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Virginia Beach enforcement officers handle one justifiable homicide in 2021
Published 06/01/23
Of all types of crime tracked by the NIBRS, justifiable homicide was the 41st most popular crime handled by the Virginia Beach office.
Officers in Virginia Beach were involved in 20,429 offenses throughout the year.
The NIBRS was designed to provide detail and context around crime stats. Under the previous system, only the most serious crime related to an incident would be logged. If an incident involved a homicide as well as aggravated assault and theft, only a homicide would be recorded in criminal statistics.
It is used by law enforcement at all levels, from local to federal.
100 locations with highest amount of justifiable homicide offenses across US in 2021
| Location | NUMBER OF OFFENCES |
|---|---|
| Detroit | 29 |
| Memphis | 27 |
| Indianapolis | 19 |
| Charlotte-Mecklenburg | 19 |
| Atlanta | 17 |
| Dallas | 15 |
| Milwaukee | 15 |
| Louisville Metro | 9 |
| Bibb | 7 |
| Springfield | 7 |
| Amarillo | 7 |
| Montgomery County Police Department | 6 |
| Winston-Salem | 6 |
| Portland | 6 |
| Austin | 6 |
| Hampton | 6 |
| Mobile | 5 |
| Alaska State Troopers | 5 |
| Reno | 5 |
| Raleigh | 5 |
| Corpus Christi | 5 |
| Harris | 5 |
| Richmond | 5 |
| Lakewood | 4 |
| Tulsa | 4 |
| Anderson | 4 |
| Richland | 4 |
| Metropolitan Nashville Police Department | 4 |
| Fort Worth | 4 |
| Daphne | 3 |
| Arvada | 3 |
| Denver | 3 |
| Baltimore County Police Department | 3 |
| Lincoln | 3 |
| Albuquerque | 3 |
| Durham | 3 |
| Oklahoma City | 3 |
| Lexington | 3 |
| Pierce | 3 |
| Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation | 3 |
| Mesa | 2 |
| Fort Smith | 2 |
| Escondido | 2 |
| Cobb County Police Department | 2 |
| DeKalb County Police Department | 2 |
| Davenport | 2 |
| Oakland | 2 |
| George | 2 |
| Medford | 2 |
| Salem | 2 |
| Columbia | 2 |
| Spartanburg | 2 |
| Lancaster | 2 |
| Pickens | 2 |
| Bolivar | 2 |
| College Station | 2 |
| Lubbock | 2 |
| Port Arthur | 2 |
| Wichita Falls | 2 |
| Uintah and Ouray Tribal | 2 |
| Prince William County Police Department | 2 |
| Spokane | 2 |
| Palmer | 1 |
| Buckeye | 1 |
| Little Rock | 1 |
| Fort Collins | 1 |
| Greeley | 1 |
| Gunnison | 1 |
| Loveland | 1 |
| Oak Creek | 1 |
| Westminster | 1 |
| Jefferson | 1 |
| Weld | 1 |
| Bridgeport | 1 |
| New Castle County Police Department | 1 |
| State Police, Kent County | 1 |
| State Police, Sussex County | 1 |
| Warner Robins | 1 |
| Rexburg | 1 |
| Springfield | 1 |
| Cedar Rapids | 1 |
| Appanoose | 1 |
| Elizabethtown | 1 |
| State Police, London | 1 |
| State Police, Morehead | 1 |
| Bienville | 1 |
| Auburn | 1 |
| Presque Isle | 1 |
| Waterville | 1 |
| Worcester | 1 |
| Ann Arbor | 1 |
| Flint | 1 |
| Kent | 1 |
| Delta | 1 |
| Olivia | 1 |
| Robbinsdale | 1 |
| Gulfport | 1 |
| Pascagoula | 1 |
| Bolivar | 1 |
| Sunflower | 1 |
| University City | 1 |
| St. Louis County Police Department | 1 |
| Kalispell | 1 |
| Boulder City | 1 |
| Henderson | 1 |
| Sparks | 1 |
| Douglas | 1 |
| Eden | 1 |
| Fuquay-Varina | 1 |
| Greensboro | 1 |
| Dickinson | 1 |
| Cass | 1 |
| Morton | 1 |
| Williams | 1 |
| Lawton | 1 |
| Stilwell | 1 |
| Beckham | 1 |
| Dewey | 1 |
| Harmon | 1 |
| State Police, Jackson County | 1 |
| State Police, Marion County | 1 |
| Malheur | 1 |
| Greenville | 1 |
| Orangeburg | 1 |
| Laurens | 1 |
| Cleveland | 1 |
| Jackson | 1 |
| Hamilton | 1 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Greene | 1 |
| Hickman | 1 |
| Overton | 1 |
| Arlington | 1 |
| Beaumont | 1 |
| Houston | 1 |
| Killeen | 1 |
| Lewisville | 1 |
| Plano | 1 |
| Richardson | 1 |
| Castro | 1 |
| State Police, Rutland | 1 |
| Roanoke | 1 |
| Virginia Beach | 1 |
| Augusta | 1 |
| Bedford | 1 |
| State Police, Bedford County | 1 |
| State Police, Goochland County | 1 |
| State Police, Rappahannock County | 1 |
| State Police, Washington County | 1 |
| Shenandoah | 1 |
| State Police, Caroline County | 1 |
| State Police, King George County | 1 |
| State Police, Page County | 1 |
| State Police, Wise County | 1 |
| State Police, Wythe County | 1 |
| State Police, Chesapeake | 1 |
| State Police, Virginia Beach | 1 |
| Everett | 1 |
| Longview | 1 |
| Seattle | 1 |
| State Police, Parkersburg | 1 |
| Appleton | 1 |
| Eau Claire | 1 |
| New Berlin | 1 |
| Oak Creek | 1 |
| West Allis | 1 |
| Chippewa | 1 |
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