DC Homicides are Focused in Southeast, Data Shows

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This heatmap covers homicides from the beginning of 2018 to the end of 2021. Data indicates homicides have increased over the last four years, rising by an average of 4.9% each month. A plurality of these homicides took place in Southeast, DC.