According to the Metropolitan Police Department, five white females, four Hispanic females, 49 black females, and one "other" female were victims of homicide in the District of Columbia between 2012 and 2016, inclusive.

Also according to the Metropolitan Police Department, 23 white males, 18 Hispanic males, and five "other" males were victims of homicide in the District of Columbia between 2012 and 2016, inclusive.

What about black males, you ask? Black males accounted for 113 victims of homicide in 2016 alone. 489 black males were victims of homicide from 2012-16, representing 82% of all victims -- meaning black males accounted for four times the number of homicide victims than every other sex-race combination combined.

Black men kill black men. If you're a white woman, your white husband or white boyfriend is much more likely to murder you than a black male.

Source: Metropolitan Police Department Annual Report 2016, p.27.

https://mpdc.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/mpdc/publication/attachments/MPD%20Annual%20Report%202016_lowres.pdf

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Anonymous wrote:I've heard of "driving while black" used to accurately describe the perilous act of simply driving for innocent black men.

I think a another slogan could be "jogging while being a white female"... seems many white females have fatal events occur while jogging... this poor woman in DC, Molly Tibbets, the Central Park jogger, Karina Ventrano to name a few high profile ones.

Honestly - I think its because they're usually jogging alone wearing skintight clothes while oblivious to the world.

I am NOT blaming the victim. Just an observation here. Plenty of my friends go out in the most ridiculous attire even in obviously not safe scenarios - one regularly goes jogging through a warehouse area near train tracks. Another wore body shorts to jog in Mumbai.

It's situational awareness and many women in general (but fair in particular) don't have it.

I agree (I am a woman).
It’s about drawing attention to yourself. If we can help it, as women, it’s best not to draw attention.
Might sound sexist, but it’s also a safe practice.

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Anonymous wrote:I've heard of "driving while black" used to accurately describe the perilous act of simply driving for innocent black men.

I think a another slogan could be "jogging while being a white female"... seems many white females have fatal events occur while jogging... this poor woman in DC, Molly Tibbets, the Central Park jogger, Karina Ventrano to name a few high profile ones.

Honestly - I think its because they're usually jogging alone wearing skintight clothes while oblivious to the world.

I am NOT blaming the victim. Just an observation here. Plenty of my friends go out in the most ridiculous attire even in obviously not safe scenarios - one regularly goes jogging through a warehouse area near train tracks. Another wore body shorts to jog in Mumbai.

It's situational awareness and many women in general (but fair in particular) don't have it.

Wait, women are murdered because Lycra?

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Anonymous wrote:DC thugs have something against white women and little black girls... that yoga instructor was murdered back on Christmas day 2016 and the little girl was shot and killed recently AND now this !!!

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The little girl was an accidental bystander shooting. Better to bring up Nia Wilson. Who was also stabbed in the neck and left to die. Not even three months ago.

Although this is awful, it wasn't in DC.

Nia’s killer was a transient/homeless parolee.

I guarantee we'll find out that Wendy's killer was also homeless with a past criminal record.

It's not rocket science. It's a pattern.

Oh, but next month posters will be crying how unfair it is that so many black men are incarcerated. As if they are in prison for no reason and should be set free because too many are in prison. Well, here is yet another one that also should have been in prison.

Anonymous wrote:I've heard of "driving while black" used to accurately describe the perilous act of simply driving for innocent black men.

I think a another slogan could be "jogging while being a white female"... seems many white females have fatal events occur while jogging... this poor woman in DC, Molly Tibbets, the Central Park jogger, Karina Ventrano to name a few high profile ones.

Don’t forget Chandra Levy! Also in DC.

Anonymous wrote:I've heard of "driving while black" used to accurately describe the perilous act of simply driving for innocent black men.

I think a another slogan could be "jogging while being a white female"... seems many white females have fatal events occur while jogging... this poor woman in DC, Molly Tibbets, the Central Park jogger, Karina Ventrano to name a few high profile ones.

Honestly - I think its because they're usually jogging alone wearing skintight clothes while oblivious to the world.

I am NOT blaming the victim. Just an observation here. Plenty of my friends go out in the most ridiculous attire even in obviously not safe scenarios - one regularly goes jogging through a warehouse area near train tracks. Another wore body shorts to jog in Mumbai.

It's situational awareness and many women in general (but fair in particular) don't have it.

I've heard of "driving while black" used to accurately describe the perilous act of simply driving for innocent black men.

I think a another slogan could be "jogging while being a white female"... seems many white females have fatal events occur while jogging... this poor woman in DC, Molly Tibbets, the Central Park jogger, Karina Ventrano to name a few high profile ones.

