Violent Crime Rates in the Nation

TABLE OF CONTENTS VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT 2008 ANNUAL REPORT

Letter From The Chief...... 4 Department Highlights...... 16-20 Mission, Vision, Core Values...... 5 ReportedCrimes...... 21-33 Organizational Chart...... 6 Arrests...... 34 Personnel/Budget...... 8-9 Virginia Beach vs. Other U.S. Cities...... 35 Retirements/Promotions/Degrees...... 10 Virginia Beach vs. S. Hampton Roads...... 36 Military Service...... 11 Calls for Service...... 37-44 Awards...... 12-13 Traffic...... 45-50 In Memory of...... 14-15

Mayor - Meyera E. Oberndorf City Manager - James K. Spore Chief of Police - A.M. Jacocks, Jr.

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VBgov.com DEPARTMENT OF POLICE MUNICIPAL CENTER OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE BUILDING 11 (757) 385-4970 2509 PRINCESS ANNE ROAD FAX (757) 385-9163 VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23456

Dear Mr. Spore:

I am proud to present the Virginia Beach Police Department’s 2008 Annual Report.

The year 2008 was a very emotional year for the police family. We lost one of our own, Detective Mike Phillips, on August 7th in the line of duty. Detective Phillips was an undercover detective who was to meet with a target to conduct a drug buy. During the investigation, Detective Phillips was speaking with the primary suspect, when a second suspect approached and shot him with out warning, mortally wounding him. We dedicate our successes presented to you in this report to the memory of Mike.

In 2008 the department achieved many accomplishments and initiated a number of special programs. Three television documentaries, each highlighting a high profi le homicide case solved by the Vir- ginia Beach Homicide Detectives and members of the Forensic Unit, were produced in 2008. These productions brought national attention to the Virginia Beach Police Department and highlighted our investigating talent and forensic capabilities. Also in 2008, our Special Investigations Department partnered with NCIS to target suspects who where stealing gun parts from a military armory and manufacturing and selling weapons from those parts. Our work with NCIS resulted in several charges. Finally, the Police Department, in partnership with the City Attorney’s Offi ce, gathered suffi cient evidence to justify an injunction against an ABC establishment. This injunction was the fi rst ever motion granted in the Commonwealth of Virginia in which the establishment was found to be operating in such a manner as to pose a threat to public safety.

I am pleased to report that of all of the cities with a population over 350,000, Virginia Beach continues to have one of the lowest violent crime rates in the nation. We also continue to maintain a crime clearance rate well above the national average for cities of similar size. As always, I appreciate your continued support and that of City Council. It is a privilege to lead this department. I hope that you ﬁ nd the report helpful.

Sincerely,

A.M. Jacocks, Jr. Chief of Police

4 Mission Statement The Virginia Beach Police Department is committed to providing a safe community and improving the quality of life for all people. We accomplish this by delivering quality police services and enforcing laws with equity and impar- tiality. In partnership with the community, we reduce crime through public education, prevention, and awareness. In meeting this objective, we demand of ourselves the highest professional standards and dedication to our core values.

Vision The Virginia Beach Police Department will be the premiere law enforcement agency setting the standard for excellence. Committed to those we serve, we adapt to change, while focusing on value-based principles, lifelong learning, and professional growth.

Core Values Professionalism…in our actions, conduct, and job performance. Constantly striving P towards ever-rising standards. Respect…for all citizens, each other, and for differing points of view, regardless of R age, race, gender, appearance, individual beliefs, or lifestyles. Integrity…truthful and honest, deserving of trust. Ethical. Being guided by the con- I cept of fundamental fairness in everything we do. Doing what is right. Dedication…to the organization, each other, our families, and the citizens we serve. D Unquestionable work ethic. E Excellence…in everything we do. Seeking to improve and excel, always.

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7 PERSONNEL VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT 2008 ANNUAL REPORT Master's Degree 4.8% COMPLETED EDUCATION Bachelor's OF WORN ERSONNEL Degree S P 30.4%

53.9% High School

10.9% Associate's 21.0% Other Degree Investigative 4.9% Division

DISTRIBUTION OF SWORN PERSONNEL BY DIVISION

Operations Division 74.1%

AVERAGE YEARS OF POLICE SERVICE BY RANK Chief 37.1 Deputy Chief 29.9 Captain 31.1 Lieutenant 22.4 Sergeant 19.3 Master Police Ofﬁ cer 14.2 Police Ofﬁ cer 3.9

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0 102030405060 8 PERSONNEL VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT 2008 ANNUAL REPORT AUTHORIZED FULL-TIME POSITIONS FISCAL YEAR 2008/2009 Number of Number of Position Positions Position Positions Sworn Police: Civilian Personnel: Chief 1 Accountant 1 Deputy Chief 2 Account Clerk 6 Captain 12 Account Clerk Supervisor 1 Lieutenant 26 Administrative Assistant13 Sergeant 87 Administrative Technician 2 Master Police Officer 392 Animal Caretaker 2 Police Officer 296 Automotive Service Aide 4 Subtotal 816 Clerks 12 Animal Control: Executive Assistant 1 Animal Control Supervisor 3 Forensic Photo Lab Specialist 1 Animal Control Officer 21 Forensic Services Technicians 16 Animal Caretaker 6 Forensic Technicians Supervisor 1 Clerk 2 Investigative Division Office Supervisor 1 Administrative Assistant 1 Office Assistant 19 Subtotal 33 Planning & Analysis Coordinator 1 Source: 08/09 Fiscal Year Budget Police Offense Technicians 8 Authorized Sworn positions went from 818 to Police Records Supervisor 1 816. One position was transferred over to Animal Police Systems Analyst 1 Control. One position was transferred to the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office. Police Training Assistant 1 Precinct Desk Officer 24 Public Safety Analyst 4 Public Safety Data Services Assistant 10 Storekeeper 4 Support Division Manager 1 Subtotal 135

Grand Total 984

Fiscal Year 2008 / 2009 Budget Comparison Total City Budget $1,759,512,929

Police Department $87,464,449 5.0%

City Budget Non- Police $1,672,048,480 95.0% 9 RETIREMENTS/PROMOTIONS/DEGREES EARNED VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT 2008 ANNUAL REPORT 2008 Retirements Years of Years of Rank/Name Service Rank/Name Service Capt. W. S. Boswell 33 MPO H. Jones 35 Capt. K. M. Lowe 32 MPO T. C. Layman 7 Sgt. D. E. Boyd 34 MPO M. E. Nance 33 Sgt. T. D. Hayden 25 MPO J. L. Schuler 35 Sgt. C. M. Jones 41 MPO D. M. Williams 26 Sgt. M. J. Koch 19 Admin. Asst. B. A. Black 27 Sgt. T. M. McClenney 12 Admin. Asst. T. M. Collier 30 MPO M. E. Alexander 15 A/C CLK III D. A. Hayes 19 MPO R. J. Bach 32 AUX L1 C. T. Somma 28 MPO S. A. Barone 33 CLK III S. A. Dillon 22 MPO I. K. Cashwell 35 PDO II D. E. Woodhouse 30 MPO E. F. Eller 21

VBPD Employees Who Earned Degrees in 2008 Name Degree/Major Institution Sgt. H. J. Beasley B.A. Criminal Justice Saint Leo University Capt. J. L. Bell, Jr. M.P.A. Troy University PDO II E. D. Claggion A.S. Administration of Justice Tidewater Community College Det. L. Devane A.A. Criminal Justice Saint Leo University MPO V. W. Jones B.A. Criminal Justice Saint Leo University PO J. P. Latchman B.A. Criminal Justice Saint Leo University Det. J. R. Lee B.S. Criminal Justice Bluefield College PO A. M. Murphy A.A. Liberal Arts Saint Leo University Sgt. D. C. Sorenson M.P.A. Troy University

2008 Promotions Rank Name Rank Name Rank Name Capt. W. T. Dean, Jr. Sgt. B. T. Calhoun Sgt. S. L. Wichtendahl Capt. L. A. Stafford Sgt. T. J. Carini Admin. Asst. H. M. Logan Lt. G. R. Wynn Sgt. J. G. Housden P.S.D.S.A.* L. G. McCully Lt. T. T. Yarbrough Sgt. W. A. Maxcy Sgt. J. W. Boone, Jr. Sgt. D. Sorenson *P.S.D.S.A. stands for Public Safety Data Services Assistant

10 MILITARY SERVICE VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT 2008 ANNUAL REPORT

We proudly support all of our sworn and civilian

employees who have and continue to serve in our Armed

Forces. Your service and sacrifice afford us the luxury of living in a free society. We commend you for your courage

and dedication to duty, and extend our heartfelt thanks to

your families for the sacrifices they, too, make. We salute

you all and wish those of you serving abroad a safe return.

