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Fairfax County鈥檚 violent crime rates slightly decreased this year compared to last year, according to a new report from the police department.
The new data comes from FCPD鈥檚聽,聽which the department released today (Friday). The 64-page document reports a decrease in violent crime rates between 2017 and 2018 for homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
The report also provides comparisons between FCPD鈥檚 eight police districts for the number of driving while intoxicated (DWI) arrests, citations and dispatched calls.
The McLean District, which 聽Merrifield, Dunn Loring, Falls Church, McLean, Tyson鈥檚 Corner and Great Falls, fell on the higher end for the number of DWI arrests with 251 last year.
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The report says that officers from the McLean District teamed up last year with Fairfax County Public Schools to support 鈥溾�� to聽reduce traffic congestion and pollution near schools as the county grapples with transportation infrastructure challenges.
In addition to the crime statistics, the report also notes how many different types of complaints the Internal Affairs Bureau closed. A majority of internal complaints were closed 鈥� 129 out of 169. Out of the 129 external complaints, however, only 78 are closed and 51 are still open.
