Data

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

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

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

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

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

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

By D.C. Witness Staff - March 28, 2022
Data | Featured | Homicides |

Details 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%... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - March 28, 2022
Data | Featured | Homicides |

Details There have been slightly fewer homicides between Jan. 1 and March 27 of 2022 compared to the same time period in 2021, according to D.C. Witness data. Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - March 28, 2022
Court | Data | Featured | Homicides | Suspects | Victims |

Details Six murder trials have concluded in the DC Superior Court since the suspension of jury trials due to the COVID-19 pandemic was lifted. The court did not hold jury trials... Read More

By Jakob Rios [former] - March 17, 2022
Burglary | Court | Daily Stories | Data | Sex Abuse | Sexual Assault | Suspects | Victims |

Details A man accused of sexually assaulting a stranger back in 2006 accepted a plea offer. According to prosecutors, on Jan. 27, 2006, Landrell Jordan pulled a gun on a woman... Read More

By Alisha Budhwani [former] - March 8, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Data | Domestic Violence | Sex Abuse | Sexual Assault | Victims |

Details A defendant accused of sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl he has known for her entire life accepted a plea deal from the prosecution. Jerry Barton was initially charged with first-degree... Read More

By Alisha Budhwani [former] - March 3, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Data | Homicides | Shooting | Suspects | Victims |

Details A prosecutor announced they plan to formally indict a defendant by the end of March. On Sept. 17, 2020, 38-year-old Phillip Roache was found on the 7000 block of 5th... Read More