Detroit crime

Four of the six groups working in high-crime neighborhoods showed violent crime reductions well above the citywide average of a 20% drop–posting drops in homicides and non-fatal shootings ranging from 33% to 67%.

Detroit Police received more than 15,000 mental health-related calls last year, and dealing with individuals in crisis is now a major component of policing, Chief James White told Mayor Mike Duggan on Mackinac Island this week.

Mayor Mike Duggan launched Shotstoppers as a two-year project in 2023 with community partners in six Detroit neighborhoods. A year in, at least two of those organizations seem to be getting results.

White House officials are pointing to the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act as helping cities like Detroit address gun violence.

The new partnership has an increased emphasis on violence prevention and intervention. It will also focus on the needs of formerly-incarcerated people.

Detroit U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider and other federal law enforcement officials say federal agents are coming to Detroit to help fight violent…

Violent crime is still trending down in Detroit, according to preliminary numbers issued by the Detroit Police Department on Friday.Police Chief James…

The Trump Administration unveiled a new initiative aimed at tackling crime in some of the country’s most violent cities in Detroit on Wednesday.U.S.…

The U.S. Justice Department is adding more prosecutors in Michigan.U.S. attorneys in Detroit and Grand Rapids say they'll benefit from the government's…

June is national Gun Violence Awareness Month, and people from across metro Detroit kicked it off with a “Wear Orange” rally in front of the Spirit of…