Analysis of Police Department vice reports for 2011 discloses that drug violations are the predominant vice offense reported in Richmond.
| Offense | Count | |
| DRUG EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS | 52 | 2.5% |
| DRUG/NARCOTIC VIOLATION | 1946 | 93.1% |
| GAMBLING (OPERATING/PROMOTING/ASSISTING) | 6 | 0.3% |
| GAMBLING/BETTING/WAGERING | 1 | 0.0% |
| PORNOGRAPHY/OBSCENE MATERIAL | 17 | 0.8% |
| PROSTITUTION | 68 | 3.3% |
| PROSTITUTION (ASSISTING/PROMOTING) | 1 | 0.0% |
| Grand Total | 2091 |
Over half of the top fourteen blocks for vice in Richmond are associated with rental property and 43% are within or adjacent to RRHA developments.
The vice activity in Richmond thus is concentrated at identifiable properties. State law declares this activity to be a nuisance and provides abundant criminal and civil authority to end it. The City should exercise that authority to control nuisance drug, prostitution, and liquor activity.
The 2011 data that support these conclusions are here.