Crimes Related to Drugs & Alcohol in Henrico County


by packy.levin on Nov 30, 2015 | Views: 141 | Score: 0

Drugs and alcohol can not only be dangerous for the person that uses them, but also for those around them. A person's judgment can be impaired, which can lead to harmful situations. Although we cannot always avoid situations where people are under the influence, by examining the number of crimes reported in a 7 week period of 2015 (Oct. 1 - Nov. 18) in Henrico County we can learn a lot about where these crimes related to drugs and alcohol happen.

Total Crimes Reported in 7 Week Period

Number of Crimes Reported
Narcotics297
DUI162
Drunkenness69
Liquor Law Violations16

One can see that there is a staggering amount of drug and alcohol related crimes in a short period of time. In this seven week period narcotic law violations were the largest drug and alcohol crime reported at 297. Alcohol related crimes were also quite high with 162 DUIs reported (6 of these DUIs were under the influence of drugs), 69 counts of drunkenness, and 16 liquor law violations. These numbers come out to about 6 narcotic violations and 5 alcohol related violations a day.

Magisterial District with Most Drug/Alcohol Related Crimes

Fairfield152
Varina115
Brookland92
Tuckahoe92
Three-Chopt80
Unknown13

So where are these crimes happening the most? According to the data Fairfield has highest amount of drug and alcohol related crimes with 152 when compared to other magisterial districts in Henrico County. The other magisterial districts were similar in amount of drug and alcohol related crime with Varina at 115, Brookland and Tuckahoe at 92, and Three-Chopt at 80.

Place with Most Drug & Alcohol Related Crimes

FairfieldVarinaBrooklandTuckahoeThree-Chopt
Moving Vehicle3637242837
Single Family Home221910166
Apartment Complex169640
School (K-12)117741
Department/Discount Store116262
Hotel/Motel37038
Fast Food101210
Jail/Prison01900
Restaruant01141
Bar/Lounge00016
Magisterial District
Crimes Reported
Sources: savvyroo.com

In more specific terms, the place where a person is most likely to be affected by someone using drugs and alcohol is on the road. 169 of these crimes were reported in moving vehicles. This number is likely the highest due to the DUI data used. One interesting thing is that schools had the fourth highest amount of drug and alcohol related crime. You would expect schools to be safer when it comes to drugs and alcohol because they do so much to prevent it. On the other hand bars and lounges, which are places that serve alcohol, are fairly low on the spectrum.

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