By
D.C. Witness Staff
- January 9, 2019
Featured
|
Homicides
|
Infographics
|
Details Even though November showed a decline in homicides, the number rose in December. According to D.C. Witness data, homicides increased in the last month of 2018 to 13 from 11... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- December 12, 2018
Featured
|
Infographics
|
Policy
|
Details In an effort to minimize unfair sentences, District of Columbia Superior Court judges determine sentences through a chart that applies to all charges, including repeated offenses. The Voluntary Sentencing Guidelines Manual,... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- December 10, 2018
Court
|
Documents
|
Featured
|
Homicides
|
Infographics
|
Suspects
|
Victims
|
Details In nearly four weeks time, there were 15 homicides in the District of Columbia. During that same time frame, the Metropolitan Police Department reported the recovery of 118 illegal firearms... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- December 4, 2018
Featured
|
Homicides
|
Infographics
|
Suspects
|
Details Homicides in the District of Columbia decreased in November by almost half the number of murders in October. According to D.C. Witness data, there were 21 homicides in October compared to... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- November 15, 2018
Featured
|
Homicides
|
Infographics
|
Policy
|
Details Washington, DC does not have any federal prisons. Instead, felons of crimes in the District of Columbia are transferred to other states to carry out their sentences. The following article... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- November 2, 2018
Featured
|
Homicides
|
Infographics
|
Traffic
|
Details An increase in traffic fatalities made the number of deaths in October rise slightly above the number of deaths in September. There was also an increase of homicides on Capitol... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- October 2, 2018
Featured
|
Infographics
|
Details August reflected a low number of homicides in the District of Columbia, suggesting that maybe the Metropolitan Police Department finally initiated a homicide prevention solution that worked. But, the sense... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- September 4, 2018
Featured
|
Homicides
|
Infographics
|
Victims
|
Details Even though homicides across the District are down, a different ward tops the list as Washington, DC’s leading area of homicides. Ward 7 accounts for approximately 50 percent of all... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- August 29, 2018
Featured
|
Homicides
|
Infographics
|
Suspects
|
Details As of Aug. 27, most homicides in the District of Columbia are gun related, according to D.C. Witness data. The data shows there were 104 homicides so far this year,... Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- August 6, 2018
Featured
|
Homicides
|
Infographics
|
Suspects
|
Details Homicides in July have increased since June and last year. Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- July 31, 2018
Featured
|
Homicides
|
Infographics
|
Suspects
|
Details D.C. Witness tallies the amount of not guilty verdicts there have been in DC since 2016. Read More
By
D.C. Witness Staff
- July 25, 2018
Homicides
|
Infographics
|
Suspects
|
Details The month of May has been the deadliest month in DC in three years. Read More