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Mapping Property Crimes

Burglaries have risen more than 20 percent in the District this year. Here are locations of the incidents, by block address. Some blocks have had as many as five burglaries; dots are scaled to reflect the number of reports.

[Map: Burglaries in Washington, D.C., between January 1, 2008, and March 31, 2008]

SOURCES: D.C. police, D.C. Office of the Chief Technology Officer | GRAPHIC: Research by Dan Keating, graphic by Mary Kate Cannistra, Nathaniel Vaughn Kelso and April Umminger, The Washington Post - April 20, 2008

This Story Burglaries Have Surged 21 Percent Article \| Burglaries are on the rise in the District, with police blaming the souring economy as a contributing factor in a 21 percent increase in break-ins over the same period last year. Mapping Property Crimes		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Newsvine del.icio.us Stumble It! Reddit Facebook myspace COMMENT Discussion Policy Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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