An independent feature documentary about how Washington, D.C. built its neighborhoods, lost a generation, and how the cycle can end.
From the Great Migration and urban renewal to the crack era and today, City of Shooters: Origins of the Hood traces how D.C.'s poorest neighborhoods were made, and what it cost the families who lived there.
This film doesn't glorify violence. It's here to explain it, so we can end it.
Homicides per year, 1965–2025. Citywide totals from FBI Uniform Crime Reports; quadrant counts from the MPD Crime Incidents database (Open Data DC) where available. Keep scrolling to move through the years.
Explore 155 hoods on a 3D map of Washington, D.C. Hover over a zone to raise it off the map and see its name.
Open the 3D Map →We're an independent production with no studio money. Every dollar goes to archival footage licensing, music, and finishing the film.
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A signed print from the City of Shooters archive.
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"Executive Producer" credit in the film's opening and end credits, 2 VIP premiere tickets, a private screening, a signed poster and archive print set, and a thank-you call with the director.
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