Richmond Leaders Pinpoint ‘Hot Spots’ for Gun Violence Across City

Richmond, Va. (Newsradiowrva.com) - Following a surge in deadly shootings across the city, Richmond leaders have pinpointed several areas they say are “hot spots” that see a high volume of gun violence.

Officials with the Richmond Police Department looked at data from the past 5 years to identify hot spots in each precinct.

The department said it used five categories of crime to narrow down the hotspots, such as murder involving a person shot, aggravated assaults involving a person shot, and robberies involving a person shot, as well as shootings into occupied homes and shootings into occupied vehicles.

The following 21 areas are considered hot spots for gun violence by the Richmond Police Department:

• 3400 block of Walmsley Boulevard
• 4000 block of Midlothian Turnpike
• 5700 block of Hull Street Road
• 5800 block of Orcutt Lane
• 2200 block of Ruffin Road
• 1500 block of Clarkson Road
• 1400 block of Jennie Scher Road
• 1500 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike
• 200 block of West Hill Street
• 1900 block of Whitcomb Street
• 1500 block of Harwood Street
• 3500 block of Lawson Street
• 3800 block of Chamberlayne Avenue
• 1100 block of Richmond Highway
• 2200 block of Deforrest Street
• 1900 block of Raven Street
• 2000 block of Accommodation Street
• 600 block of Westover Hills Boulevard
• 2100 block of Newbourne Street
• 1000 block of St. John Street