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MEDAL RECIPENTS

Medal of Valor Blue Star MPO M.S. Phillips MPO M.S. Phillips

Life Saving Medal PO S.M. Stein Silver Cross PO B.J. Bowman MPO B.K. Womble PO E.C. Kendrick PO J. Bowman Chesa- MPO C.K. Wright peake PD United States Coast PO K.G. Coffrin Guard MH-60 Helicop- MPO B.D. Decker ter Crew: MPO T.A. Hall PO3 C. Benavidez MPO D.W. Johnson PO3 G. Bleyer PO N.A. Kosmas Lt. William Coty MPO J.V. Lindsay III PO2 D. Dazzo MPO B.R. Luciano PO3 T. Gardner MPO P.J. Mantoni Medal of Merit Ens. Luis Llanes MPO J.A. Belsha PO B.A. Martin MPO M.A. Melnyk Sgt. R.D. Brereton USCG Safe Boat 25722 MPO S.L. Miller Jr. PO M.A. Cox Fireman J. Clagett MPO J.R. Mockenhaupt PO E.B. Donohue Seaman E. Hofemeister PO D.J. Peyer MPO M.A. Johndrow PO1 J. Lovaglio PO D. R. Shoenbach Sgt. J.J. Kozlowski PO2 R. Polson PO J.P. Latchman MPO R.L. Spreder Jr. MPO G.T. Meador Special Commendation MPO L.B. Santana PO M.E. Lohse MPO C.W. Temple MPO J.A. Porter PO G. Trillo MPO G.E. Yates Civilian Employee of the Year Award Administrative Assistant Becky L. Campbell DEPARTMENT AWARDS TO CITIZENS Life Saving Award Commendation Award Meritorious Public Service Matthew Bailey Jackie Beasley Award Stephen Hartz Scott Benko Former Councilwoman Reba McClanan Kathy B. Malley Robert Corprew Former Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf Kay Laws Michael A. Desantis Karen Pyle Reed Sutherland Jeremy Macaro James Wynn Abner Saenz III

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EXTERNAL AWARDS () 1st Place in the Virginia Law Enforcement The Clyde Hathaway Award Challenge and tied for 1st Place in the National Detective M. D. Laino Law Enforcement Challenge Deputy Chief D. T. McGrattan, Jr. Governor Tim Kaine’s Transportation Safety, MPO B. E. Walters Edgar P. Layman, Jr. Award for Motor Carrier Sgt. S. E. Wichtendahl Safety MPO K. Acosta The Veterans of Foreign Wars, General MPO M. A. Eastman MacArthur Memorial Post 392 – Officer of the MPO R. S. Franklin Year MPO F. D. Godwin Officer B. R. Kenworthy The Virginia National Guard Medal of The United States Attorney’s Public Service Commendation Award for the Eastern District of Virginia MPO S. L. Miller, Jr. MPO L. M. Krisik MPO S. D. McAndrews Hampton Roads Crime Prevention Association- Law Enforcement Award The Central Virginia Chapter of the National MPO J. M. McElligott Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives Award John T. Hanna Awards for Excellence in Traffic Captain J. L. Bell, Jr. Safety For Outstanding Achievement in Impaired Driving 8Th Annual Hampton Roads Crime Lines Prevention Top Cop in Virginia Beach and Recognized as a MPO C. Elliot Distinguished Leader in the 2nd Precinct Community Oriented Policing Unit For Outstanding Achievement in Traffic Safety Officer R. C. Ernest Activism MPO J. M. McElligott Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police - Virginia Police Chiefs Foundation Life Saving For Outstanding Achievement in Public Award Transportation Safety MPO B. L. Nodley VBPD Motor Carrier Safety Unit MPO M. A. Roulley MPO N. J. Witczak For Outstanding Achievement in Youth Traffic Safety VBPD “Every 15 Minutes Program” United States Practical Shooting Association Match- Ranking in the Production Category The American Legion, Princess Anne Post 113 – 1st Place – Detective B. R. Sutton Officer of the Year 4th Place – Officer T. J. Corcoran Officer A. E. Gregg 5th Place – MPO R. J. Tominich 9th Place – MPO P. A. Terhune Officer of the Month for November 2008 National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) PO B. J. Bowman

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13 15 DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT 2008 ANNUAL REPORT Director’s Offi ce The Director’s Offi ce is led by Chief A. M. Jacocks, Jr. The offi ce consists of the Chief of Police, administrative staff, Professional Standards, Profes- sional Development and Training, Public Informa- tion Offi ce and the Community Relations Chaplain’s Program.

Chief Jacocks was appointed to the Governor’s Mo- torcycle Advisory Council. The Council was created to explore ways to promote motorcycle related tour- ism, business development and safety in the Com- monwealth. Chief Jacocks was elected to the Execu- tive Board of the Virginia Association of Chief’s of Police (VACP) at the 83rd Annual Training Confer- ence. Chief Jacocks is a long term and active member of the VACP, and already serves on their Legislative and Highway Safety Committees. He also serves as a VACP representative on the Department of Crimi- nal Justice Criminal Justice Services Board. Chief Ja- cocks was elected by the membership of the Major Cities Chiefs Association to the position of 2nd Vice- Chief Jacocks has previously served for several years president for a two-year term. as one of two Eastern Regional representatives on the Board of Directors, and continues to serve on the Homeland Security and Legislative Committees. At the Annual Meeting & Recognition of Lead Hamp- ton Roads (LHR), Chief Jacocks was honored to re- ceive The Julian F. Hirst Leadership Award. Each year, Lead Hampton Roads recognizes a graduate of LHR who exemplifi es excellence in community, civic or professional leadership and who had made a signifi cant contribution to the LHR program. Chief Jacocks graduated from the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security’s Executive Leaders program on Aug. 29, 2008. The program brings together offi cials from across the nation and from all levels of government and the private sector to discuss, debate, and explore strategies and policies for homeland security.

Deputy Chief D. T. McGrattan was selected to par- ticipate in the ﬁ fth session of the Anti-Defamation League’s National Counter-Terrorism Seminar (NCTS) in Israel which took place from September 6-14, 2008.

16 DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT 2008 ANNUAL REPORT During 2008 the Virginia Beach Police had 23 chap- The program brings US law enforcement offi- lains on the roster. These chaplains worked a total of cers into contact with Israeli law enforcement 4,786 hours, to include: 794 hours of car patrol, and and security officers and terrorism experts to 123 hours/26 tours of walking tours on the ocean learn about Israel’s strategies to prevent terror front. attacks. Police Chaplains assist with a variety of crises, such Deputy Chief J. A. Cervera was appointed to the as delivering death notifications, visiting sick or in- Advisory Council of the Department of Urban jured officers and department personnel in homes Studies and Public Administration, College of and hospitals, conducting funerals or memorial ser- Business and Public dministration, Old Domin- vices, offering invocations and benedictions, and ion University. In 1993, Deputy Chief Cervera serving as liaisons with other clergy in the commu- graduated from Old Dominion University with nity. a Master’s degree in Public Administration. He was instrumental in developing the first MPA The Public Information Office oversaw three televi- cohort designed specifically for public safety sion documentary productions. Each highlighted a professionals. high profile homicide case solved by Virginia Beach Homicide Detectives and members of the Forensic In 2008, Professional Development and Train- Unit. These productions bring the Virginia Beach ing provided 105,113 hours of training for the Police Department national and international recog- department. This includes completing two Ba- nition for our investigating talent and forensic capa- sic Recruit Academies and one Certified Officer bilities in solving these violent cases. Academy. This increased the workforce by 60 members. Chief Jacocks was proud to promote Digital Ranch Productions produced “Broken Vows” 2 captains, 2 lieutenants, 7 sergeants, 1 ad- that aired in Fall 2008, featuring the joint investiga- ministrative assistant, and 1 Public Safety Data tion of the homicide of William McGuire. McGuire’s Services Assistant. dismembered body was found inside three suitcases in the Chesapeake Bay. McGuire’s wife was convict- In 2008, the Professional Standards Office com- ed for his death. pleted: In early 2009, WEtv will air the 1994 Witchduck Inn quadruple homicide documentary. Denise Holsinger Administrative and an accomplice were convicted of the crime. The Investigations Totals show will present Denise Holsinger’s account of the Citizen Complaint 137 case in opposition to the police evidence presented Internal Investigations 87 to convict her. Inquiries 56 Firearm Discharges 48 In early 2009, the Discovery Channel will air Story Handled as Mediations 3 House Productions, Uniform Justice Series featuring Handled as Information the Eddie Makdessi homicide case. A military man Cases 136 killed his wife and tried to blame it on a burglar he also killed. Crime scene forensics analyzed by the Information Requests Totals Virginia Beach Police Department told another story. Subpoena Duces Tecum and Freedom of Information Act Requests 624

17 DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT 2008 ANNUAL REPORT Operations Division The Second Precinct Community Oriented Policing T Deputy Chief D. T. McGrattan, Jr., serves as personnel, with consultation from the City Attor- w the commander of the Operations Division, which in- ney’s Office and department leadership, gathered P cludes the four police precincts, Special Operations, sufficient evidence to justify an injunction against a Animal Control, Command Duty Office, Crime Pre- an ABC establishment. It was the first ever motion p vention, Community Service, and volunteers. in the Commonwealth of Virginia to result from an t establishment operating in a manner that to posed a t The First Precinct continues to expand the Commu- threat to public safety. z nity Policing philosophy to all aspects of uniform v patrol within the precinct. While there are several The Second Precinct leadership team conducted an t examples of this philosophy in practice, the follow- analysis of previous staffing levels for the Ocean- m ing case highlights the successful integration of a front area. Periods of likely increase in demand for i variety of community policing principles. After an police services were identified and personnel were n increase in drug activity, other minor crimes, juve- assigned temporarily to meet those demands. This s nile problems, trespassing, and calls for service in a strategy resulted in considerable savings in overtime B particular neighborhood, officers began implement- and it limited the reduction of staffing for the other a ing community policing initiatives designed to ad- parts of the city. C dress these significant issues. They worked with a the residents and other city agencies, in addition to The Third Precinct continued to work closely with B increasing patrol exposure and the use of Planned the city’s residents to address concerns and to im- b Patrols. Through their dedication, compassion and prove service and communication. One of the more teamwork, the officers made considerable inroads in popular ways this has been accomplished was by as- T the community and over time their efforts were re- signing officers as civic league liaisons. There are 35 i warded with a decrease in calls for service over the civic leagues within the Third Precinct. c previous year, an increase in residents’ participation B in the Homeowner’s Association, and an increase in f the quality of life for residents due to the suppres- sion of some of the noted crime issues.

