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Police report: overall crime down in first quarter, property crimes and traffic incidents rose
Summary
The police chief reported first-quarter FY26 statistics showing an overall decrease year-over-year but increases in property crimes (including some robberies) and traffic accidents; proactive policing measures rose by 16 percent compared with the same quarter last year.
The Manassas Park Police Department presented first-quarter FY26 crime statistics at the Oct. 21 meeting, reporting that overall crime counts were lower than the same quarter last year but that the department observed increases in certain property crimes, robberies and traffic-related incidents.
The chief said that small absolute changes in low-count categories can produce large percentage swings; motor-vehicle deaths and some traffic accidents showed increases while other crime types declined. A heat-map of incident locations showed that crimes were scattered throughout the city rather than concentrated in a single hot spot.
Calls for service data highlighted small increases in domestic calls, traffic accidents and noise complaints. The department also reported a 16 percent increase in proactive policing metrics (traffic stops, extra patrols, DUI enforcement) compared with the prior-year quarter.
Council members asked about overdose incidents and overdose fatalities; the chief said he believed overdoses were down but did not have the precise figures at the meeting and offered to provide the numbers to council members. The presentation included a notation that one page header contained a typographical error (FY25 on top and FY26 on bottom) which staff acknowledged and corrected in future materials.
