Id be interested in seeing Aggravated Assault numbers for the past 10 years (or more) if anyone reading has access. Well-done!! Someone said things changed because of gentrification? Could you run that back a little further? WebRichmond had 52 murders in 1968 and 89 in 1972, when the city's population was 243,000 after the big annexation of South Side. Lafayette POYNER. People who are from Richmond and its suburbs cant shake off these 10-20 year old images, reported above. Thats when I remember her. There's no question firearms were a big problem In the early 1900s, including revolvers, rifles and sawed-off shotguns. I must say how Richmond has come along way from back. Dictionary.com adds 'hellscape,' 'woke' and 311 other new terms. James Briley executed for killing a pregnant Richmond woman and her 5-year-old son. If we could get illegal guns off the streets, the difference would be huge. They were both dead by 1985. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briley_Brothers. Goins was arrested in Brooklyn, entered death row on July 20, 1995, and was executed on December 6, 2000. We would learn the horror in the house on Kensington was simply an extreme example of what Monique had been expressing since she was a little girl. The mother had to work two jobs while the father was out of the country working so the kids were on their own most of the time hanging with the wrong crowds. In his confession, Brown said Thomas had been telling people he had made her pregnant. Even the locator map of murders back then looked remarkably similar to the ones of today - the same festering pockets of concentrated poverty that continue today. Columbine happened in 1999. I was actually warned by the police to be careful because these guys monitor the police channel and know who is calling the police! ''He said no, he had never had sex with her.''. My assumption is that the number of fatal shootings as a percentage of over-all shootings is a somewhat stable percentage that less homicides indicate that less people are, in fact, getting shot. They *could* just do Richmond but that would just perpetuate the stereotype of not being able to get 10 feet into the city without being robbed and shot. This city has so much potential. Medical and technological advances are also keeping more people alive, she adds. so many drugs coming through the area. WebNo one was killed in Richmond in June 2010. Thomas' family members said they were disappointed that Brown pleaded guilty, thus avoiding the spectacle of a jury trial. * OJ Simpson chase Just because you see people coming in with gunshot/stab wounds doesnt mean it isnt less than it has been in the past. TIPTON. #40 on the list, Debbie Gray, was my aunt and one of my best friends. And they eventually pinned four of the murders on a schizophrenic homeless man named Leslie Leon Burchart, one of the strangest and most pitiful humans I have ever interviewed. It looks like these types of incidents may be getting more coverage than ever before. RISSELL, Joseph What followed is described by one member of the homicide squad as the worst crime scene he saw in his entire career. ''She told me she loved me, and uh, that was it,'' Brown told police when he confessed to murdering Gwendolyn C. Thomas, 17, of Richmond. But it appears no one thinks 40 years in solitary confinement is going to help or reform one of the most disturbed young women this city has ever seen. richmond was dangerous. I really felt sorry for him. August 1994 was the worst month in Richmonds history for killings at 25, or almost one every day. I get that, but in lieu of hard numbers, Im looking at the homicide rate as a proxy for the amount of general violence in the city. Ron Legalized drugs mean that people dont have to resort to violence to settle disputes. I didnt move to Rmond until 1996. The alert detailed two recent murders on Richmonds affluent Southside. Not all blacks raised in poor crime ridden areas are products of their environment. But Mrs. Cookes daughter and one of her neighbors fear that theres not enough oversight and control in the mental health system for someone as dangerous as Monique Anderson. Brown had taken Thomas to the woods near Jones Mill Pond along the Colonial Parkway with a bag containing a sheet, a can of charcoal lighter fluid, a cigarette lighter and a 9mm pistol, he told York Investigator J.E. WebVirginias murder rate was comparatively smaller than the countrys average, which stood at 4.5 murders per 100,000. Ive pulled in Tabers table & graph: I find this data hard to believe. It then gets swung around by the elephant until it lets go. We knew what areas to stay away from (Gilpin Court, Whitcomb Court, Fairfield, etc.) A usual police response to a call back then was , what do you expect when you live up here? The search for Goins and Richmond made an appearance on Americas Most Wanted and a $15,000 reward was offered for his arrest. I was raise uptown South Side. plans and enthusiasm JohnAt the risk of putting more work on your shoulders, would be interesting to see if the ratio of aggravated assaults (which the RPD set aside as a notable category) to homicides shows any more stability than your previous assault:homicide ratio did. Im also going to spare you the sad stories of my association with the streets, funerals, after-hours spot and the main culprits crack cocaine and Sothern Gun World. World's Ugliest Dog contest seeking unalluring canines for 2023 competition. If anyone else wants to follow up, Id be more than glad to publish the results . the number of homicides per 100,000 population) from 1999 to 2018. need your help for this. im a 37 year old white female and grew up in highland springs. And this story is proof. CHPN focuses on activities and events at the neighborhood level, and on larger events with direct impact on the community. Thanks to all the original pioneers for