Jenkins will be the city's fifth chief in four years. He assumed the interim position in July after then-City Manager Tonya Chapman fired Police Chief Renado Prince.
Murder rate increased in Hampton Roads in 2020 compared to year prior
Hampton Roads saw an 18% murder rate increase
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HAMPTON ROADS, Va. - Hampton Roads saw an 18% increase in murder rates from 2019 to 2020.
News 3 requested the information from the Medical Examiner s Office which included statistics from Accomack, Chesapeake, Franklin City, Gloucester, Hampton, Isle of Wight, James City County, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Southampton, Suffolk, Surry, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, and York County, according to the Medical Examiners Office.
âIâm concerned and I think everybody should be concerned because murder rates affect everything, they affect our economy, it affects our well-being and affects our stress level,â said Richard James, a crime analyst and Former Norfolk Detective.
Portsmouth interim police chief delivers first-ever State of the Department briefing
Portsmouth Interim Police Chief Scott Burke called for unity in Portsmouth. He also addressed the rise in homicides last year. Author: Adriana De Alba Updated: 6:24 PM EST January 29, 2021
PORTSMOUTH, Va. It’s a harsh reality in Portsmouth: homicides are on the rise.
During a live-streamed press conference Friday, Scott Burke, the interim chief of the Portsmouth Police Department, delivered the department’s first-ever State of the Department briefing.
The department received submitted questions ahead of the press conference.
Overall, violent crime in Portsmouth declined by four percent in 2020.
However, the number of homicides in the city last year rose 133%, a massive increase. Many of those homicides involved guns.