The liasons regularly attend the civic league meetings and maintain contact with the civic league officials and members between meetings to address any concerns that arise. This has been very well received by the citizens of the precinct and it serves to further the community policing philosophy of the T department. m m The Fourth Precinct’s Community Oriented Policing i unit continued the ‘Safe Park & Schools’ initiative. T The increased patrol of city parks and schools result- m ed in 50 arrests for charges such as trespassing, drug a possession, carrying a concealed weapon, curfew w violations, and drunk in public. 2 18 DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT 2008 ANNUAL REPORT The Marine Patrol, a division of Special Operations, Animal Control Statistics Total was awarded $600,000 of federal funds under the Dispatched Calls 29,207 Port Security Grant Program to purchase two suit- Stray Dogs Impounded 2,746 able, year-round, inclement weather waterborne Stray Cats Impounded 2,130 platforms configured with underwater camera sys- Dogs Turned In By Owner 665 tems. This would allow the continued commitment Cats Turned In By Owner 537 to Maritime Domain Awareness through security Animals Returned To Owner 1,958 Animals Adopted 1,893 zone enforcement, patrol and interdiction, and high- Animals Transferred To VBSPCA 144 value asset (HVA) escorts and protection. In addi- Animals Transferred To Rescues 188 tion to the HVA escorts, the Marine Patrol is com- Dogs and Cats Euthanized 2,346 mitted to providing security for various parts of the Animal Bite Reports 1,533 infrastructure of the Port of Hampton Roads. Most Animal Cruelty Investigations 991 notably, the Marine Patrol provides protection to Failure To Provide Care Complaints 485 such critical infrastructures as the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, which includes the Thimble Shoal and Chesapeake Channels, and is operated by the Investigative Division Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission, and offers coastal protection to Fort Story Army Deputy Chief J.A. Cervera serves as the commander Base and Little Creek Amphibious Base, both owned of the Investigative Division. This division houses by the United States military. the Detective Bureau and Special Investigations. The Bomb Squad, a division of Special Operations, Special Investigations initiated a joint investigation is one of 471 accredited civilian bomb squads in the with NCIS that targeted suspects who were divert- country by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The ing gun parts from a military armory and manufac- Bomb Squad responded to 102 incidents and calls turing and selling weapons from those parts. As for service, totalling to 516 officer-hours. a result of the investigation, warrants were issued for three suspects. Some of the charges include one count of use of a machine gun for aggressive purposes, one count of selling a firearm to an individual prohibited from possessing a firearm, two counts of possession of stolen property with the intent to sell, and six counts of conspiracy to commit a felony. In addition three weapons were seized. The arrests resulted in the dismantling of a dangerous gun run- ning and manufacturing enterprise that affected both civilian and military personnel.

The Animal Control Bureau purchased a records management system module designed to track animal services. Animal Control spent significant time in 2008 preparing the bureau for the transition. The use of this software will allow shelter staff to be more efficient and provide for increased account- ability of the animals at the shelter. Animal Control The Detective Bureau Pawn Unit conducted a prop- will fully implement the software package in early erty sting operation dubbed “Truth or Consequenc- 2009. es.” 19 DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT 2008 ANNUAL REPORT

The Pawn Unit obtained numerous abandoned items for Property and Evidence that would have other- Civil Identification Total Civil/Criminal Processes FSU 9,735 wise have been auctioned. Special Investigations De- Civil/Criminal Processes Jail 14,410 tectives, operating undercover, took these items to Civil/Criminal Processes 2nd PCT 1,418 various pawn and second hand establishments and sold them. The Pawn Unit monitored the reporting procedures from these establishments to ensure the Photo Lab Total Photo Requests 3,589 items were being properly reported to the police de- Contact Sheets 11,918 partment. Citations were issued for items that were Standard Prints 3,117 not properly reported. There is a zero tolerance poli- CD/DVD 392 cy for misreporting. Video Analyst cases 249 Video Analyst hours 372 The Forensic Service Unit (FSU) began the process of implementing the Live Scan system technology in Support Division criminal booking procedures and civil identification The Support Division is led by C. T. Mitchell and background checks. Funding for this equipment was consists of several units providing administrative awarded through two different grant sources. The and support services to other Virginia Beach Police grants provided for the purchase of two workstations Department operations, City of Virginia Beach agen- in FSU and one workstation in the Second Precinct. cies, and to the public. Live Scan systems electronically obtain and submit quality known fingerprints directly to the Automat- Renovations to the basement of headquarters were ed Fingerprint Identification System for registration completed. These renovations provide much need- and inquiry. This technology is designed to inform ed storage space for the department’s property and arresting officers within moments, if the identifica- evidence and a large conference room. tion provided by the offender matched that of known records in the database. The goal of this program Several additional modules for the department’s re- is to improve our capabilities to accurately identify cords management system were implemented. The criminals in custody through fingerprint identifica- modules provide additional functionality and effi- tion while reducing the number of fingerprint cards ciency. These additions include canine, animal con- that are not usable for identification purposes. Full trol, permits, and gang modules. implementation is expected in early 2009. Initial planning was completed for the implementation of the PhotoSafe (red light camera) program and Crime Scene Total the false alarm reduction program. These programs Assignments FSU/CSO 5,447 will be fully implemented by early 2009. Fingerprints Recovered at Scene 69% Other Evidence Recovered at Scence 45% Laboratory Submissions 29% Positive Identification Result* 19% Cases responded to less than 1 hour 92% *Year to date does not include VDFS lab results

Latent Fingerprints Total Cases w/ Identified Latents 472 Cases Suspect Identified 300 Identifications by AFIS 248

20 REPORTED CRIMES VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT 2008 ANNUAL REPORT

Yellow indicates Military Base 21 REPORTED CRIMES VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT 2008 ANNUAL REPORT

The 2008 Part I Crime rate for the City of Virginia Beach was 31.8 crimes per 1,000 residents. This rate is slightly lower than the 32.3 rate of 2007. During 2008, violent crimes in Virginia Beach, which comprise only of 8% of our reported Part I Crimes, decreased by 5.3% when compared to 2007. The Part I Crime rate for violent crimes is 2.4 per 1,000 residents. The City of Virginia Beach continues to have one of the lowest violent crime rates in the nation of all cities with a population over 350,000. The chart below iincludes 10 years of clearance rates for the City of Virginia Beach. Tradi- tionally our clearance rates have been higher than the national average for all crime types.

Clearance Rates 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Homicide 116.7% 81.8% 100.0% 100.0% 63.0% 116.7% 95.5% 84.2% 100.0% 93.3% Rape 73.8% 74.6% 85.6% 62.3% 64.4% 53.7% 106.3% 81.4% 68.0% 101.4% Robbery 37.5% 37.6% 40.9% 34.6% 38.5% 46.5% 31.5% 31.4% 38.9% 40.7% Aggravated Assault 71.3% 81.1% 82.8% 79.8% 65.1% 83.3% 70.2% 81.4% 78.1% 75.7% Violent 55.7% 59.6% 65.4% 56.8% 53.6% 62.6% 51.5% 54.2% 57.8% 59.7% Burglary 18.1% 15.2% 30.2% 21.0% 21.5% 23.6% 25.0% 29.2% 30.4% 30.0% Larceny 19.9% 18.9% 22.8% 20.0% 22.9% 23.7% 23.1% 24.1% 25.5% 25.7% Motor Vehicle Theft 21.9% 19.1% 23.1% 24.4% 26.7% 25.8% 30.9% 32.2% 22.2% 26.1% Arson 26.0% 23.0% 19.7% 17.9% 22.9% 18.9% 21.4% 19.7% 9.1% 21.5% Property 19.8% 18.4% 23.9% 20.4% 22.9% 23.7% 23.8% 25.2% 25.9% 26.3% Total 22.1% 20.7% 26.1% 22.6% 24.8% 26.4% 26.1% 27.8% 28.4% 28.8%

TOTAL PART I CRIME 1 EVERY 38 MINUTES 15 SECONDS PROPERTY CRIME VIOLENT CRIME 1 EVERY 41 MINUTES 24 SECONDS 1 EVERY 8 HOURS 22 MINUTES

ARSON (130 Total) HOMICIDE (15 Total) 1 EVERY 2 DAYS 19 HOURS 1 EVERY 24 DAYS 7 HOURS

MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT (612 Total) RAPE (69 Total) 1 EVERY 14 HOURS 18 MINUTES 1 EVERY 5 DAYS 6 HOURS

LARCENY (10,042 Total) ROBBERY (538 Total) 1 EVERY 52 MINUTES 20 SECONDS 1 EVERY 16 HOURS 16 MINUTES

BURGLARY (1,910 Total) AGGRAVATED ASSAULT (424 Total) 1 EVERY 4 HOURS 35 MINUTES 1 EVERY 20 HOURS 39 MINUTES

22 REPORTED CRIMES VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT 2008 ANNUAL REPORT REPORTED PART I CRIMES 2007/2008 2007 2008 % Change HOMICIDE Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 16 15 -6.3% Total Criminal Homicides 16 15 -6.3%

RAPES Rape by Force 94 63 -33.0% Attempts to Commit Forcible Rape 9 6 -33.3% Total Forcible Rapes 103 69 -33.0%

ROBBERY Firearm 310 318 2.6% Knife or Cutting Instrument 48 33 -31.3% Other Dangerous Weapon 24 41 70.8% Strong Arm (Hand, Fists, Etc.) 173 146 -15.6% Total Robberies 555 538 -3.1%

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT Firearm 83 65 -21.7% Knife or Cutting Instrument 101 83 -17.8% Other Dangerous Weapon 131 143 9.2% Aggravated-Hands, Fists, Etc. 115 133 15.7% Total Aggravated Assaults 430 424 -1.4%

BURGLARY Residential 1,592 1,566 -1.6% Non-Residential 444 344 -22.5% Total Burglaries 2,036 1,910 -6.2%

LARCENY Pocket Picking 21 31 47.6% Purse Snatching 18 24 33.3% Shoplifting 1,510 1,772 17.4% From Autos/Parts & Accessories 4,233 4,044 -4.5% From Buildings 1,835 1,682 -8.3% From Coin Operated Machines 103 28 -72.8% All Others 2,382 2,461 3.3% Total Larcenies 10,102 10,042 -0.6%

MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT Autos 298 324 8.7% Trucks and Buses 59 57 -3.4% Other Vehicles 206 231 12.1% Total Motor Vehicle Thefts 563 612 8.7% S ARSON* Total Arsons 164 130 -20.7%

GRAND TOTALS 13,969 13,740 -1.6% *Arson Cases are handled by the Virginia Beach Fire Department. Source: Virginia Beach Uniform Crime Report 23 REPORTED CRIMES VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT 2008 ANNUAL REPORT PART I CRIMES CLEARANCE RATES JANUARY 1, 2008 TO DECEMBER 31, 2008

