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Hopewell police report violent crime up year-over-year, outline steps to engage HRHA tenants
Summary
Police reported a year-to-date increase in violent crime (32→41, +28%), described two recent homicides with arrests made, and outlined stepped-up patrols, improved camera coverage at HRHA properties, group-violence interventions, and planned CPTED work in public-housing sites.
The Hopewell Police Department reported Tuesday that violent crime is up 28% year over year, from 32 incidents to 41, while property crime is down about 22%.
Chief (presenting the June 2025 report) said two homicides — one May 3 at Thomas Roth Court and one June 4 at Piper Square — led to arrests and that neither victim was a resident of HRHA property. The department said it has been coordinating with…
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