RD153 - Annual Report on Violent Crime Strike Forces and State/Local Anti-Crime Partnerships (2005)


Executive Summary:
Upon request, the Department of State Police currently provides law enforcement assistance to localities through the Violent Crimes Strike Force and the Anti-Crime Partnerships. To enable the Department to provide greater assistance to localities, the Counter-Terrorism and Criminal Interdiction Unit increases the Department’s capability to assist localities by providing a cadre of highly mobile troopers to immediately blanket areas of escalating criminal activity. The Counter-Terrorism and Criminal Interdiction Unit in the Bureau of Criminal Investigation has seven separate areas that are consistent with the geographical boundaries of the seven field divisions. During Fiscal Year 2005, partnership initiatives were conducted in the Cities of Lynchburg, Richmond, Leesburg, Franklin, and Hampton. These operations have proven successful in accomplishing established goals of violent crime suppression and enforcement of illegal firearm and narcotics violations.

The results of operations conducted during FY 2005 are as follows:


Persons Arrested: 150
Total Charges: 297
Felony: 126
Misdemeanor: 171
Value of Drugs Seized: $45,120
Currency Seized: $17,213
Weapons Seized: 24
Assets Seized: $21,100
Total: $83,433

The Department of State Police will continue to monitor all operations to ensure that program objectives are met and that those communities that have requested assistance are receiving law enforcement support to the degree necessary in identified problem areas. This will provide citizens with a higher degree of confidence that their neighborhoods and streets are safe, secure, and are no longer havens for criminal activity.