(The Center Square) – The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs is sounding the alarm about new statistics from the FBI concerning crime data. When comparing Washington state to the national average, murders are 408% higher, vehicle thefts higher by 144%, and burglaries, robberies, and aggravated assaults are all higher since 2019, according to WASPC. “Very concerning is that the murder rate in Washington was more than five times the national average,” WASPC Director Steven Strachan said during a Thursday interview with The Center Square. “In other words, our rate of homicides i…