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. In the first 28 years for which there is monthly data available, there was not a month in Richmond without someone being killed. Drugs passing through all the time, saw an attempted murder outside, a brother beating on his sister (different incident), us being harassed even trying to get in and out of our cars even with them walking right up to us. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I was thinking of the Virginia is for lovers commercials and trips to Virginia Beach when I decided to go to school in VA. "It's difficult to understand, frankly, how one human being can do that to another human being," he said. GRAPH: Murders per 100,000 1980-2009 (Richmond, Virginia), DATA: Murders per 100,000 1980-2009 (Richmond, Virginia). Feb 6, 2012 Updated Aug 16, 2014. Subscribe John do you know if this is true? Too dangerous. I love my city. A 1989 law under the federal drug kingpin statute made murder during a continuing criminal enterprise a capital crime. Over half of them were gunned down while the others were doing the shooting and are spending the rest of their lives behind bars. Feb. 28 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Georgia came to the rescue of a dog who fell into a storm drain and ended up stranded about 12 feet underground. http://wtvr.com/2012/05/24/holmberg-25-years-after-the-deadliest-invasion-since-the-civil-war/. and got used to hearing gun shots and running away. Along with being notified when someone is killed in the city period, Id like to know when something happens at random (which does tend to be released quickly) or is unusual. Monique was given 55 years. It seems that to be able to say that certain areas once had these incidents but do not any longer would be a useful way of marking the changes in the city. Put in historical perspective, Richmond is having another spike in homicides similar to the smaller ones in the early 1940s and the 1970s, but nothing like the 1990s. Curious about and fascinated by Richmonds shockingly violent semi-recent history, I thought to look and see where all of this killing was taking place. We moved to Church Hill in 1999. (Im making assumptions on the Oregon Hill incident for an example.) She thought he would be her ticket out.''. Those hot cinder blocks walls on the inside of her house. With recent years showing the lowest body counts since 1961, the citys population back up over 200,000, and VCU having greatly expanded, it is difficult to imagine that mid-1990s Richmond was ever real. CHPN focuses on activities and events at the neighborhood level, and on larger events with direct impact on the community. Id add to Houdons comment the fact that MSM doesnt believe positive news sells enough papers/hits to justify spending much time on it. By 1942, there were 43. 2000 through 2010: Local news for the East End of Richmond, Virginia from Union Hill to Fulton, St. Johns to Fairfield. Three years after Caroline Cookes murder, Richmond police detective Jan McTernan found the killer through a fingerprint on a car of spray starch inside found inside Mrs. Cookes home in the citys sedate Museum District. But once houses were being renovated things turned around. I lived through the carnage of the early 90s in Richmond, although not on the hill. 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). A man was arrested for the killing of Ms.Ross, and he was later connected to the death of Ms.Davis. 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. Ron Google News Archives: Fulton Hill Hustlers, * Clintons health care attempt Were you working there at the height of the RVA violence? Waco happened in 1993. After my parents divorce we moved uptown. The rate is significantly lower than it was in 1994, when It was rough, to say the least. Thanks for the superlative for Maymont/ByrdPark/Randolph. I moved to Richmond in 89 and trust me, from 1990-1999, violence and crime was like that here in VA! A child psychiatrist testified that, starting at an early age, Monique was violent to small animals, including cutting off the ears of a kitten, killing a litter of puppies, throwing a puppy off a porch resulting in a broken leg, and placing puppies on a hot stove. August 1994 was the worst month in Richmonds history for killings at 25, or almost one every day. It was a hell of a year. Joseph Brown, who also was in court, declined comment. QUESINBERRY Jr. Monte Ralph Was she a VCU student? And , there were no witnesses because these guys had a bad habit of killing anybody that spoke up! Most of the violence of the 90s was tied to the drug trade. If anyone else wants to follow up, Id be more than glad to publish the results . If I was grading this as an undergraduate research paper, Id give you an A. NOTE: 2008 shows 36 homicides. The majority of crimes and shooting was black on black (and, sadly, that is likely still the case). If youre interested in seeing what isnt always reported, the RPD puts out a daily report in Noteworthy Incidents that includes a number of non-fatal stabbings/shootings that dont get a mention on tv, the newspaper, or even here (though I do get it on the CHPN twitter). Prosecutors and defense lawyers were bound by gag order from Judge James Spencer not to discuss the case. He was just out of it. Richardson the morning after the murder. My housemates and I lived across the street from a very active crack house, we saw people dealing guns and drugs from the trunk of a car parked in front of our house, and we heard close gunfire (usually in the alley next to our house)every single