Of all reported violent crimes, women were more likely to experience a simple assault, and men were more likely to experience an aggravated assault. Location of Crime. Violence is not evenly distributed across the city, nor does it generally occur in clusters. Seven of 83 PSAs accounted for a disproportionate share of violent crimes, and 6 of those are located south and east of the Anacostia River. Time of Crime.
Violent crime occurs throughout the day, depending on the age of the victim and the type of crime.
While adults over age 35 faced the highest risk in the early morning, older teens and young adults faced the highest risk in the late evenings on weekends. Perpetrators of Violent Crime. The majority of people arrested for violent crime were African American. Men were nearly four times more likely than women to be arrested for a violent crime, and arrest rates for homicide and robbery were roughly 20 times greater for men than for women. Most violent crimes are between people in the same age range, except for juveniles under age 18.