Do you people even bother Googling this stuff before making up stats and up voting blindly?
Stray bullets when these idiots miss several times are, in fact, quite dangerous. Did you forget about the multiple kids killed by stray bullets in broad daylight over the last couple years? They weren't the target. They got hit anyway.
Murders both locally and statewide are up significantly from 10 years ago. Lower than the 90s, yes, but no you're wrong about violent crime "decreasing". It isn't, sorry. It bottomed out in the late 2000s to early 2010s and has since recently begun increasing again.
State Police 2022 report:
"By the numbers: The state recorded 1,194 violent crimes per 100,000 residents last year — a 2.5% increase over 2020.
The 2021 rate is still 16% lower than a decade ago.
The rate of property crimes dropped 2% between 2020 and 2021 and is down 33% over the last decade.
Yes, but: The murder rate has almost doubled over the last 10 years.
The state recorded 6.59 murders per capita in 2021 compared to 3.69 in 2011.
The state counted 570 murders and non-negligent manslaughters last year, up from 550 in 2020.
In 2011, the total number of murders sat at 299."
We experienced nearly 3 additional murders per capita in 2021 than in 2011 across Virginia.
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Do you people even bother Googling this stuff before making up stats and up voting blindly?
Stray bullets when these idiots miss several times are, in fact, quite dangerous. Did you forget about the multiple kids killed by stray bullets in broad daylight over the last couple years? They weren't the target. They got hit anyway.
Murders both locally and statewide are up significantly from 10 years ago. Lower than the 90s, yes, but no you're wrong about violent crime "decreasing". It isn't, sorry. It bottomed out in the late 2000s to early 2010s and has since recently begun increasing again.
State Police 2022 report:
"By the numbers: The state recorded 1,194 violent crimes per 100,000 residents last year — a 2.5% increase over 2020.
The 2021 rate is still 16% lower than a decade ago. The rate of property crimes dropped 2% between 2020 and 2021 and is down 33% over the last decade.
Yes, but: The murder rate has almost doubled over the last 10 years.
The state recorded 6.59 murders per capita in 2021 compared to 3.69 in 2011.
The state counted 570 murders and non-negligent manslaughters last year, up from 550 in 2020. In 2011, the total number of murders sat at 299."
We experienced nearly 3 additional murders per capita in 2021 than in 2011 across Virginia.