CRIMEVIRGINIA MERCURY
Crime down across Virginia in 2025, per new VSP report and more headlines
A Virginia State Police report indicates crime decreased across Virginia in 2025. Additional headlines include the Justice Department appointing a lawyer to lead Virginia’s federal prosecutor’s office, a Virginia Department of Social Services office evacuation due to threats, a study mapping heat islands in Northern Virginia, and air quality concerns from Canadian wildfire smoke.
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- Preliminary FBI data shows a sharp drop in violent crime
- Preliminary FBI data shows a sharp drop in violent crime