night. Thank you for putting this list together. Ill be excerpting this story for a ByrdPark.net feature so people can reminisce and/or thank their lucky stars. Many, many criminals have simply aged to the point that they are no longer the great threat that they were. * Paper Moon tried to open on 18th Street I then went to Franklin elementary to Elkhart Middle then to George Wythe High. ''He started the meeting off in prayer, then he asked his son if Angel was pregnant by him,'' Esther Brown said, using Thomas' nickname. This drop has given Richmond something previously unseen: the month without any homicides. So far in 2010, Richmond has seen 19 murders (6 of which have come in the East End). WebAs Harry Kollatz Jr. noted in his March 1993 feature article Murder in the City, Richmonds homicides climbed as the population dropped from a high of 249,521 in 1971 down to So there are areas that are certainly safer, but there are still areas where you wouldnt want your children to be outside after dark., 1910 Byrd Ave., Suite 100Richmond, VA 23230804-355-0111, Target Communications Inc., T/A Richmond Magazine. The house we bought was not on the market and a friend at the time turned us on to it. I with we could find the person that killed her and honestly wouldnt be surprised if they are not on your list after her murder. Despite this overall trend, Richmond, Virginia. Timothy Martin got a job in 2007 as a prosecutor for the Richmond Commonwealth's Attorney's Office. There Brown laid out the sheet and they had consensual sex. The Briley brothers were a gang of drug dealers who permiated the Church Hill area and were responsible for murders, robberies, assualts and stealing in general. Unquestionably things have improved, but murders in Shockoe Bottom, shootings and stabbings in the projects and the recent line of fire killing on Belvidere only comfirm in many peoples minds (mine included, that Richmond is not a safe (enough) place to visit or live, especially at night. Each of these quiet months has come in the last 3 years, and 2 of them have come in 2010. I found that assault numbers seem to be more representative in those instances: http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/4969/clipboard01le.jpg. victims are at MCV doesnt mean the incident happened in Richmond. Susan Hellams, a neurosurgeon, had http://cwaynetaylor.wordpress.com/2010/08/16/crime-assaults/. White homicides often got more in-depth treatment in the news than the usual few paragraphs for black victims. More than a dozen of them. Crime is managed while at the same time working to improve other things that are just as important. * baseball strike In addition to the homicides in the city, there was an Things got so bad that the U.S. His sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 13 at York County Circuit Court. Quite a few died. The defendants could receive the death penalty or life in prison. Family members and friends of Thomas and Brown filled opposite sides of the York courtroom Thursday to hear Thomas enter his guilty pleas. Three bison escape Maine farm, two recaptured. Police attributed the violence to the prevalence of crack cocaine. Copyright 2023 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. The minimum Brown could serve is 20 years in prison. Harold D. Robinson Jr., of the 1500 block of Gunn Street, was found about 3:30 a.m. in the first block of Jefferson Davis Highway, where the highway intersects with Decatur Street, police said. I think things are much better than they used to be. wrapping yourself in a blanket of ignorance is the only way to keep stupid thoughts warm.good work and thanks nfor digging so hard. Im thinking assaults and other crimes are much higher here also. She lived there before they tore it down and built the projects. No jobs, dispair, a broke government, easy drugs and a lack of hope and change could put us right back as the murder city. Cardwell told the judge she shared LaRuffa's "disappointment with the juvenile justice system," but added, "this defendant represents an extreme danger to the community," the T-D reported. Hopefully thats something hyper-local media can change. Police said Robinson was shot with a handgun. That was a terrible time for Richmond. just because people dont die from a shooting doesnt mean its any safer. The prosecution asserted the gang sold huge quantities of crack in one Richmond neighborhood. At least I know the police are just around the corner and will be at my door in less than 5 minutes if I call (and Ive called before). Crack cocaine-fueled murders were spreading across the city like a prairie fire. He now faces a maximum penalty of life in prison plus a $100,000 fine. Yes and no, McEachin says. Learn how your comment data is processed. Caroline Cooke was one of them. The only one that I can find is the story MAN IS KILLED IN SHOOTING ON SOUTH SIDE from February 6, 1994 that starts off: A 24-year-old man was shot in the head several times early yesterday in South Richmond and died less than an hour later. 