Gun crime trends in unincorporated Pierce County have officials worried.
According to data presented to the Pierce County Public Safety Committee, in 2024, there have been 58 crimes involving firearms in unincorporated Pierce County through March 2024. There were 20 cases in March alone.
“That’s really concerning seeing these numbers because I think it’s pretty high,” Pierce County Councilmember Paul Herrera said at Monday's committee meeting.
Herrera pointed out that the 20 cases in March were alarming on their own. However, comparing the first three months of 2024 to the previous three years show that the firearm-involved crime rate has dropped.
Gun crime trends in unincorporated Pierce County have officials worried.
According to data presented to the Pierce County Public Safety Committee, in 2024, there have been 58 crimes involving firearms in unincorporated Pierce County through March 2024. There were 20 cases in March alone.
“That’s really concerning seeing these numbers because I think it’s pretty high,” Pierce County Councilmember Paul Herrera said at Monday's committee meeting.
Herrera pointed out that the 20 cases in March were alarming on their own. However, comparing the first three months of 2024 to the previous three years show that the firearm-involved crime rate has dropped.
There have been 78 new hires within the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office from 2022 through 2024. There have been 12 hires so far this year alone.
Jackson noted that the department also has 37 new hires in the training process.
The Center Square previously reported on the Pierce County Sheriff's Department's Mountain Detachment currently works out of the basement of Eatonville City Hall. The county is currently exploring potential locations to construct a new facility for the mountain detachment.
