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By Bersabel Ephrem [former] , Grace Guzzo [former], Julia Yan [former], Tiffany Word [former] - October 3, 2022
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Details There were 17 homicides in September, 13 percent more than the 15 homicides recorded in August. Altogether, DC Witness data shows that there were 17 homicides, 20 non-fatal shootings, 2... Read More

By Cooper Griffiths [former] - September 13, 2022
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Details DC Superior Court Judge Robert Okun held a motion hearing on Sept.  13 where a homicide defendant requested less supervision.  Gary Rush, 40, is charged with second-murder in connection to... Read More

By Bersabel Ephrem [former] , Sundus Mirza [former] - September 8, 2022
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Details The number of homicides from January 2018 to August 2022 was at its highest in July of 2020. According to D.C. Witness data, there were six fewer homicides in August... Read More

By Bersabel Ephrem [former] , Sundus Mirza [former] - September 8, 2022
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Details So far, DC has seen more homicides in May than in another month since January, according to D.C. Witness data. Sundus Mirza created this graphic Read More

By Bersabel Ephrem [former] - September 7, 2022
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Details Fatal shootings in August decreased by 33 percent from July. D.C. Witness data shows 14 shootings in August compared to 20 fatal shootings in July. In total there were 15... Read More

By Bersabel Ephrem [former] - September 6, 2022
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Details Each of the eight homicide defendants sentenced in August received a sentence of less than nine years. Read More

By Daniel Vigil [former] - August 24, 2022
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Details From 2021 to 2022, there was approximately a 5 percent decrease in the number of sexual assault cases adjudicated at the DC Superior Court between January and June. During the... Read More

By Isabelle Chiu [former] - August 11, 2022
Daily Stories | Data | Featured | Sex Abuse | Sexual Assault | Suspects |

Details D.C. Witness data shows that sexual assault cases adjudicated in DC during the first half of 2022 compared to the first half of 2021 found more sexual assailants are strangers... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - August 2, 2022
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Details There were 11 percent more fatal shootings in July than June in DC this year. D.C. Witness data shows there were 21 shootings in July. There were 19 fatal shootings... Read More

By Bersabel Ephrem [former] - July 15, 2022
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Details D.C. Witness data shows an approximately 30 percent decrease in homicides in June from the previous month.  There were 19 homicides in June, down from the 27 homicides recorded in... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 16, 2022
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Details In the majority of sexual assault cases where someone was charged in 2022, there were no weapons involved, according to D.C. Witness data. Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 23, 2022
Data | Featured | Homicides |

Details D.C. Witness mapped all 63 homicides that occurred between January 1 and May 20, 2022. Read More