It is located in Hanover County, VA. It has a population of 7,722 inhabitants. The crime rate is - 247.35 per 10.000 people. There have been 191 arrests in 2017. The city has seen a downtick in arrest records since last year by 0.002%. The majority of crimes committed in Ashland are larceny/theft crimes - 141 incarcerations, whereas the least popular crime is the arson - only 0 arrests.
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Most of the city arrests fall into 21-30 age group - 35%, the least crimes have committed people between 61-70 - 3.6%. When looking at arrest numbers - a great number of arrestees belonged to White race, whilst the least arrests had Hispanic race.
The city has seen more non-violent crimes than violent. There have been 31 felony charges and 160 non-violent crimes.
For the time period of 2007-2017, the city of Ashland averaged 268 violent crimes. Of that total, 1 was for murder/non-negligent manslaughter, another 26 was for legacy rape, 57 was for robbery, and 184 was for aggravated assault.
It is situated in Hanover county, Virginia with a total number of 29 employees - 4 female, 22 male officers and 3 civilians. Ashland PD ORI (Originated Agency Identifier) number is VA0420100, it belongs to the South Atlantic division in the South region with a region code of Region III.