D.C. reaches 100 homicides at earliest date in 20 years -
Crime data from the Metropolitan Police Department shows that the city documented 102 homicides through Tuesday, June 6 — a 19% increase from the 86 slayings witnessed in D.C. through the same period last year.
The D.C. Police Union said the 100-homicide threshold hasn’t been reached this quickly since 2003, when the city saw 248 killings by year’s end.Last year, the union said the nation’s capital didn’t record its 100th homicide until June 24. In 2021, the city saw its 100th killing on July 10. The uptick in slayings come as D.C. is experiencing increases in most serious crimes — from robberies and carjackings to sexual assaults and assaults with dangerous weapons.“This increase in crime is due to the D.C. Council’s implementation of misguided ‘police reform’ legislation,” Gregg Pemberton, the D.C. Police Union chairman, said in a press release.
A man died June 1 from burn injuries he suffered after a car he was sitting in was set ablaze days earlier, according to police. An unnamed woman was arrested and charged with assault with intent to kill over the incident. Police said they are in discussions with the U.S. Attorney’s Office to pursue more severe charges against the woman.
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