NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — New Year’s Eve was two days ago, but Commonwealth’s Attorney Ramin Fatehi continues to celebrate, as Norfolk’s homicide rate for 2025 is lower than any in recent memory.
“What we saw in Norfolk was an absolutely historic year in terms of homicide,” Fatehi said in a Friday interview with WAVY. “It’s the lowest number that we’ve had over the past 30 years, if not the past 40 or 50 years.”
He pointed to the closest he could find — 27 homicides in 2005…