantially this year.
Traffic is also an issue in Brier.
The number of DUI arrests decreased from 36 in 1999 to 23 in 2000. Traffic accidents also decreased from 51 to 45. Brier still enjoys one of the lowest traffic accident rates in the county averaging only 4 per month. We attribute this to our strict enforcement of the traffic laws. Citations and notices of Infractions were up substantially for the year 2000.