2022 Crime Statistics Review

Paul W. Neudigate
Police Chief
February 14th, 2023
Part I Crime Statistics
Violent Crimes:
Homicide
Rape
Robbery
Aggravated Assault
Property Crimes:
Burglary
Motor Vehicle Theft
Theft from Motor Vehicle
All Other Larceny

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Part I Crime Statistics
Property Crimes:
Burglary
Motor Vehicle Theft
Theft from Motor Vehicle
All Other Larceny

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Part I Crime: 2022

5.7%

94.3%

Violent Crime Property Crime 9

Part I Property 8,357 8,431
8,161
Crime 7,533
7,316

↑11.9%
Compared to 2021

↑9.0%
Compared to 3-year
average (2019 – 2021)

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Commercial Burglary Residential Burglary Motor Vehicle Theft Larceny from Motor Vehicle All Other, Larceny 10
 Commercial Burglary

211

↑32.4%
156
147

111

2019 2020 2021 2022 11

 Residential Burglary

400

305 ↓9.7%
277
250

2019 2020 2021 2022 12

 Theft from Motor Vehicle
3,143
2,878 2,928
↑7.3%
2,534

2019 2020 2021 2022 13

 Motor Vehicle Theft

↑12.9%
965
855
735
628

2019 2020 2021 2022 14

 All Other Theft

4,295 ↑16.8%
3,926
3,531
3,362

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2019 2020 2021 2022
Part I Property Crime: Precinct Distribution

34.5%

26.0%

21.3%
17.8%

1st 2nd 3rd 4th

Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct

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Part I Crime Statistics
Violent Crimes:
Homicide
Rape
Robbery
Aggravated Assault

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Part I Violent 639
↓ 20.7%
Crime 598
572 582 ↓ 12.4%
510

↓12.4%
Compared to 2021

↓12.7%
Compared to 3-year
average (2019 – 2021)

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Homicides Rape Robbery Aggravated Assault 18
 Rape

97 95
86 ↓23.2%
73

2019 2020 2021 2022 19

 Robbery

↑12.3%
191
182
162
148

2019 2020 2021 2022 20

 Aggravated Assault

310 310
291
↓25.2%
232

2019 2020 2021 2022 21

Part I Violent Crime: Precinct Distribution

30.8%

26.9%
24.5%

17.3%

1st 2nd 3rd 4th

Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct

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Total Shooting Victims

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 Total Shooting Victims

97

75 ↓14.7%
64
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2019 2020 2021 2022

Victims 24
 Gun Recoveries by Year

↑ 32.2%1,654
↑ 64.4%
1,251

1,006 979
882
773 806
658

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 25

 Total Shooting Victims

97

75 ↓14.7%
64
50

2019 2020 2021 2022

Fatal Non-Fatal 26
 Shootings by Precinct

31

27
26
24
22
21
20
18 18
15
14
12 12
10
8 8

1st Precinct 2nd Precinct 3rd Precinct 4th Precinct

2019 2020 2021 2022 27
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 Shooting
Victim
Demographics

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Shooting Victim Demographics: Age
52

12

Adult Juvenile 31
 Shooting Victim Demographics: Sex & Race
36

14
7 7
0 0
Black White Other
Male Female 32
 Shooting
Suspect
Demographics

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Shooting Suspect Demographics: Age

49

Adult Juvenile 34
*Suspect demographics are counted by known suspects reported to police by a victim or witness
 Shooting Suspect Demographics: Sex & Race
44

6 5
0 1 0
Black White Other
Male Female 35
*Suspect demographics are counted by known suspects reported to police by a victim or witness
Homicides
*Criminal Homicides

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 Criminal Homicides

30
↑53.3%
23

17
15

2019 2020 2021 2022

Gun Non-Gun
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 Homicide
Victim
Demographics

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Homicide Victim Demographics: Age

21

2
Adult Juvenile 44
 Homicide Victim Demographics: Sex vs. Race
13

4
2 2 2
0
Black White Other
Male Female 45
 Homicide
Suspect
Demographics

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Homicide Suspect Demographics: Age

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Adult Juvenile 47
*Suspect demographics are counted by known suspects reported to police by a victim or witness
 Homicide Suspect Demographics: Sex vs. Race

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3 3
1 1
0
Black White Other
Male Female 48
*Suspect demographics are counted by known suspects reported to police by a victim or witness
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Regional Comparison
Hampton Roads

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 Hampton Roads Region: 2022 Homicide Comparison

63

42

31
25 24 23

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Norfolk Portsmouth Newport News Chesapeake Hampton Virginia Beach Suffolk 52

https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/crime/2022-record-high-homicides-hampton-roads/291-82feb61b-02c9-4d5d-b025-a28207fcde0c
 Hampton Roads Region: 2022 Homicide Per 100,000 Residents

44.2

25.8

17.8 17.3
14.4
10.4

5.1

Portsmouth Norfolk Hampton Newport News Suffolk Chesapeake Virginia Beach

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*Note: the ca lculation shown is generated by a n established formula and recgonize not all cities listed have a population of 100,000 residents
National Comparison
Cities of Approximately 450,000 Residents

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 National Comparison: 2022 Homicide Comparison

170

120

81
61
54 49
34 31 29
23

Atlanta Oakland Minneapolis Miami Colorado Springs Raleigh Long Beach Mesa Omaha Virginia Beach 55
Note: Fi gures generated from most recently a vailable online s ource or confirmed with the agency
 National Comparison: 2022 Homicide Per 100,000 Residents

34.2

27.3

19.0

13.9
11.2
9.5
7.3 6.6 6.0
5.1

Atlanta Oakland Minneapolis Miami Colorado Springs Raleigh Long Beach Mesa Omaha Virginia Beach 56
Note: Fi gures generated from most recently a vailable online s ource or confirmed with the agency
Sworn Staffing

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Sworn Staffing Trend
Certified Lateral Officer Hires
25
23

20

15
13

10

5 4

0
2020 2021 2022

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Sworn Staffing Trend
Authorized vs. Actual Staffing
820
807

800
787 787

780

760
752

740

720 722
720

700

680

660
2021 2022 2023 (YTD)

Authorized Sworn FTEs Actual Sworn Linear (Actual Sworn)

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Sworn Staffing Trend
➢Future staffing considerations
✓Current sworn vacancies – 35 (752 actual sworn)
✓Upcoming academy projections
• Option 5 Certified Academy (March 2023) – 4 certified hires
• 75th Recruit Academy (July 2023) – 45+ new recruits
✓Additional FTEs will allow for full academy and nearly 100% authorized sworn
staffing

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2021 - 2022 Technology Enhancements
1. ShotSpotter Gunshot Detection System 11. Mobile Field Reporting
2. NIBIN/BRASSTRAX (Ballistic trace evidence) 12. New MDCs
3. Radio Encryption 13. e-Ticketing
4. AB3 Body-Worn Cameras (department-wide) 14. Cell Phone Distribution
5. Signal Sidearm 15. MILO Range System
6. Taser7 16. Axon VR Headsets
7. 200+ Fleet 3 In-Car Cameras 17. Expanded Camera Coverage
8. 200+ Automated License Plate Readers 18. Intelligence Analysis Software
9. Axon Records Management System
10. Axon Standards IA Accountability Software

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