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. Richmonds body count had topped out over 100 for the previous 6 years and the city had already earned a dangerous reputation by the mid-1980s (if not earlier). But business was good, and thats why the drug trade and its attendent violence flourished here in Richmond. Hugh Brown had told his girlfriend that they were going to run off together and get married, Brown said in his confession. We knew what areas to stay away from (Gilpin Court, Whitcomb Court, Fairfield, etc.) We saw a couple of evictions and then the house condemned. I have to say I agree with Kaykay. Debbie Davis, an accounts clerk, had been found dead in her apartment on Sept. 19, 1987. Thank you very much in advance. John, This was a great idea for several reasons. 2009 shows 41, this was later revised to 39. Too dangerous. According to the Pew Research Center, violent crime rates fell over 50 percent from 1993 to 2015. CHANDLER Jr. Richard Marc In 1994 alone, there were 161 murders. A lot of people around the neighborhood describe the streets as about as safe as the Wild West back in the days when drugs were the top priority for many in the community. I rarely visit ( I am cross-country), because those sights, smells, and sounds do not go away. The Hill is safer, but still not safe enough. This was later revised to 32. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Now, I own a house in Montrose. Oregon Hill reported a story of direct concern to that neighborhood and the RPD gave supporting details. Quite a few died. Legalized drugs mean that people dont have to resort to violence to settle disputes. And theres treatment. Excellent! There were more people killed in July and August of 1994 than in all of 2008. 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. Wow, I never knew that this report existed. You have great ammunition for the school year nowgreat summer project! * Susan Smith drowning her boys, blaming it on a black car-jacker The house we bought was not on the market and a friend at the time turned us on to it. \When they were finally caught and jailed, their mother said, they was good boys, whenever the electricity went out they always came home with a generator. They made a well publicised prison break before they were executed. 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. * North vs Robb vs Coleman for Senate Can anybody shed some light on why the City has experienced a decrease in homicides since the 1990s? I post hard data showing that RIchmond is safer than any time in the past 60 years and your response its not a safe enough place to live or visit? ''Every page had Hugh on it. no one came to see me there and i had a rottweiler. They say its like night and day between then and now. Not all blacks raised in poor crime ridden areas are products of their environment. The search for Goins and Richmond made an appearance on Americas Most Wanted and a $15,000 reward was offered for his arrest. The historic low of 32 was achieved in 2008, with 2009 close behind with 39. 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. We had another one who was shot mulitiple times earlier in the week, yet the bullets missed every vital organ and the victim lives. The reason why we have questions of mayoral power now are directly related to that. Lafayette POYNER. the number of homicides per 100,000 population) from 1999 to 2018. john unfortunately you seem to be running into the who are you gonna believe me or your lying eyes syndrome. This drop has given Richmond something previously unseen: the month without any homicides. Each received at least one death sentence for his crimes, plus various terms of imprisonment. i know people that killed and were killed. Im thinking assaults and other crimes are much higher here also. It would be interesting, and I think more informative. ''I guess I just got tired of it and, you know, like I said, there was my father being a minister and everything and there's pressure on us anyway,'' he said. She had been sexually assaulted with a broomstick so violently, she suffered internal damage to some of her organs. In being a regional paper, the T-D would have to post incident reports from Caroline to Dinwiddie and that would take up a chunk of the paper and a lot of resources. She had the ability to act perfectly normal. * Republican Revolution in November gave control of Congress This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 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. The unidentified mans violent death was one of 100 homicides in 1988, the first year of triple-digit killings in Richmond. Neighborhood policing and the allocation of resources to trouble areas is working. A compelling look at the record # of #RVA homicides in 1994: http://t.co/d7icBF8i0P The upside being the improvements since, but still grim. He was taken to a Medical College of Virginia hospital where he died, police said. RICHMOND, Va. --The startling run of murders in Richmond during the past two weekends has the mayor and police chief making "a plea for peace. Based on my brief time here in 1997, I really, really had reservations about moving back. 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. The 31 homicides showing in the RPD database show no killings in May, Aug, and Dec 2008. A 20% drop in assaults/year 2000/2010, a 55% drop in homicides/year/per capita 2000/2010. @julestools I specifically had in mind Venable and Pink Street, to 24th and Cedar. Excellent reporting! 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. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Excellent reporting! Homicide numbers remained high but fairly steady - 20 to 40-plus - until the late 1960s. WebInteractive chart of the Richmond, Virginia murder rate (i.e. We saw some crazy killers whose names became infamous like Pops Goins, teen-aged hit man Rakie Cloyd, and the Flax-Johnson crews. I live at the corner of Mulberry/Parkwood and would have to agree that there has been insane improvements. In addition to the homicides in the city, there was an It was a huge story for the city because so many felt the fear. I see a lot of drug activity still, but nothing too far off from normal city living. In the past 366 months, only 3 have passed without a killing, and all 3 have come in the last 8 months. 