Drug, Theft Violations on the Rise in Mount Vernon

MOUNT VERNON, VA — Fairfax County has released crime statistics for 2016 for the Mount Vernon District and the rest of the county, and overall the county saw a 2 percent increase in crime in 2016 compared to the year before. Mount Vernon saw significant increases in drug and theft violations.

The crime statistics page, which was released by the county on Wednesday, allows you to view overall crime stats and also narrow it down to police districts.

The Mount Vernon District reported 48 sex offenses in 2016, compared to 26 in 2015. Homicides and kidnappings fell, but assaults rose from 1,385 to 1,471.

Crimes against property rose for Mount Vernon from 3,543 to 3,829 in the district, and crimes against society jumped from 813 to 1,004 from 2015 to 2016. The main drivers, respectively, were a big increase in larceny/theft violations from 1,787 to 1,927, while drag/narcotic offenses went from 704 to 875.

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“The mission of the Fairfax County Police Department is to prevent and fight crime through community engagement and information sharing, and it is this partnership that keeps Fairfax County the safest jurisdiction of its size in the United States," Fairfax County Police Chief Col. Edwin Roessler said in a statement.

View the full reports here.

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