# of # of Cases Percent *Nationwide Offenses Cleared Cleared Clearance Rate HOMICIDE Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 15 14 93.3% Total Criminal Homicide 15 14 93.3% 58.4%

RAPE Rape By Force 63 66 104.8% Attempted Rape 6 4 66.7% Total Forcible Rape 69 70 101.4% 41.2%

ROBBERY Firearm 318 125 39.3% Knife or Cutting Instrument 33 20 60.6% Other Dangerous Weapon 41 18 43.9% Strongarm 146 56 38.4% Total Robbery 538 219 40.7% 22.5%

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT Firearm 65 35 53.8% Knife or Cutting Instrument 83 67 80.7% Other Dangerous Weapon 143 110 76.9% Aggravated-Hands, Fists, Feet, Etc. 133 109 82.0% Total Aggravated Assault 424 321 75.7% 46.4%

TOTAL VIOLENT CRIME 1,046 624 59.7% 36.5%

BURGLARY Forcible Entry 748 254 34.0% Unlawful Entry 1,056 135 12.8% Attempted Forcible Entry 106 184 173.6% Total Burglary 1,910 573 30.0% 9.4%

Total Larceny-Theft (except motor vehicles) 10,042 2,576 25.7% 14.8%

MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT Autos 324 96 29.6% Trucks and Buses 57 14 24.6% Other Vehicles 231 50 21.6% Total Vehicle Theft 612 160 26.1% 9.3%

Total Arson** 130 28 21.5% 13.9%

TOTAL PROPERTY CRIME 12,694 3,337 26.3% 12.6%

TOTAL CRIME 13,740 3,961 28.8% *** *Nationwide Clearance Rates are based upon cities with population 250,000 and over. Most recent information is 2007. **Arson cases are handled by the Virginia Beach Fire Department Sources: Virginia Beach Uniform Crime Report; Crime in the U.S., 2007 ***The Criminal Justice Information Division (CJIS) of the FBI suspended the use of the Total 24 Crime Index in June of 2004. REPORTED CRIMES VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT 2008 ANNUAL REPORT PART I CRIMES HISTORY 1956 TO 1988 &ULPLQDO+RPLFLGH )RUFLEOH5DSH 5REEHU\ $JJUDYDWHG$VVDXOW 7RWDO9LROHQW&ULPHV %XUJODU\ /DUFHQ\ 0RWRU9HKLFOH7KHIW $UVRQ 7RWDO3URSHUW\&ULPHV 727$/&5,0(6 $QQXDO&KDQJH &ULPH5DWHSHU 3RSXODWLRQ 3RSXODWLRQ

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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Criminal Homicide 11 12 4 27 18 22 19 16 15 Forcible Rape 122 125 130 135 136 79 129 103 69 Robbery 473 369 445 421 477 670 688 555 538 Aggravated Assault 387 349 392 401 383 430 425 430 424 Total Violent Crimes 993 855 971 984 1,014 1,201 1,261 1,104 1,046 Burglary 2,414 2,328 2,119 2,111 1,778 2,151 2,006 2,036 1,910 Larceny 13,383 12,040 11,986 11,682 10,999 10,492 10,115 10,102 10,042 Motor Vehicle Theft 812 849 791 711 694 695 569 563 612 Arson 187 208 196 210 148 117 157 164 130 Total Property Crimes 16,796 15,425 15,092 14,714 13,619 13,455 12,847 12,865 12,694 TOTAL CRIMES 17,789 16,280 16,063 15,698 14,633 14,656 14,108 13,969 13,740 Annual % Change 9.5% -8.5% -1.3% -2.3% -6.8% 0.2% -3.7% -1.0% -1.6% Crime Rate per 1000 Population 41.8 38.1 37.6 36.7 33.7 33.8 32.7 32.3 31.8 Population 425,257 426,800 426,900 428,200 434,000 433,470 431,820 430,349 431,451 CRIME RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION 1956 TO 2008

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Sources: 1956-1980 Virginia Beach Police Department historic UCR reports. 1981-1999 Virginia State Police UCR reports. 2000-2008 Pistol. 1993-1999; 2001-2008 population figures provided by Weldon Cooper Center at the University of Virginia. 2000 population reported by Census Bureau. 26 REPORTED CRIMES VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT 2008 ANNUAL REPORT PART I VIOLENT CRIMES 1999 TO 2008

VIOLENT CRIMES

Note: Part I Crimes are reported to 1,400 1,261 the Federal Bureau of Investigation 1,300 1,201 1,200 by law enforcement agencies na- 1,044 1,104 1,046 1,100 993 971 984 1,014 tionwide and serve as a gauge for 1,000 overall volume and rate of crime. 900 855 1995-1999 and 2001-2008 popula- 800 tion figures provided by the Wel- 700 600 don Cooper Center at the Univer- 500 sity of Virginia. These figures have 400 been revised from last year’s esti- 300 200 mates. 2000 population reported 100 by Census Bureau. 0 999 000 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

HOMICIDE RAPE

30 160 27 135 136 25 140 130 129 22 122 125 120 107 20 18 19 103 16 15 100 79 15 12 11 12 80 69 10 60

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800 500 688 430 425 430 424 700 670 418 392 401 400 387 383 600 555 538 349 507 500 473 477 445 421 300 400 369

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PROPERTY CRIMES

22,000 20,000 18,000 16,796 15,199 15,425 15,092 14,714 16,000 13,619 13,455 14,000 12,847 12,865 12,694 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 999 000 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

BURGLARY LARCENY

3,300 16,000 3,000 14,000 13,383 2,700 12,293 2,414 12,040 11,986 11,682 2,328 12,000 10,999 2,400 2,119 2,151 10,492 2,034 2,111 2,036 10,115 10,102 10,042 2,100 2,006 1,910 1,778 10,000 1,800 8,000 1,500 1,200 6,000 900 4,000 600 2,000 300 0 0 999 000 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 999 000 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

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1,100 250 1,000 225 208 210 900 849 196 812 791 200 187 800 718 711 694 695 175 154 157 164 700 148 612 150 569 563 130 600 117 125 500 100 400 300 75 200 50 100 25 0 0 999 000 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 999 000 001 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 28 REPORTED CRIMES VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT 2008 ANNUAL REPORT 2008 SUMMARY OF OTHER REPORTED CRIMES Actual Cleared Percent Classification of Reports Offenses Cases Cleared Accidental Death 7 7 100.0% Annoying Phone Calls 622 320 51.4% Bombings 1 0 0.0% Bomb Threats 28 15 53.6% Death Investigation 480 457 95.2% Destroy Property, City 336 55 16.4% Destroy Property, Private 4,308 855 19.8% Discharge Firearm in Dwelling 29 13 44.8% Drowning 2 2 100.0% Forgery 354 232 65.5% Fraud 952 597 62.7% Fugitive (Out of State) 121 121 100.0% Gambling 9 3 33.3% Liquor Violations 5 3 60.0% Missing Persons 336 332 98.8% Drug Laws 2,218 1,950 87.9% Obscene/Threatening Phone Calls 341 210 61.6% Offenses Against Family/Child 179 155 86.6% Overdose 41 35 85.4% Runaways 1,829 1,807 98.8% Sex Offenses 316 226 71.5% Simple Assaults 5,405 4,425 81.9% Stalking 64 53 82.8% Suicide and Attempts 507 498 98.2% Tampering With Auto 69 12 17.4% Threatening Bodily Harm 762 468 61.4% Throwing Object at Moving Vehicle 52 21 40.4% Trespassing 453 351 77.5% Unauthorized Use of Vehicle 84 68 81.0% Weapons Violations 470 352 74.9% All Other Reportable Offenses 3,087 989 32.0% TOTALS 23,467 14,632 62.4% Note: Includes attempts and excludes unfounded and non-reportable offenses. Source: Pistol

29 REPORTED CRIMES VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT 2008 ANNUAL REPORT

SUMMARY OF OTHER REPORTED CRIMES 2004 TO 2008

Classification of Reports 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Accidental Death 12 15 12 14 7 Annoying Phone Calls 506 454 595 582 622 Bombings 410101 Bomb Threats 55 68 39 28 28 Death Investigation 486 445 443 440 480 Destroy Property, City 287 331 336 339 336 Destroy Property, Private 4,381 4,498 5,603 4,623 4,308 Discharge Firearm in Dwelling 37 63 46 32 29 Drowning 251032 Forgery 390 353 401 333 354 Fraud 1,159 1,325 1,311 913 952 Fugitive (Out of State) 110 99 95 101 121 Gambling 24239 Liquor Violations 33265 Missing Persons 299 371 357 399 336 Drug Laws 2,254 2,236 2,408 2,593 2,218 Obscene/Threatening Phone Calls 541 508 486 459 341 Offenses Against Family/Child 114 131 131 186 179 Overdose 6931353741 Runaways 1,625 1,763 1,876 1,929 1,829 Sex Offenses 414 377 417 322 316 Simple Assaults 5,022 4,880 5,307 5,426 5,405 Stalking 56 77 57 96 64 Suicide and Attempts 502 463 507 512 507 Tampering With Auto 80 44 55 88 69 Threatening Bodily Harm 634 675 849 780 762 Throwing Object at Moving Vehicle 72 57 59 68 52 Trespassing 354 369 457 439 453 Unauthorized Use of Vehicle 152 152 90 130 84 Weapons Violations 411 607 519 466 470 All Other Reportable Offenses 2,720 2,830 2,960 3,166 3,087 TOTALS 22,753 23,235 25,465 24,523 23,467 Note: Includes attempts and excludes unfounded and non-reportable offenses. Source: Pistol

30 REPORTED CRIMES VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT 2008 ANNUAL REPORT

Incident Based Reporting (IBR) is a federal and state system for collecting and reporting crime data. Three major differences exist between the IBR system and the old reporting system, Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR).

