An updating database and map of D.C. homicides in 2025. The pace of killings this year has slowed since 2023, when the District saw a generational spike.

Washington, D.C. residents wait all winter to see the cherry blossoms blooming across the city. This is the first time ...

With no survivors expected to be found, the focus is turning to how a military helicopter on a training exercise collided with an American Airlines passenger jet.

(7News) TOPICS: WASHINGTON (7News) — Evidence testing in the District of Columbia could change from here on out. Time is of the essence when it comes to solving crimes. For years the D.C. crime ...

D.C.'s crime lab is once again fully accredited. Since 2021, the lab was not cleared to analyze evidence like DNA, firearms ...

“Washington D.C. as the capital of the United States now has a crime laboratory that is reliable and accredited,” Dr. Diaz said. “That means that everything that gets done here all the ...

Oregon’s hate-crime hotline, implemented in 2020, served as a solid model for Washington’s, Cypers said. That state’s policy helped lead to a substantial increase in reporting there.

Sun-Times file Share Two people were shot to death in a Washington Park home Tuesday night. Jeramiah Lee and Daquan Walters were inside a home in the 5300 block of South Wabash Avenue when someone ...

Crime decreased in Washington overall between 2023 and 2024, according to a report presented this week by the city's Police Chief Mike McCoy. The annual report examined crime rates in 12 ...

The Latent Fingerprint Unit of D.C.’s long-troubled crime lab regained its accreditation, Mayor Muriel Bowser said Friday. The entire lab, which includes its fingerprint, forensic biology ...

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, Manhattan (WABC) -- A 23-year-old woman was pushed into the side of a train in Washington Heights, police said. The incident happened at the 175 Street station around 9 a.m ...