Virginia and Maryland have more foreclosures, but a new report shows that D.C. had the biggest increase last month.

D.C. foreclosure filings surged to 398 in April — up 42 percent from a year ago.

Virginia defaults increased 5 percent to 6,254 and Maryland foreclosures dropped 39 percent to 3,613 according to the latest survey by Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac, a foreclosure research firm.