Assaults Up In Mount Vernon District: Police Report

Crimes against property are down while assaults and crimes against society are up in the Mount Vernon Police District, according to newly-released 2017 crime statistics.

Assaults increased from 1,468 to 1,489 in Mount Vernon, the highest number of assault offenses among Fairfax County's eight police districts. Kidnapping offenses slightly went up while sex offenses went down. Mount Vernon had one homicide in 2017, compared to four the year prior.

Mount Vernon saw crimes against property decrease from 3,824 to 3,480 due to less crimes like larcenies/thefts, robberies and vandalisms. Crimes against society, which include drug offenses, pornography offenses and weapon violations, slightly went up from 1,006 to 1,055. One notable change was drug/narcotics offenses from 877 to 919.

Overall the county saw a 1.6 percent decrease in crime in 2017 compared to the year before. "The entire community worked with their police department to achieve these results for 2017," said Police Chief Edwin Roessler Jr. "Community engagement, information sharing, accountability and public trust energize our partnerships that keep Fairfax County the safest jurisdiction of its size in the United States."

The report breaks down crime statistics by offense, police district and patrol area. See the full crime statistics report for the Mount Vernon Police District and all of Fairfax County here.

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