If you’ve checked out the local news outlets over the past few years, you already know that street gang crime and gun violence are on the rise in Richmond. But there are also lots of stories about how local law enforcement and the community is fighting back to reclaim Richmond.
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Check out local news coverage of gun and gang violence in Richmond, and how police and the community are fighting back.
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Number of Richmond Street Gangs & Groups
1260+
Number of Suspected Gang Members in Richmond
644
Combined Homicides, Aggravated Assaults, & Robberies Committed with a Firearm in Richmond in 2016
Here’s a look at both the bad and good news about gang crime and gun violence in Richmond and around Virginia over recent years:
2018
Richmond Police investigate shooting on Westover Hills Boulevard
August 2, 2018
WTVR-TV
VCU to provide free dental care for “Give Kids a Smile Day”
January 29, 2018
WRIC-TV
Violent crime in Richmond drops 2% in 2017
January 25, 2018
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Chesterfield man, 24, shot to death in South Richmond
January 19, 2018
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Henrico police identify woman, 21, who died following weekend shooting
January 16, 2018
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Ex.-N.C. gang member sentenced to 20 years in botched drug robbery that killed Chesterfield man who lived in shed
January 11, 2018
Richmond Times-Dispatch
First of 4 defendants to be tried in 2016 ‘mansion party’ shootings convicted in two men’s deaths; 20-year term recommended
January 10, 2018
Richmond Times-Dispatch
2017
Second suspect arrested in murder connected to other Richmond violence
December 18, 2017
WTVR-TV
Jury to deliberate in Richmond murder trial for Chesterfield man killed in drug-related case
December 11, 2017
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Gun rights group threatens legal action against Virginia governor over gun ban at Lee Monument
November 29, 2017
The Blaze
Man denied gun sale claims racial discrimination
November 23, 2017
NBC 12 News
Police: Man charged in South Richmond homicide bought gun days before deadly shooting
November 21, 2017
Richmond Times-Dispatch
38 MS-13 members arrested in Md., Va., as part of national gang crackdown
November 17, 2017
WTOP
Troubled Essex Village apartments sold, renamed
November 17, 2017
Richmond Free Press
His girlfriend was killed on live TV – and he just beat the NRA’s pick to get elected
November 8, 2017
Miami Herald
After summer’s unrest, groups come together to address divisions
November 6, 2017
The Daily Progress
Richmond man pleads guilty in case tied to South Richmond gang, heroin distribution and at least 3 deaths, including murder
October 30, 2017
Richmond Times-Dispatch
L. C. Bird graduate turned gang member gets 25 years in killing of Chesterfield man in botched drug robbery
October 25, 2017
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Police: 6 gang members from Richmond, Chesterfield arrested in Chesdin Landing ‘mansion party’ killings
October 20, 2017
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Va. lawmakers respond to Gov. McAuliffe’s call for new gun control
October 9, 2017
CBS 6 News
McAuliffe says he’ll seek new gun restrictions in Virginia after Las Vegas massacre
October 6, 2017
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Richmond police plan weapons ban at pro-Confederate protest Saturday on Monument Avenue
September 13, 2017
Richmond Times-Dispatch
One of four N.C. gang members accused of killing Chesterfield man in botched drug robbery pleads no contest to murder
August 7, 2017
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Resolving conflict focus in youth camp this Saturday
July 21, 2017
Richmond Free Press
Why do teens keep getting murdered in Richmond? Inside the gang violence in the city’s public housing communities
June 25, 2017
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Chief Durham: Social media driving youth violence in Richmond
June 17, 2017
CBS 6 News
Richmond Police Department welcomes 18 new officers in times of growing violence, high turnover
June 8, 2017
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia State Trooper dies after Mosby Court shooting; Richmond man in custody
May 27, 2017
Richmond Times-Dispatch
ICE nabs MS-13 gang member in Chesterfield
April 5, 2017
CBS 6 News
22 Virginia residents arrested in largest gun bust in Brooklyn history
March 8, 2017
CBS 6 News
Richmond Sheriff says gang activity is reaching dangerous levels
February 17, 2017
ABC 8 News
‘Inactive’ Bloods member wants to rid neighborhood of gangs
February 17, 2017
ABC 8 News
Richmond Mayor Stoney: ‘9 homicides are 9 too many’
February 10, 2017
NBC 12 News
Richmond violent crime up at least 20 percent over 2016
February 3, 2017
CBS 6 News
Woman claims Henrico police got it wrong, she doesn’t ‘gang bang’
February 2, 2017
NBC 12 News
2016
Petersburg gang shooting caught on video is emblematic of city’s recurring gun violence
December 22, 2016
Richmond Times-Dispatch
The MS13 Moves (Again) to Expand on US East Coast
December 2, 2016
InsightCrime.org
Officials probe gang ties to deadly Chesterfield mansion party
October 21, 2016
CBS 6 News
2015 & Earlier
Fists and Facebook: Richmond schools and police combine efforts to squash
April 21, 2015
Style Weekly
Alleged gang members in major cocaine bust appear in court
March 14, 2013
Richmond Times Dispatch
Body Count: A spike in homicide leaves Richmond on edge
October 9, 2012
Style Weekly
Police concerned about increase in gang activity
NBC 12 News
February 10, 2010
National gangs take root in area
January 26, 2009
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Gang News Elsewhere in Virginia
MS-13 gains recruits and power in U.S. as teens surge across border
June 17, 2017
The Washington Post
Roundtable tells senator about growing problem of gangs in N. Va.
May 16, 2017
WTOP
Northern Va. leaders detail plans to fight local gang activity
March 30, 2017
WTOP
Two Salvadorans in ICE custody as investigation into Bedford teen’s homicide continues
March 31, 2017
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Northern Virginia gang activity ‘out of control,’ says police chief
March 3, 2017
The Washington Times
Feds: Virginia prison guards tried to smuggle drugs in for gang
November 4, 2016
Associated Press
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