D.C. reaches 100 homicides at the earliest time in the year since 2003

Man shot to death becomes DC's 100th homicide victim of 2023

D.C. has seen a 15% increase in homicides this year, with MPD reporting only 85 homicides around the same time in 2022.

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D.C. Reaches 100 Homicides: Quickest Rate in 20 Years

The District of Columbia is experiencing an alarming increase in homicides in 2023, reaching 100 at its earliest date in two decades, an outlier in a year when other metros are experiencing fewer murders.

D.C. reaches 100 homicides at the earliest time in the year since 2003

Three fatal shootings Tuesday night and early Wednesday in Southeast and Northeast Washington — including one of a 63-year-old woman — pushed D.C.’s homicide count to 102, the earliest point in the year the city has recorded 100 killings in two decades.

Officials respond as DC hits 100th homicide

In just the first week of June, more than 100 people have been killed in the District this year. That’s the fastest D.C. has hit the mark in 20 years.

DC marks 100th homicide of 2023

The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) reported its 100th homicide of the year Tuesday night. The DC Police Union said it’s the earliest that the District has hit that number in any year since 2003.