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Forcible Sexual Assaults Down in Fairfax County, State
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McGruff - The Crime Dog!
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Date: August 31, 2012 07:05AM
Forcible Sexual Assaults Down in Fairfax County, State
FCPD, Virginia State Police unsure of what caused downward trend.
By Andre L. Taylor
August 28, 2012
http://mclean.patch.com/articles/forcible-sexual-assaults-down-in-fairfax-county-state-f1fdd0f9
Though Fairfax County police are combing the streets searching for those involved in a sexual assault last week in Merrifield, they report the number of such attacks investigated by the agency have actually gone down in recent years.
Over the past three years, there has been a steady decrease in sexual assaults in Fairfax County as well as the state, according to the agency. In 2011, Fairfax County police investigated 251 forcible sex offenses, down from 320 investigations in 2010.
FCPD spokesman Bud Walker said in 2012, the department has investigated 154 forcible sex offenses — “at this time last year, we had investigated 160," he said.
The Aug. 19 sexual assault in Merrifield was the second reported in the area since May, when a 50-year-old woman was attacked by two men around 1 a.m. in the 2400 block of Gallows Road near the W&OD Trail. The woman was hospitalized after the attack. Walker said there are currently no leads.
In another incident, two 14-year-old girls were assaulted in McLean last week. They were walking along Chain Bridge Road on Aug. 20 when a man ran towards them and grabbed them. The man ran away after the girls screamed. They reported to police that they had both been touched inappropriately, but neither were injured.
Despite the recent cases, police do not know the cause of the overall decrease. Corrine Geller, a spokeswoman for the Virginia State Police, said her agency has investigated 50 forcible sexual assaults through June 30 of this year. VSP investigated 211 forcible sexual assaults and assisted other state agencies in 78 other investigations in 2011.
With nine full-time detectives and one lieutenant, Walker said Fairfax County's Sex Crimes Unit has seen the number of cases they investigate decrease. He said the unit has not investigated a forcible sexual assault that ended in death.
Geller said VSP has several violent crimes investigators designated to the seven field offices the agency maintains throughout the Commonwealth. She said some of those investigators have received special training to deal with victims of a sex crime. In today’s technology era, Geller said VSP has also developed a unit to handle online sex-related crimes.
“We also have agents assigned to our High-Tech Crimes Division who trained in investigating sex crimes associated with online cases,” Geller said.
FCPD, Virginia State Police unsure of what caused downward trend.
By Andre L. Taylor
August 28, 2012
http://mclean.patch.com/articles/forcible-sexual-assaults-down-in-fairfax-county-state-f1fdd0f9
Though Fairfax County police are combing the streets searching for those involved in a sexual assault last week in Merrifield, they report the number of such attacks investigated by the agency have actually gone down in recent years.
Over the past three years, there has been a steady decrease in sexual assaults in Fairfax County as well as the state, according to the agency. In 2011, Fairfax County police investigated 251 forcible sex offenses, down from 320 investigations in 2010.
FCPD spokesman Bud Walker said in 2012, the department has investigated 154 forcible sex offenses — “at this time last year, we had investigated 160," he said.
The Aug. 19 sexual assault in Merrifield was the second reported in the area since May, when a 50-year-old woman was attacked by two men around 1 a.m. in the 2400 block of Gallows Road near the W&OD Trail. The woman was hospitalized after the attack. Walker said there are currently no leads.
In another incident, two 14-year-old girls were assaulted in McLean last week. They were walking along Chain Bridge Road on Aug. 20 when a man ran towards them and grabbed them. The man ran away after the girls screamed. They reported to police that they had both been touched inappropriately, but neither were injured.
Despite the recent cases, police do not know the cause of the overall decrease. Corrine Geller, a spokeswoman for the Virginia State Police, said her agency has investigated 50 forcible sexual assaults through June 30 of this year. VSP investigated 211 forcible sexual assaults and assisted other state agencies in 78 other investigations in 2011.
With nine full-time detectives and one lieutenant, Walker said Fairfax County's Sex Crimes Unit has seen the number of cases they investigate decrease. He said the unit has not investigated a forcible sexual assault that ended in death.
Geller said VSP has several violent crimes investigators designated to the seven field offices the agency maintains throughout the Commonwealth. She said some of those investigators have received special training to deal with victims of a sex crime. In today’s technology era, Geller said VSP has also developed a unit to handle online sex-related crimes.
“We also have agents assigned to our High-Tech Crimes Division who trained in investigating sex crimes associated with online cases,” Geller said.
Re: Forcible Sexual Assaults Down in Fairfax County, State
Posted by:
Sheila Olem
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Date: August 31, 2012 11:14AM
"Forcible Sexual Assaults Down in Fairfax County and Virginia"
So when are Sexual Assaults NOT Forcible?
So when are Sexual Assaults NOT Forcible?
Re: Forcible Sexual Assaults Down in Fairfax County, State
Posted by:
Ito
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Date: August 31, 2012 02:04PM
Sheila Olem Wrote:
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> "Forcible Sexual Assaults Down in Fairfax County
> and Virginia"
> So when are Sexual Assaults NOT Forcible?
Sometimes the mouth says "No" but the eyes say "yes".
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> "Forcible Sexual Assaults Down in Fairfax County
> and Virginia"
> So when are Sexual Assaults NOT Forcible?
Sometimes the mouth says "No" but the eyes say "yes".
Re: Forcible Sexual Assaults Down in Fairfax County, State
Posted by:
Analrapist
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Date: August 31, 2012 02:38PM
Unforcible sexual assaults however are up, up, up. Knock the bottom out it, fellas...