Slayings in the District dropped about 8 percent this year, bringing D.C.’s homicide total to its lowest number in more than 45 years. As of Thursday, 131 homicides had been reported in the District, the fewest since 1963, when the city recorded 95 killings. Last year, 143 were slain.
| Homicide totals | ||||||||||||
| Jurisdiction | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||||||
| D.C. | 186 | 143 | 131 | |||||||||
| Prince George’s | 106 | 86 | 90 | |||||||||
| Montgomery | 21 | 13 | 17 | |||||||||
| Fairfax | 22 | 14 | 15Arlington | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Alexandria | 4 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||
| Prince William | 12 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||
| Loudoun | 3 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
| Source: Area police departments | ||||||||||||
Around the Washington region, homicides stayed largely steady, with slight increases in Montgomery, Prince George’s and Fairfax counties, and small drops in Arlington, Alexandria, Prince William and Loudoun.
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