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. We had just a hair over 20 killings per 100,000 residents in 2010, a number on par with recent years and a far cry form a high of 81 per 100,000 in 1994. I cant find any data on the number of gun shot victims in Richmond by year which to use for comparison. I am not sure what changed, but I know i left in 2000.. Let me just also say this, these things wouldnt happen if the powers to be would be smart enough to drop this war on drugs policy and just legalize and regulate the stuff. I almost forgot, I had a cook out the night the the Briley bros. (one at least) were executed. Even had a bullet shot through our living room window but never found the slug. I see a lot of drug activity still, but nothing too far off from normal city living. This is where the community blogs (and the police department) make a difference in getting information out to areas. Although things have gotten better, there is still a lit of room for improvement. ", "We're tired of being beaten up," Chief Alfred Durham said. There have been a number of In 1936, Richmond had 29 slayings in a city of 188,000. Nobody that lived here at the time is still here, except me. Frederick Back in the '30s and '40s, there were lots of domestic murders - women killing their wayward husbands and vice-versa, a good number of them getting away with it. On Feb. 19, 2021, police approached TMar Green, 23, a Its extremely unlikely shell get out this time and any year soon. All Right Reserved. She then move back there. People who are from Richmond and its suburbs cant shake off these 10-20 year old images, reported above. Movies and the hype of gangsta rap did help each. Cory Johnson, 24, was convicted of eight counts of murder. crack houses everywhere. Crack and the early 90s, dems were tha days. Were celebrating our 40th anniversary with monthly dives into our archives. III, Charles Stanard Before French there were other developers who were investigated by the FBI. Working at MCV, I saw alot of people the last couple of months that died of either stabbings or gun shots. WebVirginias murder rate was comparatively smaller than the countrys average, which stood at 4.5 murders per 100,000. Violent crime is down 1 percent led by our homicide rate, which is at a historic low. You had an idea for a story and nailed exactly what media should be taking the time to do more often. Additionally, just because stabbing/gunshot/&c. This is good. WebRICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Richmond Police are investigating after a woman was found dead with a gunshot wound in Gillies Creek Park. To look at this a little bit, I just pulled the assault numbers for the past 5 years (going back to 2004 as the murder count was close to 100 that year). I think Jake was actually referring to gun violence, stabbings, etc. Miller, 40, now faces up to life in prison for the murders of the elderly couple found bludgeoned and slashed to death April 9, 1993, at their farm in Richmond. 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. TIPTON. George Adrian Baker SMALLWOOD Sr. Michael Marnell The app features breaking news alerts, live video, weather radar, traffic incidents, closings and delays and more. a national trend towards a decrease in violence, puts out a daily report in Noteworthy Incidents, the RPDs online system doesnt break out Aggravated Assaults from Assaults, your link is to a report about a stabbing in Oregon Hill, Neighborhood Driving Zoo opens this spring, Drug activity on 25th revealed to be long-game covert opp, City releases new traffic control measures, List of streets that might be named after Confederates. 2009 shows 41, this was later revised to 39. During the sentencing, Duling reviewed Anderson's extensive record and glanced at a picture of the murder scene before the body of Caroline Cooke was removed, the T-D reported at the time. I am very thankful that I did not wander into harms way. This city has so much potential. This is the best start to a year for the 30 years that monthly records are available ahead even each of the last 2 record-low years at this date, and a whopping 59 better than 1994s count of 79 at the end of June. So many young lives lost over drugs and money. 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. if anybody else has conflicting data lets see it and YOUR bonafides. The revision gives us this: going back to at least 1980, Richmond has only had six months without any homicides. I am assuming the date is the date of her death? Lance The increasing ratio number shows a yearly count of assaults that is falling much more slowly than the number of homicides. To boot, weve solved 74 percent or 14 of 19 casesof homicides in 2010. We saw some crazy killers whose names became infamous like Pops Goins, teen-aged hit man Rakie Cloyd, and the Flax-Johnson crews. Looking at the map for the East in 1994, the 13 killings in the Church Hill area south of Fairmount seem indicative of the changes between now and then. Headline back then in the Richmond Times- Dispatch: "Manslaughter and murder soar in city. Is Richmond a safer place now than it was in the 1990s? Not sure if they were flown in from other areas though. About Us I must say how Richmond has come along way from back. * Kurt Cobain died. In 2021, only 51% of homicides were solved, No, the Fulton Hill Hustlers were not Crips or Bloods, but I think they left at least 10 bodies in their wake. I can ride down some streets and still remember how it was in my mind. Neighborhood policing and the allocation of resources to trouble areas is working. Feb. 28 (UPI) -- A swimmer visiting a beach in New South Wales, Australia, found a mussel-covered message in a bottle that turned out to have traveled more than 185 miles. Venable is a major Street in Union Hill that is in need of physical help but it is not a particulary dangerous Street . SEVERANCE. * Unabomber killed a man in New Jersey The 31 homicides showing in the RPD database show no killings in May, Aug, and Dec 2008. With at least 70 murders mostly packed into a few dense areas, specific streets along the Jeff Davis corridor