Nearly all types of crime fell in Richmond in 2025, with significant drops in gun violence even as the city’s murder count held steady from the year prior at 54. Domestic assaults roseOne of the most concerning trends police have flagged are increases in domestic violence, although some of that is due to a change in how RPD is classifying certain crimes, and the total number of domestic assaults still remained below 2020 and 2021 levels. This year we’re going to focus on domestic assaults and taking those cases very seriously.”Despite the overall dip in major crimes last year, aggravated domestic assaults rose 113% and were the biggest contributor to Richmond’s 8% increase in violent crime. A significant part of the increase is due to a change in how RPD classifies domestic assaults involving strangulation or grabbing of the neck. But in 2025, RPD began reporting them as aggravated domestic assaults, a more serious type of crime that typically carries a felony charge.