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June 30, 2015

Auto thefts are up 6.5% statewide

By JOURNAL STAFF

SEATTLE — Auto theft are down nationwide but rose 6.5 percent in Washington state last year, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau's Hot Spots Report.

Two metro areas in Washington — Spokane and Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue — made the national top 10 list for highest vehicle theft rates. The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area jumped from 13th place in 2013 to eighth place with an 11.8 percent increase in auto thefts and 20,268 vehicles stolen in 2014.


 
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