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Virginia Monthly Crime Trends: January-December 2011

Categories: Crime/Justice,Drug Trafficking,Statistics,Virginia Issues

http://www.dcjs.virginia.gov/research/documents/2011VAMonthlyCrimeTrends.pdf

Reports a snapshot of major crimes and arrests by Virginia law enforcement agencies from January-December 2011 and for the same months in the preceding year.  Violent crimes dropped by 5.8% and property crimes by 4.8%, while drug arrests increased by 2.1%.  From the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services