| Count details | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|
| Total Homicides | 42 | 46 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 |
| Police-Involved Deaths | 2 | 0 |
| Vehicular Homicides | 2 | 2 |
| Metropolitan Police Department Homicide Count | 40 | 46 |
| Vehicular Accidents | 1 | 7 |
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By
Adriana Marroquin
- March 20, 2023
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Details After the District of Columbia Court of Appeals decided to reverse a defendant’s second-degree murder conviction, he is scheduled to be retried for a fourth time for his alleged involvement in... Read More
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Jeff Levine
- March 20, 2023
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Details DC Superior Court Judge Maribeth Raffinan accepted a guilty plea in a rape case dating back to March of 2018. In return for the agreement 22-year old Troy Ashley will... Read More
By
Adriana Marroquin
- March 20, 2023
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Details Two DC Superior Court judges sentenced a defendant to two life sentences without the possibility of release for two separate sexual abuse cases. A jury found Ronald Berton guilty of... Read More
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By
Alayna Stein
- February 1, 2023
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Details Overall, January 2023 saw a 36 percent increase from December 2022 in the number of total homicides and non-fatal shootings. However, in terms of the number of homicides alone, January... Read More
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Beatriz Canals [former]
, Grace Raines [former] - January 6, 2023
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Details D.C. Witness observed a 30 percent decrease in domestic violence cases involving simple assault in the District of Columbia after the 2020 pandemic. In 2022, there have been 84 domestic... Read More
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Ashley Brown [former]
, Grace Guzzo [former], Celia Okoro [former], Tiffany Word [former] - December 21, 2022
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Details D.C. Witness observed data showing a majority of sexual assault victims knew their abuser in various types of relationships. Data collected consists of sex abuse cases processed by the D.C.... Read More
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