Chesapeake, VA Police

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Chesapeake, Virginia, is in southeastern Virginia, and it has a population of 222,209 people. Chesapeake is an independent city and is not located in a county. Chesapeake has a council-manager form of government. The Mayor of the city is Rick W. West. The City Manager is James E. Baker.

City of Chesapeake
City Hall
306 Cedar Road
Chesapeake, VA 23322
757-382-2489

Rick W. West, Mayor
757-382-6153
rwest@cityofchesapeake.net

For the year 2016, Chesapeake had a crime index of 237.7, which is lower than the United States national crime index of 277.5. During that year, there were 14 murders in Chesapeake. There were 662 assaults, 215 robberies, and 78 rapes. There were also 743 reported burglaries, 4,938 reported thefts, 320 reported auto thefts, and 21 reported arsons. As of March 2019, there were 463 registered sex offenders living in Chesapeake. The ratio of residents to registered sex offenders was 510 to 1.

In the year 2016, there were 6,462 crimes reported in Chesapeake, which gave the city a crime rate of 2,691 per 100,000 persons. This is higher than the Virginia state crime rate of 2,001 per 100,000 persons, but lower than the United States national crime rate of 2,745 per 100,000 persons. Property crime was the most common crime in Chesapeake.