Crime statistics released Monday by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs shows the state as a whole saw a decrease in crime during 2011. (The full report is available here.)

Reports of all crimes fell 3.4 percent from 2010, while the violent crime rate fell 5 percent. The total number of police officers also fell by 1.5 percent, year over year.

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