D.C. Witness

April Homicides Decrease Two-Thirds from March

Details D.C. Witness data shows an approximately 67 percent decrease in homicides in April from the previous month. There were nine recorded homicides in April, down from the 15 homicides recorded... Read More

Defendants’ Relationships With Victims in 2021 Sexual Assault Cases Vary, Data Shows

Details The relationships between defendants and victims in 2021 sexual assault cases vary, according to D.C. Witness data. Read More

Sexual Assault Victims in 2021 Cases Were Disproportionately More Than 18 Years Old, Data Shows

Details Sexual assault victims in 2021 cases were disproportionately more than 18 years old, data shows. Read More

Homicide Arrests by Year

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 9, 2022
Data | Featured | Homicides | Suspects |

Details The number of homicide arrests from 2017 to 2021 was at its highest in 2020, according to D.C. Witness data. Read More

Homicides by Day of the Week in 2021

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 25, 2022
Data | Featured | Homicides |

Details In 2021, Fridays saw more homicides than any other day of the week, according to D.C. Witness data. Read More

Homicide Defendants Most Likely to be in the 25-30 Age Range, Data Shows

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 25, 2022
Data | Featured | Homicides | Suspects |

Details A plurality of the homicide defendants arrested since the beginning of 2020 was in the 25 to 30-year-old age range at the time of their arrest, according to D.C. Witness... Read More

Causes of Domestic Violence Related Homicides Over a Two-Year Period

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 25, 2022
Data | Featured | Homicides |

Details Eleven homicides occurred due to domestic violence issues from April 20, 2020, to April 20, 2022, according to D.C. Witness data. This graphic explains the gender of the victims and... Read More

March Homicides Increase by 50% from February

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 12, 2022
Data | Featured | Homicides | Suspects |

Details There were 15 homicides in March, approximately a 50 percent increase from the previous month. In comparison, 13 homicides happened in March of last year. Three people have been arrested... Read More

Percentage of Shooting Related Homicides Stays Relatively The Same

By D.C. Witness Staff - April 11, 2022
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Details The percentage of homicides stemming from shootings between Jan. 1 and March 31 of each year has stayed mostly consistent, regardless of the number of homicides. Read More

Murder Trial Continues With Prosecutors Calling 7 Witnesses to Testify

Details A murder trial continued with prosecutors calling seven witnesses, including forensic and medical experts, a police officer and the defendant’s close friend. Marquette Jordan, 30, is charged with first-degree murder... Read More

Double Homicide Case has Enough Evidence to Go to Trial, Judge Rules

Details A Metropolitan Police Department detective continued his testimony on a double homicide investigation during the second day of the defendant’s preliminary hearing, which ended with a DC Superior Court judge... Read More

Murder Defendant Set to Go on Trial in 2024

Details A DC Superior Court judge scheduled a murder defendant to go on trial in 2024. On the afternoon of June 28, 2020, Metropolitan Police Department officers found 20-year-old Antwon Duncan on... Read More