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Anonymous wrote:DC thugs have something against white women and little black girls... that yoga instructor was murdered back on Christmas day 2016 and the little girl was shot and killed recently AND now this !!!

No, actually, the rate of violence against black women in DC is higher than white women.

By complete and utter strangers? What’s the stat on that?

I don’t know statistically but I’m white and I know significantly more black women who were killed by a stranger in DC than white women.

I know of significantly more black women who were killed in sketchy areas. This is unique because of the location. White people are supposed to be safe in Logan’s circle. That’s got everyone freaked out.

Oh, did you do a full study of murders of black women? what's your point?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC thugs have something against white women and little black girls... that yoga instructor was murdered back on Christmas day 2016 and the little girl was shot and killed recently AND now this !!!

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The little girl was an accidental bystander shooting. Better to bring up Nia Wilson. Who was also stabbed in the neck and left to die. Not even three months ago.

Although this is awful, it wasn't in DC.

Nia’s killer was a transient/homeless parolee.

I guarantee we'll find out that Wendy's killer was also homeless with a past criminal record.

It's not rocket science. It's a pattern.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC thugs have something against white women and little black girls... that yoga instructor was murdered back on Christmas day 2016 and the little girl was shot and killed recently AND now this !!!

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The little girl was an accidental bystander shooting. Better to bring up Nia Wilson. Who was also stabbed in the neck and left to die. Not even three months ago.

Although this is awful, it wasn't in DC.

Yet it was the exact same crime and practically in a parallel city to DC. A woman's throat was slashed with no provocation, a stranger murdered her, and surprise - this stranger was a homeless man with prior convictions for robbery and assault. The outrage is warranted and the cities need to do more to prevent crimes like these - get rid of the violent men. I don't care how.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/27/us/nia-wilson-murder-bart-stabbing-trnd/index.html

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Anonymous wrote:DC thugs have something against white women and little black girls... that yoga instructor was murdered back on Christmas day 2016 and the little girl was shot and killed recently AND now this !!!

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The little girl was an accidental bystander shooting. Better to bring up Nia Wilson. Who was also stabbed in the neck and left to die. Not even three months ago.

That was awful as well, but this is a DC Forum, that is why I listed murders that occured in DC.

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Anonymous wrote:A woman was stabbed while jogging near Logan Circle last night. The report said that she was waiting to cross 11th and P St. when three men attacked her. She died.

It happened before 8:00PM. That's really not late, especially in such a popular dining neighborhood. There would have been plenty of people around. Be safe out there, ladies.

https://wjla.com/news/local/woman-stabbed-in-logan-circle

Are you suggesting that this woman who was killed was doing something unsafe?

Oh please shut the hell up. We all know what was meant.

I am not the OP, but I'm guessing that what was meant was: be careful not to do stuff that gets you murdered, ladies.

There are major problems with that kind of thinking.

Oh and pray tell, what would those problems be?

Apparently its wrong to tell women that jogging alone after dark two blocks away from "a notorious crime spot" (see, local resident pp, above) is unsafe.

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Anonymous wrote:DC thugs have something against white women and little black girls... that yoga instructor was murdered back on Christmas day 2016 and the little girl was shot and killed recently AND now this !!!

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The little girl was an accidental bystander shooting. Better to bring up Nia Wilson. Who was also stabbed in the neck and left to die. Not even three months ago.

Although this is awful, it wasn't in DC.

Nia’s killer was a transient/homeless parolee.

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Anonymous wrote:What is the make and model of the criminal

Newsham said the killer is described as a black man wearing a mustard-colored shirt that went to his thigh area, along with dark-colored sweatpants that were slightly rolled up. The man wore white socks and light-colored sandals, according to Newsham. He fled south on 11th Street NW.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/woman-stabbed-in-popular-logan-circle-neighborhood-of-dc/2018/09/19/cff93ae8-bbf9-11e8-9812-a389be6690af_story.html?utm_term=.5d1794426e1f

"Martinez’s mother, Cora Martinez, said her daughter was an ambitious and vibrant young woman. She was working her dream job with a fast-growing start-up and got engaged last Wednesday."

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Anonymous wrote:DC thugs have something against white women and little black girls... that yoga instructor was murdered back on Christmas day 2016 and the little girl was shot and killed recently AND now this !!!

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The little girl was an accidental bystander shooting. Better to bring up Nia Wilson. Who was also stabbed in the neck and left to die. Not even three months ago.

Although this is awful, it wasn't in DC.