Reforms created a surge in police decertifications

Four long orange bars are compared to 13 grey bars that are much smaller.
Prior to the reforms enacted in 2021, Virginia officers could only be decertified for specific drug or criminal offenses or for failing to complete required training. From 1999 to 2009, only three officers were decertified.
Chart: Dillon Bergin Source: MuckRock/Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism analysis of Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services data Get the data Created with Datawrapper