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). The year before, in 1993, there were 111. Dan-I was referring to the media. The rate is significantly lower than it was in 1994, when Subscribe 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. Wake up america. Well-done!! @C. Wayne Taylor Thats interesting. Family members and friends of Thomas and Brown filled opposite sides of the York courtroom Thursday to hear Thomas enter his guilty pleas. Police said Robinson was shot with a handgun. SMITH, Christopher Bryan Cory Johnson, 24, was convicted of eight counts of murder. Tapir briefly escapes enclosure at Florida zoo. Less of a direct connection that I wouldve expected, but still nice to see the trend. I moved here to Church Hill in 1992. A fourth defendant, Sandra Reavis, was not charged with murder but was convicted of conspiring to distribute crack cocaine. For reported, I assumed that he was referring to the media, not the police. I moved to Richmond in 1992 to go to Virginia Union University. Not to say theyre less important but, as a reader, I wouldnt care if a woman stabbed another if they were acquainted. John amazing job. I lived in it, through it and because of Gods grace made it. just because people dont die from a shooting doesnt mean its any safer. Back in 2003-2007 there were 7 killings within 5 blocks of my house (almost 2/year). I certainly did not have any idea of how dangerous the area was wow. Each of these quiet months has come in the last 8 months, and 2 of them have come in 2010. * Paper Moon tried to open on 18th Street Its extremely unlikely shell get out this time and any year soon. This is the kind of news MSM wont report either because of lack of time or lack of interest. At the outset of the trial, U.S. Attorney Richard Cullen said it was the first such case in the country under the 3-year-old law involving multiple defendants who faced the death penalty if convicted. Back when the RTD did that report on murders in Richmond, I found a website that reported murders for Richmond and 7 surrounding counties. Yes, not all of the non-fatal incidents make the big media. So far in 2010, Richmond has seen 19 murders (6 of which have come in the East End). Id be interested in seeing Aggravated Assault numbers for the past 10 years (or more) if anyone reading has access. 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. I left Richmond in 1999. @2020 - Church Hill Peoples News. After my parents divorce we moved uptown. By the early '50s, the public discussion of the subject - and the sensitivities surrounding it - had it sounding very much like the discussions of today. In his confession, Brown said Thomas had been telling people he had made her pregnant. On October 14, 1994, 20-year-old Christopher Goins went to the Gilpin Court apartment of 14-year-old Tamika Jones, who was seven months pregnant with Goins child, and killed Tamikas parents, her 9-year-old sister, Nicole, her 4-year-old brother, David, and her 3-year-old brother, Robert. Brown, 27, of Mechanicsville, the son of a Richmond preacher, had told York Investigator J.E. Dispatchers transferred 38 calls to the call center from October to December 2022, and Richmonds Crisis Response Team responded to 227 calls for service from August to December 2022. ''She had lost her mother, and her father had lost their home. and pray for the famalies of victims killed by my former associates. the Murderpedia project stay alive. Things got so bad that the U.S. 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 Right now we have a shot gun victim, female, whos looks like shes going to make it. During a confession Hugh Joseph Brown gave to police Aug. 13, 1992, he said the last thing his pregnant girlfriend said before he shot her at least six times and then set her body afire was that she loved him. My brother was the 47th homicide victim that year in April, on Lynnhaven Ave. Its a totally different place now. Any one or two of these incidents might happen in a given year, but that year seemed to see it all (including a triple killing on 31st Street in Sugar Bottom, and twin killings on 30th/O Street and 30th/P Streets less than 24 hours apart). * Sharon Bottoms custody case was going through the courts CHPN focuses on activities and events at the neighborhood level, and on larger events with direct impact on the community. By 1942, there were 43. Learn how your comment data is processed. Powerball ticket forgotten in coat pocket turns out to be $1 million winner. At that time, the Fulton Hill Hustlers were active in the area as crack and heroin dealers. To keep creating III, Charles Stanard There is a growing area of the East End, encompassing Union Hill, St.Johns, the southern areas of Fairmount and Church Hill North, Fulton, and Montrose where this type of violence has receded since 200607 and is increasingly foreign. Then he shot her, turned her body over, shot her at least five more times, and set her body afire. Advertise With Us Privacy / Use / Copyright / Disclaimer. crack houses everywhere. WebBriley and his brothers were linked to about a dozen murders in the Richmond area. WebVirginias murder rate was comparatively smaller than the countrys average, which stood at 4.5 murders per 100,000. It brought back a lot of cringes, but relief that those days are hopefully gone for good. To add one more macabre item to this horrible year in April, 1994 Timothy Spencer, aka the Southside Strangler for his murderous rampage on the Southside in 1987, was put to death. RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Richmond Police are investigating following a car crash and a shooting that left 1 person dead. Graduating two years late. You are soooo right about not being able to shake the images of those times from my head. The yearly toll stayed over 100 for 10 straight years, hitting 161 in 1994 and 140 in 1997. WebIn February 1993, James Roane, Cory Johnson, and Richard Tipton were convicted in the Eastern District of Virginia for an array of criminal activity, including several capital murders, arising out of drug-trafficking operations in and near Richmond. In 2021, only 51% of homicides were solved, Dog rescued after falling 12 feet into Georgia storm drain. It would be interesting to find out what percentage of shooting and stabbing victims wind up at MCV. She had been strangled with a ligature and ratchet-type device. Break-ins all the time so businesses didnt stay. Where we now have months with no killings, a Times-Dispatch article that year thought a 10-day span without a homicide was noteworthy. 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. 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. This article is an exhample of why CHPN was awarded the best community blog award this year. 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. Jake, you have a tough job, and you see the results of a lot of violence; thank you for what you do. Feb. 28 (UPI) -- A Michigan woman said a Powerball ticket found forgotten in the pocket of her husband's coat turned out to be a $1 million winner. RT @chpn: 1994: Richmonds worst year? GRAPH: Murders per 100,000 1980-2009 (Richmond, Virginia), DATA: Murders per 100,000 1980-2009 (Richmond, Virginia). 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