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There have been 189 Homicides in DC in 2022 and 214 homicides in DC During same period in 2021

Count details	2022	2021
Total Homicides	189	214
Unknown	0	0
Police-Involved Deaths	4	6
Vehicular Homicides	5	2
Metropolitan Police Department Homicide Count	185	211
Vehicular Accidents	18	31

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Daily News

Judge Prepares Jury for Deliberations In Homicide Case Involving 17-Year-Old Girl

Details On Nov. 30, the defense attorneys and prosecutors argued before the jury during a trial as they presented their closing arguments for a homicide that resulted in the murder of... Read More

Judge Denies Release For Homicide Defendant Again After Being Hospitalized

Details On Nov. 30, defense attorneys Anthony Matthews and Rachel Cicurel submitted another oral motion for the release of a homicide defendant after he got hospitalized for the second time after... Read More

Parties Deliver Closing Arguments in Co-Defendant Homicide Trial

Details During a Nov. 29 jury trial, two parties delivered closing arguments and the judge reversed her previous ruling on a motion in a 2017 murder case. On Aug. 10, 2017,... Read More

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Interactive Map

Our real-time map not only shows you where homicides are taking place in DC. It also gives information on each incident.

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Timeline

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Data Explorer

DC Witness tracks homicide and non-fatal shooting cases from act to judicial resolution, gathering data on each incident. Would you like to see what the data shows? Check it out here.

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Features

More than 300 Gun-Related Shootings in DC So Far

By Bersabel Ephrem - November 18, 2022
Daily Stories | Data | Featured |

Details There have been 395 incidents involving shootings in Washington, DC in 2022. Graphic by Mark Lu Read More

Seven Homicides in First Half of November

By Bersabel Ephrem - November 18, 2022
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Details There have been nine non-fatal shootings and seven homicides so far this month. Graphic by Mark Lu Read More

Three Homicide Defendants Sentenced So Far This Year

By Bersabel Ephrem - November 18, 2022
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Details Three people who were detained in 2022 received sentences in the same year. As of Nov. 15, D.C. Witness shows 313 murder suspects,n charged with first- or second-degree murder, were... Read More

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During our End of Year fundraising campaign, D.C. Witness is asking for your help to continue to provide transparency of the local criminal justice system that has become broken due to outdated infrastructure and technology. D.C. Witness is a unique 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization designed to harness information to address homicide, domestic violence and sexual assault cases. Please help D.C. Witness reach our year-end fundraising goal. We are hoping to raise $10,000 by Dec. 31. The tax-deductible donations will be matched dollar-for-dollar. Please consider helping support our work to bring transparency to our city's criminal justice system.

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