First is the expansion of the 8 UCR Part I Crimes to 22 IBR Group A Crimes. Many of the offenses previously recorded in the Other Reported Offenses Report (Part II Crimes) are now included in the Group A Crimes list. Second is the method of submitting data. Under the UCR system, summary data was submitted for the Part I offenses and arrest categories. Under the current IBR system, up to 144 data ele- ments for each incident and arrest are submitted. And finally, under the IBR, each offense (the crime) that occurs during the incident (the event) is counted. Under the UCR rules, only the most severe offense is counted. For example, if a rape and robbery occurred in the same incident, under IBR, both the rape and robbery are counted. Under the UCR system, only the rape is counted.

IBR requires strict adherence to rules set by the state. If a rule is not strictly followed, the incident cannot be submitted. This sometimes occurs when information required by the state conflicts with the facts of the case.

Please note that the figures on this report may differ from those released at the local level. This dis- crepancy is due to the strict requirements for submission. The Virginia Beach Police Department will continue to provide data in the UCR format so that comparisons and trends can be identified using the same methodology. Comparisons between UCR data and IBR data should not be made due to different collection methods. 2008 IBR SUBMISSION RESULTS Total IBR Total Percent IBR Crimes Against Property Offenses Cleared Cleared Arrests

ROBBERY 539 160 29.7% 169 ARSON 133 20 15.0% 21 EXTORTION/BLACKMAIL 11 6 54.5% 16 BURGLARY/BREAKING AND ENTERING 1,930 400 20.7% 297 POCKET-PICKING 32 5 15.6% 0 PURSE-SNATCHING 25 11 44.0% 0 SHOPLIFTING 1,807 1,070 59.2% 675 THEFT FROM BUILDING 1,670 360 21.6% 1,079 THEFT FROM COIN-OPERATED MACHINE OR DEVICE 28 0 0.0% 0 THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE 4,027 277 6.9% 0 THEFT OF MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS OR ACCESSORIES 4 0 0.0% 0 ALL OTHER LARCENY 2,455 366 14.9% 0 Total Larceny Offenses 10,048 2,089 20.8% 1,754 MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT 657 84 12.8% 59 COUNTERFEITING/FORGERY 327 114 34.9% 174 FALSE PRETENSE/SWINDLE/CONFIDENCE GAME 1,032 299 29.0% 186 CREDIT CARD/ATM FRAUD 304 47 15.5% 9 IMPERSONATION 6 6 100.0% 5 WELFARE FRAUD 49 23 46.9% 13 WIRE FRAUD 3 0 0.0% 0 Total Fraud Offenses 1,394 375 26.9% 213 EMBEZZLEMENT 240 123 51.3% 91 STOLEN PROPERTY OFFENSES 67 54 80.6% 61 DESTRUCTION/DAMAGE/VANDALISM OF PROPERTY 5,080 866 17.0% 364 BRIBERY 2 2 100.0% 1 Total Crimes Against Property 20,428 4,293 21.0% 3,220 31 REPORTED CRIMES VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT 2008 ANNUAL REPORT

Total IBR Total Percent IBR Crimes Against Persons Offenses Cleared Cleared Arrests MURDER AND NONNEGLIGENT HOMICIDE 15 9 60.0% 10 NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE 0 0 0.0% 0 JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE 1 0 0.0% 0 Total Homicide Offenes 16 9 56.3% 10 KIDNAPPING/ABDUCTION 82 36 43.9% 64 FORCIBLE RAPE 73 32 43.8% 18 FORCIBLE SODOMY 45 23 51.1% 10 SEXUAL ASSAULT WITH AN OBJECT 12 7 58.3% 10 FORCIBLE FONDLING 122 48 39.3% 56 Total Sex Offenses (Forcible) 252 110 43.7% 94 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT 417 218 52.3% 162 SIMPLE ASSAULT 6,031 3,938 65.3% 3,557 INTIMIDATION 932 458 49.1% 76 Total Assault Ofenses 7,380 4,614 62.5% 3,795 INCEST 0 0 0.0% 6 STATUTORY RAPE 18 11 61.1% 0 Total Sex Offenses (Non-Forcible) 18 11 61.1% 6 Total Crimes Against Persons 7,748 4,780 61.7% 3,969

Total IBR Total Percent IBR Crimes Against Society Offenses Cleared Cleared Arrests DRUGS/NARCOTICS VIOLATIONS 2,217 1,913 86.3% 2,055 DRUG EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS 684 601 87.9% 2 Total Drug Offenses 2,901 2,514 86.7% 2,057 PORNOGRAPHY/OBSCENE MATERIAL 26 10 38.5% 9 BETTING/WAGERING 0 0 0.0% 0 OPERATING/PROMOTING/ASSISTING GAMBLING 8 3 37.5% 0 GAMBLING EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS 0 0 0.0% 0 SPORTS TAMPERING 0 0 0.0% 0 Total Gambling Offenses 8 3 37.5% 0 PROSTITUTION 71 67 94.4% 55 ASSISTING OR PROMOTING PROSTITUTION 11 11 100.0% 16 Total Prostitution Offenses 82 78 95.1% 71 WEAPON LAW VIOLATIONS 687 467 68.0% 330 Total Crimes Against Society 3,704 3,072 82.9% 2,467

Total Group A Offenses/Arrests 31,880 12,145 38.1% 9,656 Total Group A Incidents 29,235 11,004 37.6% IBR IBR Group B Arrests Arrests Group B Arrests Arrests BAD CHECKS 44 LIQUOR LAW VIOLATIONS 1,531 CURFEW/LOITERING/VAGRANCY 902 PEEPING TOM 5 DISORDERLY CONDUCT 949 RUNAWAY 7 DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE 2,642 TRESPASS OF REAL PROPERTY 915 DRUNKENNESS 4,134 CONSIRACY TO COMMIT GROUP A OFFENSE 0 FAMILY OFFENSES, NONVIOLENT 57 CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT GROUP B OFFENSES 0 ALL OTHER OFFENSES 9,030 Total Group B Arrests 20,216 Total Group A & B Arrests 29,872 Note: Murder/Nonnegligent Manslaughter are adjusted to match UCR total Source: Virginia State Police - This chart includes total number of offenses and incidents submitted to the state. One incident may include one or more offenses. Each victim is counted for Crimes Against Persons. 32 It does not reflect official IBR crime statistcs and may not match statistics listed in the 2008 Crime in Virginia document. REPORTED CRIMES VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT 2008 ANNUAL REPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS KILLED OR ASSAULTED 10 YEAR COMPARISON

Type of Activity 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total % of Total Disturbance Calls 11 12 16 7 20 15 11 14 25 14 145 13.1% Burglaries in Progress00001311039 0.8% Robberies in Progress10100601009 0.8% Attempting Other Arrests 25 35 28 33 24 34 43 30 30 35 317 28.6% Civil Disorder 00300020128 0.7% Handling Prisoners 21 11 10 15 17 39 29 21 22 33 218 19.7% Investigating Suspicious118710167968486 7.8% Circumstances/Persons Ambush-No Warning 00000101002 0.2% Mentally Deranged 331203426428 2.5% Traffic Pursuits/Stops 10 7 5 8 8 10 10 6 7 15 86 7.8% Unknown 00000000011 0.1% All Other 18 22 16 26 27 15 16 16 13 29 198 17.9% Total Assaults 100 98 87 101 113 133 125 98 112 140 1,107 100.0%

# of Officers Killed: by Felonious Act 00001000012 by Accident or 00000000000 Negligent Act

Authorized Officers 777 777 792 792 807 817 817 817 817 816 # of Assaults Per 100 13 11 13 14 14 16 15 13 14 17 Officers * 1999-2006 chart adjusted to include only VBPD officers. Source: Pistol (1999-2008)

ASSAULTS AGAINST VBPD POLICE OFFICERS 10 YEAR COMPARISON 160 140 133 140 125 120 113 112 100 98 101 98 100 87 80 60 40 20 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

33 ARRESTS VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT 2008 ANNUAL REPORT

2008 TOTALS OF ADULTS AND JUVENILES ARRESTED

Adults % Of Juveniles % Of Classification Arrested Total Arrested Total Total Criminal Homicide: Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter 11 84.6% 2 15.4% 13 Manslaughter by Negligence 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 Forcible Rape 22 84.6% 4 15.4% 26 Robbery 156 74.6% 53 25.4% 209 Aggravated Assault 145 85.8% 24 14.2% 169 Burglary 211 59.9% 141 40.1% 352 Larceny-Theft 1,340 69.2% 596 30.8% 1936 Auto Theft 46 63.9% 26 36.1% 72 Simple Assault 3,214 81.5% 731 18.5% 3945 Arson 10 33.3% 20 66.7% 30 Forgery and Counterfeiting 161 93.6% 11 6.4% 172 Fraud 251 96.9% 8 3.1% 259 Embezzlement 104 97.2% 3 2.8% 107 Stolen Property: Buying, Receiving, & Possessing 47 75.8% 15 24.2% 62 Vandalism 255 60.3% 168 39.7% 423 Weapons-Carry, Possess 343 83.1% 70 16.9% 413 Prostitution and Commercial Vice 72 100.0% 0 0.0% 72 Sex Offenses 104 82.5% 22 17.5% 126 Drug Abuse Violations: Sale/Manufacture 303 93.5% 21 6.5% 324 Possession 1,524 83.0% 312 17.0% 1836 Gambling 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 Offenses Against the Family and Children 165 93.8% 11 6.3% 176 Driving Under the Influence 2,621 99.2% 20 0.8% 2,641 Liquor Laws 2,717 86.3% 433 13.7% 3,150 Public Drunkenness 2,686 99.3% 19 0.7% 2,705 Disorderly Conduct 1,024 86.1% 165 13.9% 1,189 All Other Offenses (except traffic) 9,100 92.8% 703 7.2% 9,803 Curfew/Loitering 839 100.0% 839