sticking through the horrific, scary times, and making this an awesome area in which to reside! most of us from the Clan have all done time or is still locked up. This was surprising to me at initially, that someone being shot or stabbed wouldnt be newsworthy. The reported twists and turns and passions surrounding the case made it read like it happened today. On the way to a devastating body count of 161, 1994 saw 2 months with over 20 killings, and only one month in the single digits. john unfortunately you seem to be running into the who are you gonna believe me or your lying eyes syndrome. And in the 90s, at least, many, many of the consumers were white. The sheer number of killings on Southside in 1994 is shocking. Trial inspired career in court. I love being a Richmonder. So instead of doing mental gymnastics to figure out what changed, how to prevent it etc, just end this war. Brown killed Thomas three weeks after an angry meeting between members of both their families about the pregnancy, Esther Brown, Thomas' aunt, said in an interview. Thomas McTernan, beat to death on the 300 block of North Harrison after a party at the Kappa Delta Rho house, was a lance corporal in the Marines and the son of a Richmond police detective. Id add to Houdons comment the fact that MSM doesnt believe positive news sells enough papers/hits to justify spending much time on it. (804) 646-0712 or contact Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000. They would collectively be called the Golden Years cases. She doesnt want to be around anybody, her mother told me. Right now Richmond as a city is at the longest stretch without a killing in at least 30 years! i apologize for the mayhem myself and my associates caused back then. GRAPH: Murders per 100,000 1980-2009 (Richmond, Virginia), DATA: Murders per 100,000 1980-2009 (Richmond, Virginia). Yes and no, McEachin says. I was one of the reporters covering their stories for the Richmond Times-Dispatch. It would be interesting, and I think more informative. There was lots of blame going around, including light jail sentences, environment, segregation and the legacy of enslavement. An article in todays Richmond Times-Dispatch reports event lower numbers for 2008 and 2009 than I was given (36 and 41): Richmond reported 39 homicides for all of 2009, which was higher than 2008s 32 slayings but still low when viewed historically. Oregon Hill reported a story of direct concern to that neighborhood and the RPD gave supporting details. BLOODGOOD. * Republican Revolution in November gave control of Congress Unlike so many of the drug-related homicides that involved killers and victims living dangerous lifestyles in rough neighborhoods, many of the Golden Years victims lived good lives in decent neighborhoods. Nothing seems to abate the obvious drug dealing going on at that stretch. The area within a 1/2 mile radius of Afton and Lynhaven saw 17 killings. And the roots of the tragedies - and where they are concentrated - remain stubbornly similar based on news reports then, and now. Sadly, many of the assault incidents appear to be domestic; conversely, the murders that are not happening in Richmond seem to be the street violence killings. Physicians are required by law to report shootings and stabbings to police, so I very much doubt there are any going unreported. I was around in the 90s and remember many of these murders. Great research, and great job, John. i know people that killed and were killed. no one came to see me there and i had a rottweiler. great job on doing your homework about richmond , back in the days, it was crazy back then, i was a part of all the madness in Richmond back then. John, just because people dont die from a shooting doesnt mean its any safer. Then he shot her, turned her body over, shot her at least five more times, and set her body afire. ''I wasn't serious.''. 2009 shows 41, this was later revised to 39. I befriended the chef at the Chinese Restaurant on Grace a few months before his untimely, and baffling, death. More facts: through the first six months of 2010, RVA had only 19 of the 51 killings in the area (and its 25 of 57 as of today). Turns out that you have to go back to 1951-1961 to find years with per capita numbers as low as 2008 (which is still better than most years from the 1930s and 1940s, interestingly). being a young jamaican hustler holding it down in Dodge City. Im not sure how to really parse this. I am happy to hear that reality is gone. WebMan dies of apparent gunshot wound in South Richmond Richmond detectives make two arrests in shooting on East 21st Street Arrest made in Broad Street fatal shooting New There were reports of drive-by shootings done via bicycle as the shooter did not have a drivers license yet. She faces 10 years to life in prison. I think so and I hope we do not have a murder on that street. * Kurt Cobain died. RICHMOND, Va. -- Three members of a drug gang allegedly linked to 11 murders in 45 days were found guilty Wednesday in the first case in which federal prosecutors used a drug kingpin law against multiple capital defendants. White homicides often got more in-depth treatment in the news than the usual few paragraphs for black victims. ''He asked her not to tell anyone about it, not to tarnish his ministry,'' Esther Brown said. But wasnt nothi g like the Gilpin court massacre I remember that like it was yesterday, how ol boy ran in the house and killed everything moving. Quite a few died. The count dipped back into the 70s, jumped towards 100 in 2004, and has fallen dramatically the past 3 years. The two families agreed to have experts compare blood samples from Thomas' baby and Hugh Brown after the baby was born, Esther Brown said. Weve gone 38 days without a homicide as of today, which ties the streak from February 2010 AND the streak from November 2009. 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