Spike in Homicide by Stabbing

Alphonzo Epps. Glenn Bailey. George White. Garrett White. Lamont Warren. Charles Hicks.

Each of these men were killed in stabbings in DC since May 1.

While gun violence is the predominate cause of homicide in DC, since May the rate of homicides by stabbing has spiked to one in three. Of 18 homicides since May 1, six were stabbings.

Only three fatal stabbings were reported in the District between January and the end of April, a period that recorded 33 homicides.

Stabbing victims in the past two months have also skewed slightly older than other homicide victims in DC this year. While the average age of other victims is roughly 29 years old, the average age of the victims of fatal stabbings in the past two months has been 38.

Explore more DC homicide data in the spreadsheets below.

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