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By
D.C. Witness Staff
- August 26, 2019
Court
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Homicides
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While homicides have been increasing in Washington, DC, arrests have declined.
According to D.C. Witness data, there have been 113 deaths in the District of Columbia as of Aug. 22, a 13 percent increase from the 97 homicides in 2018 during the same time period.
Arrests have been made in 42 of the homicide cases in 2019 during that timespan, a decrease by 14 percent from the 49 cases where arrests were made in 2018.
Homicide by month in 2018 (black) and 2019 (red).
Out of the 60 suspects arrested in 2019, two defendants have been dismissed, four have pleaded guilty, three are awaiting sentencing and two have been sentenced. Nineteen are pending a grand jury, 24 are pending a preliminary hearing and nine are in court proceedings.
There are 71 homicide cases that suspects have still not been arrested for in 2019.
As of Aug. 22, 22 defendants, who were arrested in 2018, are pending trial; 15 are undergoing court proceedings; two have been released; five are pending sentencing; two are pending a grand jury trial and five have pleaded guilty.
In 2018, there were six cases that had multiple arrests.
As of Aug. 22, there have been three cases with multiple arrests.
Arrests made in 2018(black) and 2019(red)
As of Aug. 22, there are 48 homicides cases from 2018 in which no one as been apprehended for the crime, according to D.C. Witness data.