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New: We have 2000 data and 2001 Data.
Based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports, Richmond is Virginia's Garden Spot for crime:
That 9.1 UCR Index per 100 people compares to a Virginia average of about 3.5, and a U.S. average of about 4.5. That's right folks, twice the national average, and almost 2.5 times the Virginia average.
The UCR has been declining both in Virginia and across the nation since 1991.
Richmond shares this decline.
Bellevue at first suffered an increase during this time, although the last three years have shown a gratifying decrease (note that the Bellevue and Chamberlayne data start in '93 because that's when the police department's database starts).
And here for comparison is all of Chamberlayne north of Brookland Park:
Notice that our crime rate pretty much follows the pattern over in the Combat Zone.
On a more particular basis, we have data from the police department database, to include the 1999 data:
- Data on Bellevue crimes during 1999
- Graphs of '99 Bellevue crime by month
- Update of the dozen or so highest crime blocks in Bellevue in '99
- The complete list of '99 Bellevue crime reports, by block
- '99 Bellevue data broken out by day and by hour
- Data on the crime epidemic on Chamberlayne Ave
- Data by address on MacArthur Ave.
NOTE: Special thanks to Sgt. Jeff McKinney of the RPD for providing the raw data. See the old page on community policing for John's rant about some of the earlier problems with the Department. Indeed, it took a Freedom of Information Act request and a threat to sue to break the first set of data loose from the Department. More recently, they have left the matter with Sgt. McKinney, who is a helpful and reasonable fellow.
We still have the old pages discussing what the UCR is, and providing some background on the crime problem in Bellevue. We also have other news on the crime situation in Bellevue.
Last updated 02/24/02
Please send questions or comments to John Butcher