Editing Orange County, Virginia (section)

===Crime===
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In November 2017, there was one [[Sex offender registries in the United States|registered sex offender]] living in Orange County.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sex-offender.vsp.virginia.gov/sor/ |title=VA State Police Sex Offender Registry |access-date=January 16, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230110656/http://sex-offender.vsp.virginia.gov/sor/ |archive-date=December 30, 2013 }}</ref>

On April 6, 2014, George Toombs, a 10-year-old boy, was shot and killed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbc29.com/story/25181677/orange-county-sheriff-investigates-fatal-shooting-of-10-year-old-boy |title=Sheriff Investigates Fatal Shooting of 10-Year-Old, 2 Charged |access-date=December 5, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207063835/http://www.nbc29.com/story/25181677/orange-county-sheriff-investigates-fatal-shooting-of-10-year-old-boy |archive-date=December 7, 2014 |work=NBC News }}</ref> The suspect in the case was scheduled to appear in court on murder charges on February 15, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbc29.com/story/27518451/2-charged-in-connection-with-orange-boys-death-to-appear-in-court-feb-15 |title=2 Charged in Connection with Orange Boy's Death to Appear in Court |access-date=December 4, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207062916/http://www.nbc29.com/story/27518451/2-charged-in-connection-with-orange-boys-death-to-appear-in-court-feb-15 |work=NBC News |archive-date=December 7, 2014 }}</ref> The boys' mother was also charged with felony child neglect.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Carie|first=Julie|date=April 8, 2014|title=Prosecutors Believe Virginia Man Shot Fiancee's 10-Year-Old Son Intentionally|work=[[NBC Washington]]|url=https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/10-year-old-son-shot-killed-billy-joe-lee-tina-toombs-george-toombs/123283/|access-date=October 8, 2020}}</ref>

While extremely rare in the county, a second fatal shooting occurred on June 29, 2014, in Gordonsville resulting in the death of Clyde Johnson.<ref>[http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/man-shot-to-death-in-gordonsville-area-suspect-arrested/article_6d710d74-fffb-11e3-8122-001a4bcf6878.html "Gordonsville Shooting"], ''Daily Progress''</ref>

On April 12, 2012, 84-year-old James Weaver was bludgeoned to death in his home by a Louisa County man who used to do work around Weaver's home.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbc29.com/story/23363653/guilty-plea-entered-in-orange-county-murder |title=AGuilty Plea Entered in Orange County Murder |access-date=December 5, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207065416/http://www.nbc29.com/story/23363653/guilty-plea-entered-in-orange-county-murder |work=NBC News |archive-date=December 7, 2014 }}</ref>

On September 10, 2010, 19-year-old Samantha Clarke disappeared from her Orange home. Her disappearance remains unsolved.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hillier|first=Bianca|date=August 31, 2018|title=Samantha Clarke still missing eight years after vanishing from family home in Virginia|work=[[NBC News]]|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/missing-in-america/samantha-clarke-still-missing-eight-years-after-vanishing-family-home-n905346|access-date=October 8, 2020}}</ref>

Orange County Sheriff's office maintained 36 sworn officers in 2012. The Town of Orange had 15 sworn officers and the Town of Gordonsville five. In 2012, the incident rate for the county was 1.6%, for the town of Orange 6.1%, and the Town of Gordonsville 3.4%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vsp.state.va.us/Crime_in_Virginia.shtm |title=2012 VSP-UCR |access-date=November 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125211637/http://www.vsp.state.va.us/Crime_in_Virginia.shtm |archive-date=November 25, 2011 }}</ref>