D.C. Witness

Compared To Other Sex Abuse Charges, First-Degree Sex Abuse Defendants Receive Harsher Sentences

By Bersabel Ephrem [former] - October 21, 2022
Daily Stories | Data |

Details Defendants that are charged with first-degree sex abuse serve longer sentences in prison compared to defendants charged with any other sex abuse offense. The average sentence for defendants charged with... Read More

Sex Abuse Defendants Sentenced Higher in Non-Domestic Violence Cases Than Cases Involving Domestic Violence

By Bersabel Ephrem [former] , Julia Yan [former], Grace Guzzo [former], Tiffany Word [former] - October 4, 2022
Data | Featured |

Details Sexual abuse cases that are not domestic in nature carry a higher average sentence time in prison than those that are domestic in nature, according to D.C. Witness data. The... Read More

May Stands As D.C.’s Deadliest Month So Far

By Bersabel Ephrem [former] , Julia Yan [former], Grace Guzzo [former], Tiffany Word [former] - October 4, 2022
Daily Stories | Data | Featured |

Details May still stands as the most deadly month in DC this year, according to D.C. Witness data. Homicides in the city rose by 73 percent from April to May, and... Read More

Homicide Victims are Mostly Men, Data Shows

By Bersabel Ephrem [former] , Natalie Goodman [former], Julia Yan [former] - October 4, 2022
Daily Stories | Data | Featured |

Details The trend of homicides mostly impacting men has stayed the same this year with a majority of victims listed as male, according to D.C. Witness data. See more of our... Read More

Homicides Increase by 2 in September

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

Judge Grants Motion of General Supervision for Homicide Defendant

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

DC Reported Highest Number of Homicides in July 2020, Data Shows

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

Homicides Occurred More in May, Data Shows

By Bersabel Ephrem [former] , Sundus Mirza [former] - September 8, 2022
Data | Featured |

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

Fatal Shootings Decrease in August from 20 Recorded in July, data Shows

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

Eight Defendants Were Sentenced Between August 1 and August 28

By Bersabel Ephrem [former] - September 6, 2022
Data | Featured | Suspects | Victims |

Details Each of the eight homicide defendants sentenced in August received a sentence of less than nine years. Read More

Sexual Assault Cases Decrease By 5 Percent from 2021 to 2022

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

Data Shows More Sexual Assailants Are Strangers

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