were awash with blood: Afton Avenue had 5 killings, Lynehaven Avenue had 7, the area around Minefee/Harwood/Southlawn had 6. Horgas was pondering this question the next day when he came across a teletype alert from Richmond that made his hands shake. A fourth defendant, Sandra Reavis, was not charged with murder but was convicted of conspiring to distribute crack cocaine. This year of murder brought Richmond a real boogie man. Source: Richmond Commonwealths Attorneys Office, Is Richmond a safer place now than it was in the 1990s? Ive been trying to look into a homicide committed on august 14,1987..the victim was Jeff Davis, his killer was terry oconner page, I cant find anything on this particular homicide maybe because it was so long ago but if anyone can point me in a direction. To keep creating Do you think that Federal Incarceration programs like Project EXILE played a part? WebThe murder clearance rate hit an all-time low in 2020, and data analyzed by a nonprofit shows that trend continued last year. The Untold Story of the Harvey Family Murders Richmond, VA -- ( ReleaseWire) -- 11/17/2010 -- Cold Blooded, a chilling and shocking new book just released by Bookstand Publishing, tells the true story of the Richmond family that unwittingly harbored the infamous Harvey family murderers for six days in 2006. * Republican Revolution in November gave control of Congress SMITH, Christopher Bryan In his confession, Brown said Thomas had been telling people he had made her pregnant. The area within a 1/2 mile radius of Afton and Lynhaven saw 17 killings. Walgreens and CVS arent shooting it out with each other over territorial disputes. These are the kind of statistics I enjoy reviewing, although unfortunate. I lived in it, through it and because of Gods grace made it. Habit, I think. 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. This was later revised to 32. Looking back, it was a frightening time to live in the city of Richmond in the early 90s. Whites and blacks were fleeing as Richmond boldly arrived on the list of the top-10 deadliest cities and then marched toward the very top. Four points to consider: 1. WebBrown's 16-page confession, taped the morning after the Aug. 12 slaying, was summarized for the record Thursday in York Circuit Court after he pleaded guilty to Thomas' murder. That would be hard to believe. There was drug violence across the country but because the news picked and chose what crimes to report on, the world only saw black on black crime and those stereotypes have prevailed to this day. ''I would anticipate that they would appeal on that,'' said Jake Smith, York commonwealth's attorney. 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. new content, we kindly appreciate any donation you can give to help She doesnt want to be around anybody, her mother told me. I would like to further look into which areas of Richmond have seen these amazing drops in violence over the past decades, but the data required isnt readily available. Going back to at least 1980, Richmond has only had three months without any homicides. He was killed Feb.5 1994 near Jeff Davis Hwy in Richmonds south side. 4. Thats when I remember her. I was one of the reporters covering their stories for the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Unfortunately the RPDs online system doesnt break out Aggravated Assaults from Assaults and I dont have the desire to dig for it. I certainly did not have any idea of how dangerous the area was wow. Copyright 2023 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. WebInteractive chart of the Richmond, Virginia murder rate (i.e. CHPN focuses on activities and events at the neighborhood level, and on larger events with direct impact on the community. And I especially remember the case of Tamika Jones because we were the same age and I remember how older men were always trying to pick up young girls my age or a little older. Thats well above the clearance rate for many cities our size. Jake, * Susan Smith drowning her boys, blaming it on a black car-jacker John, youre too modest. so many drugs coming through the area. heard drivebys sitting out front on N 24th/Clay. A 20% drop in assaults/year 2000/2010, a 55% drop in homicides/year/per capita 2000/2010. The results are pretty striking, even adjusted for population. @2020 - Church Hill Peoples News. WebStories on Richmond murder made both Americas Most Wanted and got notice in December 5 piece in USA Today. The reported twists and turns and passions surrounding the case made it read like it happened today. Fairfield court / north side highland park areas, south side Jeff D turnpike / afton ave. Results of a DNA test released at Thursday's trial said that it is 99.99 percent certain that Hugh Brown was the father of the fetus the medical examiner discovered in Thomas' body. WebBriley and his brothers were linked to about a dozen murders in the Richmond area. WebWith a crime rate of 34 per one thousand residents, Richmond has one of the highest crime rates in America compared to all communities of all sizes - from the smallest towns Despite all the madness though, i loved RIchmond. Ive lived in Church Hill and on the west end (which doesnt count). Here are the source population and homicide numbers for Richmond 1934-2010. The Oct. 14 rampage, in which Christopher Goins girlfriend was shot nine times but survived, was the worst mass murder in Richmonds Going with the lower number of 32 homicides in 2008, there were 3 months that year with no homicides: May, August, and December. Back when the RTD did that report on murders