Trends in Local Government

I. State and Local

2. There was an increase in food stamps in Washington state by 27.7%. Nationally, it increased by 19.8%.





d. 1) It dropped 12.5 percent.
2) $183,700, it went up .2 percent
3) Median resale home price jumped up 50 percent from 37 percent last quarter.




b. 3) There have been 6 murders in Whitman County since 1990.
4) 14 rapes
5) 4 adults were arrested for rape.
6) Crime Index measures all crimes reported and Adult Arrests are measure the number of adults arrested for commiting crimes.
7)11 months is the average number of jail sentences for sex crimes in 2009.
8) 64.4 months is the average number of prison sentences for sex crimes in 2009. Difference due to severity of crime.