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Virginia saw drop in homicides, sharp increase in hate crimes in 2023: VSP
By Daniella Self,
2 days ago
Virginia State Police released its 2023 Crime in Virginia report, which provided extensive local and statewide data on crime statistics.
The report's data separates crimes into two groups: serious offenses, which include violent crimes, property crimes and drug offenses, and less serious offenses, such as trespassing and disorderly conduct, according to a release from state police.
The data below mainly addresses Group A offenses.
Here are some of the highlights included in VSP's report:
Violent crime (i.e., murder, forcible sex offenses, robbery and aggravated assault)
The violent crime rate increased by 1.3% in 2023 from 2022.
43.1% of robberies and 34.4% of aggravated assault cases involved firearms.
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