The month of June showed a significant increase of homicides compared to the month of May.
According to D.C. Witness data, there were 16 homicides in the month of June compared to 9 homicides in May.
The homicides occurred in all Wards apart from Ward 2. Of the June homicides, all 16 were gun-related, which mirrored the homicides that occurred the month before.
Fifteen of the victims were male and one was female. The victims’ ages ranged from 18-years-old to 51-years-old.
As of July 12, there have been 88 homicides in the city in 2019, seven more than the amount of homicides that occurred during the same time period a year ago.
