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The 2010 arrest data for Lancaster County as shown on the Virginia State Police website is incomplete due to a coding error that was discovered earlier this year. The sheriff's staff is working to resubmit the data, but it will take several months to do so for all of the 2010 cases, and for earlier years as well.
The 2010 arrest data may be downloaded here as an Adobe portable document (.pdf). The report contains no names or personal identifying information.
The following explanations may help you to understand this report:
1. Charge: This column lists the state code section or local ordinance number. A slash (/) means that there is a state code that allows locality to enact an ordinance (example: failure to remove trash, weeds, etc.), and is followed by the local ordinance number.
2. F/M: The column indicates the seriousness of the charge. "F" stands for a Felony offense, "M" stands for a Misdemeanor offense, and "T" stands for a Traffic offense. Immediately preceding the F/M indicator may be the letter "L", "C", or "S". "L" stands for a Local Ordinance charge; "C" stands for a Commonwealth (state) charge; "S" stands for a State charge, and should not have been used. All "S" charges are being modified to "C".
3. Total Warrants: This is the total number of warrants/charges issued during calendar year 2010 for the Charge.
4. Total Served: This is the total number of warrants served during calendar year 2010 for the Charge. The Total Served of zero (0) means that the warrant was still outstanding as of midnight, Dec. 31, 2010.
5. Description: This is a brief description of the offense. The handwritten notes indicate that there is no description tied to the charge in the database.
A designated staff member is working to correct the data errors for resubmission to the Virginia State Police pursuant to the mandated National Incident Based Report System.
If you have any questions about the report, please call Sheriff Crockett at 462-5111.
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