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By D.C. Witness Staff - November 5, 2020
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Details There were 20 homicides in October, five more than the previous month, according to D.C. Witness data. Most of the victims died from shootings with Ward 8’s count topping the... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - November 3, 2020
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Details Between Oct. 16 and Oct. 31, DC Superior Court judges presided over a total of 348 cases during initial hearings, which is an increase of 14 percent from the first... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - October 30, 2020
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Details None of the carjacking defendants who came through the DC Superior Court from June 16 to Oct. 16 were over 31 years-old. In fact, most of them were more than... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - October 23, 2020
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Details Between Oct. 1 and Oct. 15, DC Superior Court judges presided over a total of 305 cases during initial hearings.  Of the 305 cases, 77 of the defendants were held... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - October 16, 2020
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Details Throughout the summer, hundreds of alleged fugitives were brought before the DC Superior Court, wanted on charges ranging from larceny to homicide. Around 269 fugitive defendants came through the court... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - October 9, 2020
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Details There were 16 homicides in September, just two fewer than August. Thirteen, nearly 82 percent, of the victims died from shootings. There was also a police-involved shooting that happened on... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - September 4, 2020
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Details The homicide count for August decreased from the count in July, however the total number of deaths is still nearly 9 percent higher than this same time period last year.... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - August 7, 2020
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Details Homicides increased during the second month of DC’s stay-at-home order that was put into place because of the COVID-19 pandemic, showing a trend that aligns with more crime during warmer... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - August 5, 2020
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Details Thirty homicides occurred in Washington, DC during the month of July, an 88 percent increase from June. Homicides rose in all wards except for Ward 3 from June to July.... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - July 10, 2020
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Details There have been 16 homicides in June, nearly a 16 percent decrease from the total number of homicides in May. A majority of the June homicides occurred form gun-related incidents.... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - June 5, 2020
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Details After a slight increase in April and no fluctuation in March or February, the homicide count in May rose by nearly 60 percent as of June 5. There were 19... Read More

By D.C. Witness Staff - May 7, 2020
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Details Homicides in the month of April showed a gradual uptick of 9 percent since February, according to D.C. Witness data. Data shows that homicides increased from 11 murders in both... Read More