We’re still not at zero homicides, but the decline is good. I usually post this on Friday, but some minor personal things got in the way, so I’m late. Anyway, as of Sunday 9pm, D.C. had reported two homicides this week, bringing the total for the year to 54*. Last year, during the same time period, we had 92 homicides, and in the surge year of 2023, there were 138 homicides during that time.

The good news is that other crime categories are trending downward too this week. We are still well on pace for another 33 percent drop in homicides for the third straight year–in fact, it looks like D.C.’s per capita homicide rate could be the lowest this year since 1900 (that’s not a typo).

Here’s to hoping that next week gets us back to a zero homicide week.

*Three of the 57 murders reported this year actually occurred in other years (e.g., a missing persons case from 2023 turned into a homicide case this year with new evidence).