City of North Bend dishonestly promoting crime statistics
The City of North Bend has been promoting that crime "dropped significantly in 2024", but their own yearly report says otherwise:
Total Calls for Service:
2023: 18,035
2024: 23,876 (31% increase)Assaults up 21%
Sex Abuse up 36%
Have you experienced lower crime rates in North Bend? Do you feel safer in town now compared to previous years?
They are also asking the public to increase the city's public safety fee in order to bring in an additional $285,120 in funds. What they aren't telling folks is that they divert $240,534 in tax revenue every year to their Urban Renewal projects instead of using it for public safety like it was originally intended. Sneaky sneaky.
SOURCES:
2024 North Bend Police Department Annual Report
Original press release: “Crime Down Sharply in North Bend as Police Report Progress”