Albemarle County Police Department release annual report for 2024

Virginia law requires law enforcement agencies to report certain crime statistics. This takes the form of an annual report and the Albemarle County Police Department (ACPD) published their 2024 edition this morning.

“In 2024, we made significant progress, including a 3 percent decrease in calls for service (CFS), a 22 percent reduction in fatal car crashes, and a dramatic drop in homicides, contributing to an overall 14 percent decrease in Part 1 Crime, with violent crime down by 13 percent,” said Police Chief Sean Reeves in a written message to the community.

Reeves also noted that there was a seven percent increase in calls for service related to mental health. Some of these were answered by the Human Services Alternative Response Team (HART) of which ACPD is a member.

“This co-response unit pairs a trained officer with staff from fire rescue and human services to provide immediate, on-scene support for individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis,” reads page 13 of the report.

There were 13 graduates from the Albemarle County police academy. The department also began using space in the former J.C. Penney at Fashion Square Mall for the Public Safety Operations Center.

Speed cameras also went live in school zones. There were a total of 10,453 citations issued in 2024, including 5,948 in a 45-day warning period. The report adds this has resulted in a 49 percent reduction in speeding from September to December.

Some other highlights of the report:

• There were 75,403 total calls for service, down from 77,793 in 2023
• Twenty-seven percent of calls for disorderly conduct and 20 percent were animal-related. Another 10 percent were for shoplifting
• There were 891 mental health calls for service, up from 834 in 2023
• There were 2,188 vehicular crashes in 2024, up from from 2,035 in 2023
• There were seven traffic fatalities compared to ten in 2023
• There were two homicides in 2024 compared to six in 2023
• Other details on Part I crimes in the image below

Want to know more? Take a look at the report!

Before you go: This story was first published in the March 18, 2025 edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement. Now it’s been posted here!