Richmond's
drug problem almost always is
place-bound to specific property. Data from the Police
Department Database identify the centers of
drug, prostitution, and liquor violations in Richmond. The
2007 data update that list.
The median sentence for prostitution in Richmond is zero. This
unhappy fact supports the conclusion that arresting the prostitutes and
drug dealers won't have much effect until we deal with the
property owners who allow the
prostitution and drug dealing.
The Richmond
Redevelopment and Housing Authority maintains a huge
public nuisance
in our City. Not only are its tenants out of control, so are the
RRHA finances.
The RPD
offense reports illuminate the
RRHA problem and disclose others in the
400
& 600 blocks of Westover Hills Blvd.