in Richmond, I found a website that reported murders for Richmond and 7 surrounding counties. Dan-I was referring to the media. Virginia Ross was also found murdered that year in another retirement high-rise in Northside on the 1600 block of Fourth Avenue. The category of assault is fairly broad, perhaps there is a specific category or type of assault should be be pulled out for comparison. And in the 90s, at least, many, many of the consumers were white. In addition to the homicides in the city, there was an amplified smear of of violence across the region that year, with multiple accounts of drive-by shootings and gunmen firing into crowds making the newspaper (including the article above, on shots fired into a crowd gathered around an ambulance). Her baby and her relationship with Hugh Brown were the focus of her dreams about the future, according to family members interviewed after the trial. A startling picture in the December 1989 issue of Richmond Surroundings, this magazines predecessor, shows a mans body lying in bloody snow on Old Brook Road. Shockoe Bottom has not been the same since the murders. Can anybody shed some light on why the City has experienced a decrease in homicides since the 1990s? Learn how your comment data is processed. I moved to Richmond in 1992 to go to Virginia Union University. When she was found slain in the living room of her home in January 1993, we heard whispers of how horrible it was, that she had been sexually assaulted and bludgeoned to death. I have to admit, the story about the 14 year old and her family broke my heart. The two families agreed to have experts compare blood samples from Thomas' baby and Hugh Brown after the baby was born, Esther Brown said. Wake up america. You have great ammunition for the school year nowgreat summer project! WebAs of Sunday, the Richmond Police Department (RPD) had reported 53 deadly shootings in the city, and last year at this time there had been 54. Hearts with Hugh,'' said Chappell, who gave Thomas the engraved high school ring police used to identify her charred body. WebRICHMOND, Va. One of the worst murders this city has even seen happened in 1993 and the horror lives on in seclusion in a state prison cell. As the number of killings in the East End has dropped, the rate has dropped in some areas and killing has started to disappear from others. Sixty and seventy years ago, city leaders were talking about hiring blacks in the police department and about "economic conditions" and "educational opportunities" to slow the steady tide of death. Feb. 28 (UPI) -- The World's Ugliest Dog Contest, held annually in California, announced applications are now available for owners of aesthetically-challenged canines seeking to prove the unsightliness of their pooches. Monique Anderson was just 15 when she broke into Mrs. Cookes home. John, This was a great idea for several reasons. You have to pay to read the rest of the article. In the 2 1/2 years since, weve had just 1. I know that its not cool to always inject race into these discussions, but it is an important aspect of why a lot of white Richmonders might not recall 1994 as Richmonds worst year. Awesome. Unfortunately, the Richmond Police are not able to easily provide data for the years before 1998, so to get a look at anything earlier I had to dig it up for myself. Stories on Richmond murder made both Americas Most Wanted and got notice in December 5 piece in USA Today. Ive heard a few things credited Project Exile, sector-based policing, better community involvement, and a national trend towards a decrease in violence. McEachin says one program that helped to reduce the rate was Project Exile, launched in 1997, which moved the prosecution of felons caught with guns to federal court, where there was a mandatory minimum sentence of five years in prison. After Thomas died, family members gave police a diary she had kept during her relationship with Hugh Brown. Wow, amazing work! I was born and raised in Richmond in Church Hill. Great research, and great job, John. But standing out amidst this bloodbath was an alarming number of older women, living alone, murdered in their homes. She had the ability to act perfectly normal. Because the information was pulled from news accounts, some of the dates and locations might be somewhat off, but are generally accurate. This months look back is from our December 1989 and March 1993 issues. Goins escaped the scene of the shooting and went on the run, leading to a manhunt by Richmond Police and the FBI that stretched from Virginia to New York. The alert detailed two recent murders on Richmonds affluent Southside. Little did we know about how bad the area still was then even only 2-blocks off of Broad. Not just murders. It would be interesting, and I think more informative. Weve definitely come a along way, despite the setbacks, but we are only about half way there. * OJ Simpson chase The U.S. Census population estimate for 2018 was 228,783. Until 2008, 1981 had seen the fewest killings in Richmond since 1971 (with a count of 51). * fire at St.James on Franklin Street I was actually warned by the police to be careful because these guys monitor the police channel and know who is calling the police! Thank you very much in advance. This article is an exhample of why CHPN was awarded the best community blog award this year. Gregory had unsuccessfully challenged in a previous hearing the legitimacy of Brown's confession, saying Brown may not have been aware of his right to remain silent when he spoke to police. 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