1. Multimedia Project Are we safe here? By: Ciara Hayes

2. Richmond’s Worst year? The worst year of crime in Richmond was 1994. In 1994, Richmond ended the year with 182 homicides (160 confirmed bodies). The worst month in history was August 1994 with 25 homicides that month.

3. ●VCU enrollment dropped in 1994 because of lack of safety ●Tamika Jones’ (top right story) entire family except for herself and 21 month year old sister, Kenya was shot and killed. Her parents, and three siblings were found dead in her home after a brutal attack by Christopher Goins, the father of Tamika’s unborn child. Homicides

4. Richmond is labeled in the top six “Murder capitals” with a population of 100,000 to 250,000. http://chpn.net/maps/1994 - Richmond murder data.pdf Murder Capital

5. Are we safe now? The crime rates have decreased significantly, since 1994. In 2014, there were 43 murders throughout the entire year.

6. Richmond is a city of progress with more work to be done. While the crime index has decreased substantially, it is still well above the National and State averages. Not quite, but we are trying.

7. Work Cited Newspaper Articles/ Images Murden, John. Projected (1994). 6 Aug. 2010. Flickr. Web. 27 Feb. 2016. Murden, John. Steeped in Homicide (1994). 23 July. 2010. Flickr. Web. 27 Feb. 2016. Murden, John. First half of '94 sets homicide-rate record (1994). 4 Aug. 2010. Flickr.Web. 27 Feb. 2016. Murden, John. At least 3 hurt in shooting (1994). 4 Aug. 2010. Flickr.Web. 27 Feb.2016. Murden, John. Shooting at Broad and Pine Street (1994). 20 July. 2010. Flickr. Web. 27 Feb. 2016. Murden, John. Five are killed in Gilpin Court Shooting (1994). 6. Aug. 2010. Flickr. Web. 27 Feb. 2016. (all pictures cited above are from Richmond Times Dispatch in 1994) Murden, John. Richmond’s worst year?. 15 Aug. 2010. Church Hill People’s News. Web. 27 Feb.2016. Yoo, Diana. Annual Reported Murder Rates for Six “Murder” Capitals. 2014. FBI reporting statistics. Web. 27 Feb. 2016 Richmond Violent Crime Index. 2016.City Rating. Web. 27 Feb.2016 Catrow, Ross. Yearly Homicides since 1992. 22. Dec. 2014. rvanews.com. Web. 27 Feb.2016 I

8. Work Cited ( ALL OTHER PICTURES USED ARE MY OWN) Information used Holmberg, Mark. “20 years ago: Gilpin Court Massacre in Richmond.” Crime and Justice. (2014): Web. 27 Feb.2016 Murden, John. “Richmond’s worst year?” chpn.net. Church Hill People’s News, 15 Aug. 2010. Web. 27 Feb. 2016.