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Violent Crime Down 7% in Richmond

Property Crime on the Rise, However

Acting Police Chief Rick Edwards presenting the numbers on Wednesday.
Acting Police Chief Rick Edwards presented the numbers on Wednesday.
David Lefkowitz, WRVA

Richmond, Va. (Newsradiowrva.com) - Acting Richmond Police Chief Rick Edwards announced Richmond's crime numbers for the first quarter, revealing a mixed bag of changes.

Violent crime was down 7% overall, according to Edwards, though murder was up from 13 cases to 17. Non-fatal shootings were down, however, as were shootings with multiple victims.


Property crime, on the other hand, was up, driven largely by shoplifting. 48% of property crimes were shoplifting cases, and 52% of those were thefts from ABC stores. Edwards says Richmond Police will be partnering with ABC and enlisting the community's help to combat this. He also identified thefts from cars -- predominantly unlocked ones -- as a major issue, especially the theft of guns left in cars.

Property Crime on the Rise, However