The District's homicide rate recently surpassed the total for all of 2007, and has increased for the second straight year.
The total is now at 183 after a man was shot and killed Tuesday morning in the 1600 block of 11th Street NW.
Homicides have dropped in the District since an all-time high of 479 in 1991. In 2006, the number dropped to 169, but climbed to 181 in 2007 and now to 183 so far this year.
As of Dec. 10, police have recovered 2,416 weapons in the District, compared to a total of 2,932 last year.
D.C. Homicide Rate
2008: 183 (through Dec. 16)
2007: 181
2006: 169
2005: 196
2004: 198
2003: 248
2002: 262
2001: 232
2000: 242
1999: 241
1998: 260
1997: 301
1996: 397
1995: 361
1994: 399
1993: 454
1992: 443
1991: 479
1990: 472
1989: 434
1988: 369
Firearm Recoveries
2008: 2,416 (through Dec. 10)
2007: 2,932
2006: 2,655
2005: 2,344
2004: 2,065
2003: 1,982
2002: 1,931
