Flip this stat and you are about there. Measuring corruption by the number of convictions is like measuring the number of cockroaches in a house using a camera at noon.
A LACK of convictions tells me nobody is willing to take anyone to court.
Washington State is as corrupt as they come. The environmentalists are buying up land after bullying people off of it first. The Forest and Fish law calls for a 250 foot setback from all water’s edges. Confiscation on a massive scale. County and State colludes to scam landowners all the time here.
Assessments? Every year things flip - your house goes down in value, but your land value goes up, then the next year the house drops in value, but the land goes up.
The corruption is INSTITUTIONAL. All elections are fixed D+5%, which means if you are an R, you have to win by AT LEAST 6% for the election to go to a recount.
I would no sooner do business in WA state than sell my kids into slavery. I’ve instructed them all to run, not walk, away from this state once they are 18.
Great place to backpack and kayak. Lousy place to live. Meanest people in the US outside of New Jersey.