GRAND TOTAL 26,632 85.8% 4,417 14.2% 31,049 Source: Pistol

34 VIRGINIA BEACH VS. OTHER U.S. CITIES VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT 2008 ANNUAL REPORT Comparsions of Crimes in U.S. Cities Virginia Beach vs. Other Cities With Populations 350,000 to 900,000 Offenses Known to Police in 2007 Ranked by Crime Rate per 1,000 Residents Lowest to Highest Modified Violent Property Crime Per Crimes per Crime per Modified Total 1,000 1,000 1,000 Violent Property Crime Rank City By State State Population Residents residents residents crime Crime Reported 1 Virginia Beach VA 435,943 32.8 2.5 30.3 1,089 13,201 14,290 2 Long Beach CA 473,959 34.9 7.2 27.6 3,426 13,102 16,528 3 El Paso TX 616,029 36.3 4.2 32.1 2,574 19,803 22,377 4 Raleigh NC 367,120 40.7 5.7 35.0 2,098 12,834 14,932 5 Denver CO 573,387 45.6 6.2 39.4 3,552 22,587 26,139 6 Mesa AZ 454,576 48.9 4.9 44.0 2,224 19,999 22,223 7 Colorado Springs CO 374,112 49.8 5.3 44.5 1,985 16,663 18,648 8 Fresno CA 472,170 51.3 6.4 44.9 3,043 21,191 24,234 9 Louisville Metro KY 624,030 54.5 6.8 47.7 4,238 29,757 33,995 10 San Francisco CA 733,799 56.0 8.7 47.3 6,414 34,688 41,102 11 Washington DC 588,292 60.7 13.5 47.2 7,924 27,782 35,706 12 Fort Worth TX 670,693 61.7 6.7 55.0 4,474 36,908 41,382 13 Arlington TX 372,073 63.8 7.0 56.8 2,588 21,143 23,731 14 Seattle WA 585,118 64.6 6.3 58.4 3,667 34,143 37,810 15 Sacramento CA 460,546 64.7 11.1 53.6 5,128 24,680 29,808 16 Baltimore MD 624,237 64.9 16.3 48.6 10,182 30,346 40,528 17 Portland OR 538,133 66.2 6.9 59.3 3,701 31,917 35,618 18 Miami FL 410,252 67.0 14.9 52.1 6,119 21,358 27,477 19 Albuquerque NM 513,124 67.2 9.9 57.3 5,080 29,383 34,463 20 Jacksonville FL 797,350 67.4 10.2 57.2 8,146 45,603 53,749 21 Oklahoma City OK 542,199 67.8 8.5 59.2 4,612 32,122 36,734 22 Wichita KS 358,294 67.9 9.5 58.5 3,386 20,945 24,331 23 Austin TX 716,817 69.0 5.4 63.6 3,871 45,569 49,440 24 Nashville TN 564,169 71.1 15.1 56.0 8,513 31,576 40,089 25 Tulsa OK 381,469 75.6 11.9 63.7 4,552 24,299 28,851 26 Indianapolis IN 797,268 75.8 12.3 63.5 9,841 50,625 60,466 27 Minneapolis MN 371,240 76.3 15.0 61.3 5,580 22,760 28,340 28 Cleveland OH 439,888 77.2 14.6 62.6 6,444 27,532 33,976 29 Columbus OH 735,981 79.3 8.5 70.8 6,269 52,129 58,398 30 Oakland CA 396,541 79.6 19.2 60.4 7,605 23,951 31,556 31 Charlotte-Mecklenburg NC 733,291 80.3 9.9 70.5 7,233 51,667 58,900 32 Milwaukee WI 572,938 81.3 14.0 67.3 8,040 38,545 46,585 33 Atlanta GA 497,290 89.4 16.2 73.2 8,075 36,387 44,462 34 Detroit MI 860,971 91.5 22.9 68.6 19,708 59,060 78,768 35 Memphis TN 669,264 100.4 19.5 80.8 13,055 54,106 67,161 Source: FBI Crime in the United States 2007. The FBI’s Crime in the United States 2007 is the source for all population fi gures and all reported crime contained in the report, wiht the exception of Virginia Beach. Population fi gures for Virginia Beach were adjusted to match Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia. The report did not use the U.S. Census Bureau 2000 population fi gures. Virginia Beach crime fi gures differ somewhat from offi cial fi gures released by the Virginia Beach Police Department. The above chart provides a quick comparison of cities with similar populations only. The FBI cautions against ranking cities due to the unique attributes that may impact crime in any specifi c city. Refer to 35 http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm for more information. VIRGINIA BEACH VS. HAMPTON ROADS VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT 2008 ANNUAL REPORT

2008 PART I CRIMES RATE PER 1,000 RESIDENTS SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VS. VIRGINIA BEACH

South Hampton Crime Type Roads Virginia Beach % Difference Violent Crimes 5.7 2.4 -57.5% Property Crimes 40.7 29.4 -27.7% Total Crimes 46.4 31.8 -31.4%

Note: Hampton Roads represents average crime rate per 1,000 residents for Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Suffolk. Rates do not include Arson.

2008 PART I CRIMES RATE PER 1,000 RESIDENTS SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS VS. VIRGINIA BEACH

50.0 45.0 40.0 35.0 30.0 25.0 20.0 15.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 Violent Crimes Property Crimes Total Crimes

South Hampton Roads Virginia Beach

36 CALLS FOR SERVICE VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT 2008 ANNUAL REPORT

Calls for Service There were 200,360 Uniform Patrol Calls for Service in Virginia Beach in 2008. This represents a a 0.9% general decrease from 2007. In 2008, there was a 22.5% increase in Emergency Calls for Service (Priority 1 and 2). The increase was primarily due to a shift in classifying some calls from priority 3 to a priority 1 or 2. Most of these calls were generated by Fire or EMS. Addi- tionally, there was a 30.0% increase in Cellular 911 Hang-Up Calls which accounted for 5.4% of the total Calls for Service.

2008 UNIFORM PATROL CALLS FOR SERVICE DAY OF WEEK REPORT

35,000 34,000 33,000 32,000 31,000 30,000 29,000 28,000 27,000 26,000 25,000 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thr Fri Sat

TIME OF DAY REPORT

14,000

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6,000

4,000

2,000

0 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Source: Cads08

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ACTIVITY SUMMARY 1999 TO 2008

Total # # Of Police # Of # Of Crimes # Of # Of Officers Of Calls Calls For Part I Per 1,000 Police Per 1,000 Year Population Dispatched Service Crimes Residents Officers Population 1999 422,369 319,927 289,314 16,243 38.5 777 1.8 2000 425,257 342,709 301,918 17,789 41.8 777 1.8 2001 426,800 365,596 323,968 16,280 38.1 792 1.9 2002 426,900 377,560 334,961 16,063 37.6 792 1.9 2003 428,200 374,302 329,443 15,698 36.7 807 1.9 2004 434,000 363,300 319,166 14,633 33.7 817 1.9 2005 433,470 357,369 311,909 14,656 33.8 817 1.9 2006 431,820 359,633 314,335 14,108 32.7 817 1.9 2007 430,349 374,881 323,161 13,969 32.3 817 1.9 2008 431,451 498,280 450,123 13,740 31.8 816 1.9

Source: Communications Division. Total calls dispatched includes Police, Fire, and Rescue. Total number of Police Calls for Service includes those handled by Animal Control. Number of Crimes per 1,000 Residents include UCR Part I Crimes Only. 1999 and 2001-2008 population ﬁ gures provided by the Weldon Cooper Center at University of Vir- ginia. 2008 number is provisional. 2000 population reported by Census Bureau from 2000 Census.

PUBLIC SAFETY CALLS DISPATCHED 10 YEAR COMPARISON

500,000 450,000 400,000 350,000 Fire 300,000 Rescue 250,000 Police 200,000 Total 150,000 100,000 50,000 0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

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2008 UNIFORM PATROL CALLS FOR SERVICE BY BUREAU BY MONTH

Uniform First % of Second % of Third % of Fourth % of Special % of Patrol Month Precinct Total Precinct Total Precinct Total Precinct Total Ops Total Total January 4,353 30.0% 3,033 20.9% 3,552 24.5% 3,182 21.9% 381 2.6% 14,501 February 4,269 29.7% 3,160 22.0% 3,536 24.6% 3,099 21.5% 332 2.3% 14,396 March 4,689 29.8% 3,542 22.5% 3,781 24.1% 3,342 21.3% 359 2.3% 15,713 April 4,586 29.0% 3,591 22.7% 3,898 24.7% 3,356 21.2% 363 2.3% 15,794 May 5,106 27.5% 4,784 25.8% 4,292 23.1% 3,886 20.9% 492 2.7% 18,560 June 5,007 26.4% 5,144 27.1% 4,253 22.4% 3,898 20.5% 669 3.5% 18,971 July 5,473 27.1% 5,736 28.4% 4,549 22.5% 3,826 19.0% 601 3.0% 20,185 August 5,248 27.4% 5,427 28.3% 4,261 22.2% 3,625 18.9% 609 3.2% 19,170 September 4,757 28.2% 4,193 24.8% 4,110 24.3% 3,492 20.7% 334 2.0% 16,886 October 4,885 29.5% 3,822 23.1% 3,953 23.8% 3,596 21.7% 325 2.0% 16,581 November 4,476 30.7% 3,131 21.5% 3,569 24.5% 3,151 21.6% 265 1.8% 14,592 December 4,430 29.5% 3,297 22.0% 3,777 25.2% 3,225 21.5% 282 1.9% 15,011 Uniform Patrol YTD Total 57,279 28.6% 48,860 24.4% 47,531 23.7% 41,678 20.8% 5,012 2.5% 200,360

Uniform Uniform Patrol Calls for Other/ Service 2006/2007 Unknown Total Percent Comparison Percent YTD Total 0 0.0% 2007 2008 Change 202,253 200,360 -0.9% Source: Foxpro database Cads08

2008 UNIFORM PATROL CALLS FOR SERVICE BY MONTH

25,000

20,000

15,000

10,000

5,000 JUL FEB JAN JUN APR DEC OCT AUG NOV SEPT MAR MAY

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2008 UNIFORM PATROL CALLS FOR SERVICE BY MONTH BY ZONE

First Precinct Zone Zone Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Totals

