Public Safety Summary
The safety and security of the Hampton Roads region affects citizen attitudes about their communities and their government. Highlights of the region's progress include:
- The Hampton Roads region has the highest rates of violent and property crime in Virginia, but crime rates have decreased since 2000.
- The traffic fatality and alcohol-related traffic fatality rates are lower than the state average in the Hampton Roads region.
- Juvenile intakes provide a measure of adolescent behavior problems occurring in the community; after remaining fairly constant for six years, the juvenile intake rate in the Hampton Roads region decreased in 2008 but rose again slightly in 2009.
The public safety indicators help to assess the progress that the region is making and understand the key factors that influence the safety and security of the citizens in the region.
