City/Metro homicides 2023 (living, best, cost, better)

[MDAllstar]

DC YTD Update

West of the Anacostia River

Ward 1 = 25 homicides Up 16 YTD

Ward 2 = 9 homicides Down 2 YTD

Ward 3 = 2 homicides Same as last year

Ward 4 = 13 homicides Up 5 YTD

Ward 5 = 30 homicides Down 1 YTD

Ward 6 = 23 homicides Up 16 YTD


East of the Anacostia River

Ward 7 = 46 homicides Up 1 YTD

Ward 8 = 87 homicides Up 19 YTD

[SixthCoordinate]

NYC had 0 homicides last week. 333 as of 11/12 (compared to 382 last year)

[boreatwork]

Originally Posted by MDAllstar

DC YTD Update

West of the Anacostia River

Ward 1 = 25 homicides Up 16 YTD

Ward 2 = 9 homicides Down 2 YTD

Ward 3 = 2 homicides Same as last year

Ward 4 = 13 homicides Up 5 YTD

Ward 5 = 30 homicides Down 1 YTD

Ward 6 = 23 homicides Up 16 YTD


East of the Anacostia River

Ward 7 = 46 homicides Up 1 YTD

Ward 8 = 87 homicides Up 19 YTD

Ward 8 at 80-85k has a rate of 102, could be in Mexico.

DC at 241. Theres been 6 since Sunday.

[UrbanQuest]

Originally Posted by boreatwork

Ward 8 at 80-85k has a rate of 102, could be in Mexico.

DC at 241. Theres been 6 since Sunday.

Maybe they should send asylum seekers to ward 8.

WTF DC? Truly shocked!

[MDAllstar]

Originally Posted by boreatwork

Ward 8 at 80-85k has a rate of 102, could be in Mexico.

DC at 241. Theres been 6 since Sunday.

Ward 8 has tons of public housing complexes that are at war with each other. There is more public housing in Ward 8 than anywhere else in DC proper. Until they raze them and give the residents housing choice vouchers, these issues will persist. The victims and perpetrators know each other. It’s not random people.

The homicides in Ward 7, Ward 6, Ward 5, and Ward 1 are also from people living in public housing for the most part. The razing and redevelopment of them would change those neighborhoods over night.

Ward 2, Ward 3, and Ward 4 have almost zero public housing which coincides with their homicide rate. Ward 6 and Ward 1 will probably go back to normal next year. The majority of the city doesn’t really have a homicide issue. Ward 5 will get better once Brookland Manor is razed. It’s happening in phases so it will be a while.

[masssachoicetts]

NYC has gone two individual weeks without a murder, down 12% YOY.

Boston has gone two consecutive 30 day periods without a murder, down 10% YOY.

Philadelphia's murder rate is down 30% YOY

Northeast cities are having a better year this year than last.

[SonnyDaze]

Cincinnati is at 64 as of today.

Down from 76 in 2022 and 86 in 2021.

[Joakim3]

Originally Posted by masssachoicetts

NYC has gone two individual weeks without a murder, down 12% YOY.

Boston has gone two consecutive 30 day periods without a murder, down 10% YOY.

Philadelphia's murder rate is down 30% YOY

Northeast cities are having a better year this year than last.

*DC enters the chat*

[Joakim3]

Originally Posted by PerseusVeil

How is DC comparing to Baltimore at this point in the year?

Baltimore is at 232 homicides. This time last year it was more or less at 300, so it’s seen a ~25% reduction.

DC has it beat in raw numbers but not at parity homicide rates as DC still has another 100k more in population

[ggplicks]

Originally Posted by masssachoicetts

NYC has gone two individual weeks without a murder, down 12% YOY.

Boston has gone two consecutive 30 day periods without a murder, down 10% YOY.

Philadelphia's murder rate is down 30% YOY

Northeast cities are having a better year this year than last.

3 of the big 4 northeastern cities doing well meanwhile DC is putting on its best Chicago impression.