120 76 75 60 76 109 101 113 87 77 84 89 84 1,031

121 490 450 446 448 513 489 572 487 480 511 474 462 5,822

122 260 193 282 233 309 338 405 371 290 275 236 244 3,436

123 548 498 553 583 651 613 705 713 590 649 585 550 7,238

124 371 373 447 415 467 458 488 402 418 420 399 408 5,066

125 1,147 1,107 1,246 1,207 1,287 1,204 1,319 1,279 1,153 1,188 1,054 1,145 14,336

126 419 399 488 463 504 532 525 563 502 545 491 406 5,837

127 521 572 531 539 541 574 646 596 587 563 560 579 6,809

128 369 364 405 356 416 442 435 469 400 402 356 332 4,746

129 387 390 418 437 499 460 501 491 446 466 410 424 5,329 Month Totals 4,588 4,421 4,876 4,757 5,296 5,211 5,709 5,458 4,943 5,103 4,654 4,634 59,650

Second Precinct Zone Zone Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Totals

220 200 178 225 225 310 283 346 327 223 196 200 215 2,928

221 145 120 150 184 184 169 136 148 137 165 126 146 1,810

222 609 618 628 649 721 711 728 756 720 649 624 649 8,062

223 319 356 380 333 359 326 362 381 368 358 353 341 4,236

224 604 615 677 603 731 783 839 802 706 683 571 560 8,174

225 435 419 461 515 601 671 687 614 613 585 413 419 6,433

226 157 222 245 229 352 448 517 462 300 230 191 225 3,578

227 427 492 604 676 1,521 1,603 2,051 1,663 909 695 504 587 11,732

228 202 196 228 257 440 540 560 639 332 304 171 202 4,071 Month Totals 3,098 3,216 3,598 3,671 5,219 5,534 6,226 5,792 4,308 3,865 3,153 3,344 51,024

Source: Foxpro database cads08

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2008 UNIFORM PATROL CALLS FOR SERVICE BY MONTH BY ZONE (Cont.)

Third Precinct Zone Zone Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Totals

320 70 60 100 70 99 95 113 89 104 70 85 74 1,029

321 179 174 200 218 235 239 218 225 197 222 211 205 2,523

322 598 606 653 679 669 652 703 620 662 659 589 589 7,679

323 503 494 566 503 534 604 572 602 533 574 540 539 6,564

324 396 403 389 416 447 472 467 483 449 450 368 394 5,134

325 377 451 467 486 523 473 445 457 451 431 379 424 5,364

326 478 479 564 637 625 580 616 576 563 555 503 547 6,723

327 197 148 171 191 215 150 181 196 211 205 209 233 2,307

328 365 352 350 325 354 390 417 392 402 358 304 322 4,331

329 247 276 252 247 274 316 340 334 311 257 254 284 3,392

330 187 171 175 223 288 365 403 309 243 206 164 198 2,932 Month Totals 3,597 3,614 3,887 3,995 4,263 4,336 4,475 4,283 4,126 3,987 3,606 3,809 47,978

Fourth Precinct Zone Zone Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Totals

420 480 470 485 513 583 592 510 569 516 526 436 470 6,150

421 559 479 492 499 537 552 616 547 541 523 528 514 6,387

422 333 412 415 428 421 489 468 444 414 448 389 389 5,050

423 480 499 563 549 606 567 548 529 542 569 446 439 6,337

424 344 319 341 318 360 385 360 371 311 340 273 312 4,034

425 597 572 658 652 770 742 695 661 692 746 638 654 8,077

426 407 375 379 390 480 535 551 492 477 459 448 428 5,421 Month Totals 3,200 3,126 3,333 3,349 3,757 3,862 3,748 3,613 3,493 3,611 3,158 3,206 41,456

Source: Foxpro database cads08

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2008 UNIFORM PATROL CALLS FOR SERVICE BY FREQUENCY

First Second Third Fourth Call Description Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Other Total Burglar Alarm 6,710 4,069 5,719 5,502 1 22,001 Suspicious Person Or Auto 3,999 3,066 3,444 3,183 3 13,695 Assist Citizen 3,368 3,821 3,245 2,414 26 12,874 Cellular 911 Hang-Up Call 3,709 2,122 2,702 2,371 4 10,908 Dispute - Boyfriend/Girl Friend 2,817 3,079 2,803 1,876 1 10,576 Domestic - Neighbor Or Family Related 3,454 1,927 2,575 2,155 8 10,119 Accident Property Damage 3,226 1,877 2,294 2,475 8 9,880 Traffic/Parking Problem 1,619 4,011 1,817 1,251 5 8,703 Public Nuisance/Loud Party 2,398 1,997 1,954 1,361 0 7,710 Disabled Vehicle, Wrecker Required 1,757 1,038 1,376 1,818 10 5,999 911 Hang Up Call 1,821 1,144 1,283 1,165 1 5,414 Warrant Transfer 2,600 886 685 541 14 4,726 Juvenile Problem 1,546 764 1,075 1,247 4 4,636 Larceny 1,193 1,340 1,092 814 1 4,440 Intoxicated Subject 599 2,598 661 497 1 4,356 Assist Rescue 902 1,219 846 655 0 3,622 Assault 880 993 777 603 32 3,285 Destruction Of Private Property 952 746 703 730 1 3,132 Accident Hit And Run 969 739 770 636 3 3,117 Narcotics 784 890 679 648 8 3,009 Assist Officer 801 781 706 573 36 2,897 Missing Person/Runaway 1,055 561 642 608 0 2,866 Abandoned Vehicle 927 464 669 786 2 2,848 Burglary-Residence 927 655 608 582 0 2,772 Trespassing 653 845 659 449 1 2,607 Driving Under Influence 687 766 510 364 13 2,340 Firearm Violation 825 457 531 505 2 2,320 Lost/Found Property 482 716 408 403 3 2,012 Fight/Riot In Progress 558 617 380 300 1 1,856 Stolen/Unauthorized Use Of Vehicle 444 445 562 295 2 1,748 Accident With Personal Injury 545 298 379 368 0 1,590 Pick Up Prisoner 472 319 455 240 5 1,491 Disorderly Subject(S) 282 581 292 209 0 1,364 Assist Animal Control 459 249 257 274 0 1,239 Shoplifting 506 213 224 148 0 1,091 Traffic Light Malfunction 311 208 284 288 0 1,091 All Points Bulletin 271 156 255 229 4 915 Assist Fire Department 228 219 206 177 1 831 Mental 238 218 224 146 0 826 Report All Intoxicated Driver 231 176 172 174 0 753 Fraud 159 217 208 115 0 699 Information 167 200 133 189 1 690 Firework 245 130 158 143 0 676 Suicide Attempt 202 166 158 122 0 648 Robbery 156 123 173 112 4 568 Child Abuse/Neglect 159 132 136 123 2 552 Telephone Calls 143 94 146 141 0 524 Medical Alarm, Assist Rescue 124 130 119 147 0 520 Exposure 67 228 67 65 0 427 Burglary-Business 133 113 112 67 0 425 Source: Foxpro Database Cads08 42 CALLS FOR SERVICE VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT 2008 ANNUAL REPORT

2008 UNIFORM PATROL CALLS FOR SERVICE BY FREQUENCY (Cont.)

First Second Third Fourth Call Description Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Other Total Code Red 100 92 97 86 1 376 Deliver Message 115 91 90 68 0 364 Task Force Inspection 105 45 153 42 0 345 Death Investigation/Code Grey 75 99 90 63 1 328 Temporary Detention Order 75 227 9 0 0 311 Suicide Attempt, Priority 2 936589591307 Accident Minor Injury 94 58 55 69 0 276 Towing Dispute 47 138 63 25 0 273 Lost/Found Child 60 109 37 38 0 244 Sex Offense 67 61 52 49 2 231 Suicide Attempt, Priority 1 735453450225 Accident Involving Motorcycle 804041490210 Accident Victim Pinned 67 32 47 52 0 198 Throwing Objects At Vehicle 74 38 37 49 0 198 Accident Involving Bicycle 438841180190 Stop Subject 249334250176 Funeral Escort 18 34 62 60 1 175 Boating Violation 28 60 68 1 16 173 Child Found 50 69 29 24 0 172 Surfing Violation 17 153 0 0 1 171 Contributing To Delinquincy 47 46 42 28 0 163 Insecure Building 42 32 38 30 0 142 Overdose, Priority 2 313834280131 Burglar Alarm School 55 12 33 30 0 130 Arson 382536300129 Accident Pedestrian With Injury 22 52 29 24 0 127 Rape 264831130118 Boat In Distress 25 41 33 0 3 102 Overdose, Priority 1 352027200102 Stalking 31 23 23 16 0 93 Gunshot Wound 22 12 17 16 6 73 Emergency Custody Order 33 33 5 0 0 71 Assist Rescue-Knife Wound 10 18 18 12 5 63 Abduction 26 11 14 10 0 61 Assault On Officer 10 26 8 10 0 54 Bomb Threat/Bomb Explosion 8 4 13 8 0 33 Calls Routed To Crime Reporting Unit9888033 Fugitive 14 2 7 10 0 33 Swimmer In Distress 8 21 4 0 0 33 Disabled Vehicle On 264 10 8 7 7 0 32 Forensic Services Unit Request 11 6 6 5 0 28 School Guard 2 19 1 2 0 24 Child Molestation/Enticement 7394023 Game Warden Advance Case 2 14 6 0 0 22 Accident Fatality 10433020 Explosion 7274020 Call Type With Less Than 20 Total 44 47 39 32 7 169 Total 59,650 51,024 47,978 41,456 252 200,360 Source: Foxpro Database Cads08

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Yellow indicates Military Base 44 TRAFFIC VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT 2008 ANNUAL REPORT 2008 Crash Data General • There were 9,021 reported crashes in Virginia Beach in 2008, which was a 2.5% decrease from 2007 • There were 2,502 reported Hit and Run crashes in Virginia Beach in 2008, which accounted for 27.7% of the total crashes reported. • There was a 5.7% increase in reported Hit and Run crashes in Virginia Beach in 2008 compared to 2007 • 111 pedestrians were hit by motor vehicles in Virginia Beach in 2008, resulting in 4 fatalities • There was a 5.9% decrease in pedestrians hit by motor vehicles compared to 2007 • There were 132 bicycle/motor vehicle crashes in Virginia Beach in 2008, which is a 7.7% decrease compared to 2007

