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Virginia Beach Crime Statistics

Year	Population	Violent Crime	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property Crime	Burglary	Theft	Car Theft	Arson
2006	N/A	553	7	60	283	203	6,128	1,020	4,784	324	98
2005	446,448	1,140	20	96	622	402	13,342	2,213	10,376	753	116


Local Virginia Beach Crime News Beach police identify man killed during restaurant robbery (The Virginian-Pilot) Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:30:11 GMT VIRGINIA BEACH Police have identified a man they say was shot and killed Saturday by the owner of a pizza restaurant he was trying to rob. Johnny Marocco Williams, 41, of Winder Court in Hampton, died at Dominickandrsquo;s Pizza and Pasta in the 4200 block of Holland Road shortly after ... Read More >> Suspect identified: Police: Beach pizza parlor worker kills would-be robber (13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads) Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:53:54 GMT VIRGINIA BEACH --- Police say an attempted robbery at a pizza parlor ended when a store employee shot and killed the alleged thief. Read More >> Beach pizza shop owner fatally shoots robber, police say (The Virginian-Pilot) Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:00:14 GMT By Alicia P.Q. Wittmeyer VIRGINIA BEACH Ferdinando Abbondante wanted the masked man to go for the cash register. When a man carrying a gun sneaked into Dominickandrsquo;s Pizza and Pasta just after 10 p.m. Saturday and demanded that he open his safe, Abbondante tried to tell him that there wa ... Read More >> Virginia Beach Judge Rules a Navy Seal's Confession Credible (WCAV Charlottesville) Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:57:20 GMT A Virginia Beach judge rules that a confession by a former Navy Seal trainee is credible. The judge's decision will help exonerate another trainee during his appeals process. Read More >> Home invasion suspects point gun at children in Va. Beach apartment (13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads) Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:09:15 GMT VIRGINIA BEACH -- Two children, home alone, were surprised when two men invaded their home Tuesday afternoon. It happened on Wales Drive in Thalia around 1:12 p.m. Read More >> Man convicted of sexually assaulting Virginia Beach child (The Virginian-Pilot) Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:15:12 GMT VIRGINIA BEACH A 24-year-old man was convicted today of sexually assaulting a girl last year. During a two-day trial, prosecutors said Richard Flowers sneaked into an apartment on Maxey Drive while the two 15-year-old babysitters were outside. Flowers picked up the 6-year-old victim ... Read More >> Man convicted of sexually assaulting child in Va.Beach (13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads) Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:08:54 GMT VIRGINIA BEACH -- A man was found guilty Wednesday of child sex crimes. Prosecutors say Richard Flowers got into an apartment last year where two girls, ages four and six, were sleeping. Read More >> Businessman sentenced for identity theft (WAVY 10) Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:38:23 GMT NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - The owner of 3 auto repair businesses in Virginia will spend 10 years in federal prison for stealing his customers' identities and fraudulently obtaining more than $600,000. Read More >> Auto repair shop owner sentenced to 10 years on fraud charges (WAVY 10) Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:38:09 GMT NORFOLK, VA. (WAVY.com) -- On July 1, a man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for unlawfully defrauding customers and suppliers through his "Tune and Lube" auto businesses in Norfolk, Hampton and Virginia Beach. Read More >> Virginia Beach restaurateur won't be charged in shooting (The Virginian-Pilot) Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:30:21 GMT The Commonwealthandrsquo;s Attorneyandrsquo;s Office will not prosecute the pizza shop owner who shot and killed a man trying to rob his restaurant over the weekend. Chief prosecutor Harvey Bryant said Tuesday that, after reviewing several photographs and witness statements, his office will no ... Read More >>

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Law Enforcement Employees by City

