Homicides in Washington, DC increased by more than 100 percent in the month of April.
According to D.C. Witness data, there were 19 homicides in April. April’s total was ten more than the nine homicides that occurred in March and nine more than the 10 homicides that occurred at the same time last year.
Data shows there were 10 shootings, five stabbings, one death that resulted from blunt force trauma and two traffic homicides. Of the 10 shootings that occurred in April, six happened in Ward 7.
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested suspects in seven of the 19 homicides.
*This article has been updated to show an additional arrest that occurred on May 15.