Fatal Crashes • There were 28 fatal crashes in 2008 in Virginia Beach, which resulted in 30 fatalities • 4 of the 30 victims were pedestrians • 3 of the 30 victims were riding a motorcycle • Seatbelts were not used in 13 (65%) of the 20 fatalities where seatbelts were available (not included are any fatalities involving motorcycles, pedestrians, or bicycles) • 17 of the 28 fatal crashes were alcohol/drug related • In 14 of the 28 fatal crashes, the victim was under the influence of alcohol/drugs • 12 of the 28 fatal crashes occurred between 11:00 pm and 7:00 am • 12 (73%) of the 28 individuals found to be at fault were male • 8 of the 30 victims were under 21 years of age • 5 of the 30 victims were over 50 years of age

45 TRAFFIC VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT 2008 ANNUAL REPORT

2008 TRAFFIC SUMMONSES AND DUI ARRESTS

First Second Third Fourth Special Description Precinct Precinct Precinct Precinct Operations Other Totals Disregard Police Siren/Sign 1315161125282 Disregard Stop Sign 628 243 363 620 106 8 1,968 Disregarding Traffic Signal 1,798 1,176 1,807 1,513 1,522 6 7,822 Driving Under Influence 580 443 428 333 911 20 2,715 Failure To Keep Right 334 70 190 156 194 2 946 Failure To Yield 337 308 343 247 120 5 1,360 Following Too Close 741 343 394 458 143 3 2,082 Hit And Run/Leave Scene Of Accident 36 36 33 33 9 19 166 Improper Turning 46 16 43 28 13 0 146 Reckless Driving 493 362 452 331 890 43 2,571 Revoked Operator License 1,061 817 1,230 924 1,046 59 5,137 Speeding 6,205 2,532 3,329 3,962 10,139 35 26,202 All Other Moving Violations 653 623 698 458 772 22 3,226 Totals 12,925 6,984 9,326 9,074 15,890 224 54,423 Source: Pistol arstats Note: Includes summonses issued to adults and juveniles. These reflect the assignment of the officer at the time the summons was written. DUI arrests do not match UCR totals due to differences in calculations.

Other 224

Special Operations 15,890

Fourth Precinct 9,074

Third Precinct 9,326

Second Precinct 6,984

First Precinct 12,925

0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000

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10 YEAR CRASH COMPARISON 1999 TO 2008

Accidents Number of Number of Percent per 1,000 Personal Year Crashes Change Population Residents Injury Crashes 1999 9,046 422,369 21.4 - 2000 8,804 -2.7% 425,257 20.7 - 2001 8,754 -0.6% 426,800 20.5 - 2002 9,725 11.1% 426,900 22.8 - 2003 9,740 0.2% 428,200 22.7 - 2004 9,414 -3.3% 434,000 21.7 - 2005 9,457 0.5% 433,470 21.8 1,074 2006 9,303 -1.6% 431,820 21.5 1,059 2007* 9,250 -0.6% 430,349 21.5 963 2008 9,021 -2.5% 431,451 20.9 932 Source: FoxPro Crash Databases/Pistol * In 2007 changes in procedures resulted in hit and run crashes not requiring a crash report. From 2007 forward, hit and run reports are captured in criminal offense reports. Our department includes hit and run crashes in total crashes. Note: 1999 and 2001-2008 population ﬁ gures provided by the Weldon Cooper Center at the University of Virginia. 2008 numbers are provisional. 2000 population reported by Census Bureau. The number of personal injury crashes are not available for 1999 - 2004.

CRASHES PER 1,000 RESIDENTS

23.0

22.5

22.0

21.5

21.0

20.5

20.0

19.5

19.0 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007* 2008

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HIT & RUN CRASHES BICYCLE/MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES

Total Percent Of Percent Total Bicycle/Motor Percent Percent Year Crashes Hit & Run Total Change Year Crashes Vehicle Crashes Of Total Change 19999,046 2,108 23.3% 1999 9,046 123 1.4% 20008,804 1,988 22.6% -5.7% 2000 8,804 98 1.1% -20.3% 20018,754 1,993 22.8% 0.3% 2001 8,754 90 1.0% -8.2% 20029,725 2,275 23.4% 14.1% 2002 9,725 70 0.7% -22.2% 20039,740 2,189 22.5% -3.8% 2003 9,740 118 1.2% 68.6% 20049,414 2,202 23.4% 0.6% 2004 9,414 114 1.2% -3.4% 20059,457 2,263 23.9% 2.8% 2005 9,457 125 1.3% 9.6% 20069,303 2,249 24.2% -0.6% 2006 9,303 112 1.2% -10.4% 20079,250 2,368 25.6% 5.3% 2007 9,250 143 1.5% 27.7% 20089,021 2,502 27.7% 5.7% 2008 9,021 132 1.5% -7.7%

PEDESTRIANS KILLED PEDESTRIAN/MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES

Pedestrians Total Percent Total Pedestrian/Motor Percent Percent Year Killed Fatalities Pedestrians Year Crashes Vehicle Crashes Of Total Change 19995 24 20.8% 1999 9,046 119 1.3% 20000 28 0.0% 2000 8,804 106 1.2% -10.9% 20015 25 20.0% 2001 8,754 118 1.3% 11.3% 20022 24 8.3% 2002 9,725 104 1.1% -11.9% 20035 28 17.9% 2003 9,740 113 1.2% 8.7% 20044 19 21.1% 2004 9,414 118 1.3% 4.4% 20057 28 25.0% 2005 9,457 113 1.2% -4.2% 2006220 10.0% 2006 9,303 106 1.1% -6.2% 20076 24 25.0% 2007 9,250 118 1.3% 11.3% 20084 30 13.3% 2008 9,021 111 1.2% -5.9% Source: Pistol Accident Module for Bicycle and Pedestrian. Pistol Incident Module for Hit & Run Crashes.

48 TRAFFIC VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT 2008 ANNUAL REPORT 2008 HIGH CRASH LOCATIONS Number of Crashes Pedestrian Intersection Within 150ft Personal Injury Involved Fatalities Holland Rd / Rosemont Rd 46 6 1 0 Independence Bl / Lynnhaven Pw 43 5 0 0 Indian River Rd / Kempsville Rd 41 4 0 0 Lynhaven Pw / North Mall Dr & Avenger 41 1 0 0 Holland Rd / Lynnhaven Pw 38 1 1 0 First Colonial Rd / Virginia Beach Bl 36 1 0 0 Dam Neck Rd / General Booth Bl 34 5 0 0 Independence Bl / Virginia Beach Bl 33 2 0 0 Baxter Rd / Princess Anne Rd 32 0 0 0 First Colonial Rd / Laskin Rd 30 0 0 0 Source: PISTOL - Accident & Incident Module

49 TRAFFIC VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT 2008 ANNUAL REPORT FATAL CRASH LOCATIONS

Alcohol/ Fault Drug Victim Date Related Location Victim Position 01/22/08 No Ferrell Pk / 4800 Blk Yes Pedestrian 02/08/08 Yes Virginia Beach Bl / 3300 Blk Yes Pedestrian 03/07/08 No Kempsville Rd / 1000 Blk Yes Driver 03/22/08 Yes Blackwater Rd / 4500 Blk Yes Driver 03/28/08 Yes Princess Anne Rd / 1900 Blk Yes Driver 04/17/08 Yes Bow Creek Bl / 3300 Blk Yes Driver 04/26/08 Yes Blackwater Rd / 5700 Blk Yes Driver 05/04/08 Yes Lynnhaven Pw / Rosemont Rd S No Driver 05/21/08 Yes Shore Dr / 2600 Blk No Passenger 05/22/08 No Cavalier Dr / 800 Blk No Rear Seat 05/22/08 Yes Witchduck Rd N / 4600 Blk Yes Bicyclist 06/06/08 Yes Edinburgh Dr / 3900 Blk Yes Driver 06/10/08 No Princess Anne Rd / N Muddy Creek No Driver 06/18/08 No Great Neck Rd N / 400 Blk Yes Driver 06/27/08 Yes Elbow Rd / 4000 Blk Yes Driver 07/05/08 Yes Blackwater Rd / 4100 Blk Yes Driver 07/12/08 No Bonney Rd / 4000 Blk No Driver 07/13/08 Yes Virginia Beach Bl / 1500 Blk Yes Driver 07/15/08 No General Booth Bl / 1700 Blk Yes Pedestrian 07/26/08 Yes Birdneck Rd S / 100 Blk Yes Driver 08/12/08 Yes Newtown Rd / 1000 Blk Yes Driver 08/31/08 Yes General Booth Bl / 1200 Blk Yes Driver 09/19/08 No Vaughan Rd / 2100 Blk Yes Driver 09/20/08 Yes Princess Anne Rd / 2000 Blk Yes Driver 11/08/08 No Princess Anne Rd / Curry Comb Ct Yes Driver 11/14/08 No Salem Rd / 2700 Blk Yes Driver 11/14/08 No Salem Rd / 2700 Blk No Passenger 11/14/08 No Salem Rd / 2700 Blk No Rear Seat 11/19/08 Unk Military Hwy S / Providence Rd No Pedestrian 12/28/08 Yes Wolfsnare Rd / 2100 Blk No Passenger Summary 28 fatal crashes resulting in 30 fatalities Seatbelts were not used in 13 (65%) of the 20 fatalities where seatbelts were available.

Source: Pistol / traffic.mdb fatal08

50 CREDITS VIRGINIA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT 2008 ANNUAL REPORT

Support Division Manager - C. Thomas Mitchell Planning & Analysis Coordinator - Susan L. Morris

Project Staff Afton Oglesby Renee Stapley

Covers By Sgt. Bob Christman

Special thanks to the... Various individuals and departments that provided information and support in the production of this document.

This is the expanded version of Virginia Beach Po- lice Department 2008 Annual Report available at www.vbgov.com/police/annualreport.