Data as of 2005

City	Total Law Enforcement	Total Officers	Total Civilians
Abingdon	24	22	2
Alexandria	435	313	122
Altavista	11	11	0
Amherst	5	5	0
Appalachia	6	6	0
Ashland	24	21	3
Bedford	32	28	4
Berryville	9	8	1
Big Stone Gap	17	15	2
Blacksburg	72	56	16
Blackstone	18	13	5
Bluefield	21	16	5
Boykins	1	1	0
Bridgewater	8	8	0
Bristol	77	57	20
Broadway	4	4	0
Brookneal	4	4	0
Buena Vista	15	14	1
Burkeville	1	1	0
Cape Charles	5	5	0
Cedar Bluff	3	3	0
Charlottesville	138	111	27
Chase City	11	10	1
Chatham	4	4	0
Chesapeake	504	364	140
Chilhowie	5	5	0
Chincoteague	13	10	3
Christiansburg	62	47	15
Clarksville	8	7	1
Clifton Forge	16	10	6
Clinchco	1	1	0
Clintwood	3	3	0
Coeburn	8	7	1
Colonial Beach	15	10	5
Colonial Heights	49	45	4
Courtland	3	1	2
Covington	23	14	9
Crewe	5	5	0
Culpeper	45	38	7
Damascus	6	6	0
Danville	138	128	10
Dayton	6	6	0
Dublin	10	9	1
Dumfries	17	15	2
Edinburg	1	1	0
Elkton	9	8	1
Emporia	35	25	10
Exmore	7	7	0
Fairfax City	79	65	14
Falls Church	43	29	14
Farmville	38	24	14
Franklin	38	26	12
Fredericksburg	86	64	22
Fries	1	1	0
Front Royal	44	35	9
Galax	39	24	15
Gate City	5	5	0
Glade Spring	4	4	0
Glasgow	1	1	0
Glen Lyn	1	1	0
Gordonsville	6	6	0
Gretna	4	3	1
Grottoes	6	6	0
Grundy	5	5	0
Halifax	5	5	0
Hampton	376	270	106
Harrisonburg	93	80	13
Haymarket	6	5	1
Haysi	2	2	0
Herndon	67	54	13
Hillsville	12	11	1
Honaker	5	4	1
Hopewell	66	47	19
Hurt	1	1	0
Independence	2	2	0
Jonesville	2	2	0
Kenbridge	8	8	0
Kilmarnock	4	4	0
La Crosse	3	3	0
Lawrenceville	5	5	0
Lebanon	13	12	1
Leesburg	85	67	18
Lexington	15	13	2
Louisa	4	4	0
Luray	14	12	2
Lynchburg	214	135	79
Manassas	110	86	24
Manassas Park	32	24	8
Marion	20	18	2
Martinsville	59	53	6
McKenney	1	1	0
Middleburg	3	3	0
Middletown	3	3	0
Mount Jackson	4	4	0
Narrows	4	4	0
New Market	5	5	0
Newport News	517	386	131
Norfolk	822	699	123
Norton	24	18	6
Occoquan	1	1	0
Onancock	4	4	0
Onley	3	3	0
Orange	17	14	3
Parksley	3	3	0
Pearisburg	8	7	1
Pembroke	2	2	0
Pennington Gap	6	6	0
Petersburg	131	95	36
Pocahontas	1	1	0
Poquoson	24	20	4
Portsmouth	334	242	92
Pound	4	4	0
Pulaski	36	28	8
Purcellville	12	11	1
Quantico	3	2	1
Radford	49	35	14
Rich Creek	1	1	0
Richlands	19	15	4
Richmond	890	696	194
Roanoke	308	254	54
Rocky Mount	19	17	2
Rural Retreat	1	1	0
Salem	89	63	26
Saltville	7	6	1
Shenandoah	4	4	0
Smithfield	26	21	5
South Boston	31	29	2
South Hill	25	20	5
St. Paul	5	5	0
Stanley	4	4	0
Staunton	60	49	11
Stephens City	3	3	0
Strasburg	19	17	2
Suffolk	213	171	42
Tappahannock	11	10	1
Tazewell	13	12	1
Timberville	3	3	0
Victoria	6	5	1
Vienna	49	40	9
Vinton	31	20	11
Virginia Beach	951	786	165
Warrenton	20	18	2
Warsaw	4	3	1
Waverly	13	8	5
Waynesboro	56	49	7
Weber City	4	4	0
West Point	10	9	1
Williamsburg	47	33	14
Winchester	83	70	13
Wise	14	13	1
Woodstock	14	13	1
Wytheville	36	24	12


Active Amber Alerts There are no active Amber Alerts for Virginia


Missing Persons for Virginia Beach, VA : CARRINGTON SAUNDERS (VA) Wed, 02 Jul 2008 02:47:10 EDT Family Abduction: JOHANNAH BEPAT (VA) Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:28:28 EDT Endangered Missing: LOGAN BOWMAN (VA) Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:35:08 EDT Endangered Runaway: MELISSA HERNANDEZ (VA) Mon, 19 May 2008 08:02:10 EDT Endangered Runaway: TIFFANY CORTESE (VA) Fri, 02 May 2008 08:43:21 EDT Endangered Runaway: TANYA CALIX (VA) Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:05:25 EDT Endangered Runaway: ROXANA LINARES (VA) Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:42:06 EDT Endangered Missing: LAVONTAY JOHNSON (VA) Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:28:12 EDT Endangered Runaway: CHRIS SAM (VA) Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:23:44 EDT Endangered Runaway: CELENA BEAUCHAMP (VA) Fri, 14 Mar 2008 12:36:44 EDT Endangered Runaway: MONICA CUSTALOW (VA) Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:28:24 EST Endangered Runaway: KRYSTAL REMLER (VA) Fri, 22 Feb 2008 01:41:04 EST Endangered Runaway: ELIZABETH RAY (VA) Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:39:21 EST Endangered Runaway: CHRISTINA LAPOINT (VA) Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:15:04 EST Endangered Runaway: DREAMA HARMAN (VA) Mon, 26 Nov 2007 03:17:35 EST Endangered Runaway: IVONNE BIVIANO (VA) Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:31:20 EST Endangered Runaway: JANET HA (VA) Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:29:47 EST Endangered Runaway: BRITNI WELLS (VA) Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:49:24 EST Missing: RACHEL PRUETT (VA) Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:00:31 EDT Endangered Runaway: KIRSTIE HOAG (VA) Fri, 26 Oct 2007 02:46:45 EDT