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By Beatriz Canals [former] , Grace Raines [former] - January 6, 2023
Court | Data | Domestic Violence | Featured | Homicides | Sex Abuse | Sexual Assault | Suspects | Victims |

Details D.C. Witness observed a 30 percent decrease in domestic violence cases involving simple assault in the District of Columbia after the 2020 pandemic.  In 2022, there have been 84 domestic... Read More

By Ashley Brown [former] , Grace Guzzo [former], Celia Okoro [former], Tiffany Word [former] - December 21, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Featured | Sex Abuse | Sexual Assault | Suspects | Victims |

Details D.C. Witness observed data showing a majority of sexual assault victims knew their abuser in various types of relationships.  Data collected consists of sex abuse cases processed by the D.C.... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - December 20, 2022
Daily Stories | Featured |

Details Dear readers:  As we embark on this holiday season, you may notice that D.C. Witness will be slowing down the number of articles we have online.  Although still working hard... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - December 15, 2022
Daily Stories | Editors Corner | Featured |

Details 2023 will mark the 8th year that D.C. Witness has brought unprecedented reporting and data transparency to DC’s criminal justice system.  Along the way, we have pioneered a new kind... Read More

By Bersabel Ephrem [former] - November 18, 2022
Daily Stories | Data | Featured |

Details There have been 395 incidents involving shootings in Washington, DC in 2022. Graphic by Mark Lu Read More

By Bersabel Ephrem [former] - November 18, 2022
Daily Stories | Data | Featured |

Details There have been nine non-fatal shootings and seven homicides so far this month. Graphic by Mark Lu Read More

By Bersabel Ephrem [former] - November 18, 2022
Daily Stories | Data | Featured |

Details Three people who were detained in 2022 received sentences in the same year. As of Nov. 15, D.C. Witness shows 313 murder suspects, charged with first- or second-degree murder, were... Read More

By Bersabel Ephrem [former] , Grace Guzzo [former] - November 4, 2022
Daily Stories | Data | Featured |

Details So far this year, twelve defendants charged with homicide, domestic violence offenses or sex abuse were also charged with a single weapon offense while released pending trial. Six defendants were... Read More

By Bersabel Ephrem [former] , Grace Guzzo [former] - November 4, 2022
Daily Stories | Data | Featured |

Details As of Oct. 31, the DC Jail has housed 200 defendants in total. Inpatient care at Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital was provided for two defendants, according to D.C. Witness data. Read More

By Bersabel Ephrem [former] , Tiffany Word [former] - November 4, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Data | Featured | Homicides | Shooting | stabbing | Suspects | Victims |

Details There were 18 homicides in October, nearly 5.9 percent more than the 17 homicides recorded in September, according to D.C. Witness data. Data shows that there were 22 non-fatal shootings... Read More

By Natalie Tarby [former] - November 3, 2022
Court | Daily Stories | Featured | Homicides | Juveniles | Suspects | Victims |

Details After deliberating for two days, jurors found a homicide defendant guilty. Malik Holston, 20, was initially indicted in 2019 for first-degree murder while armed with the murder being especially heinous,... Read More

By Bersabel Ephrem [former] - October 24, 2022
Daily Stories | Data | Featured |

Details According to data from D.C. Witness, the majority of homicides and assaults with a dangerous weapon that occurred between Oct. 1 and Oct. 18 took place in Southwest, D.C. D.C.... Read More