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In 2017, there were 267 murders in Detroit - down from 303 in 2016. The violent crime rate of 2,057 per 100,000 was the second highest in the nation after St. Louis. It was roughly ten times the average rate of the suburban counties of metro Detroit which had violent crime rates below the national average of 394 per 100,000.
And, according to Detroit Police Chief James White, it showed the impact that community pride can have on crime: There were no arrests and no significant incidents as of Saturday afternoon.
Detroit had the 2nd highest violent crime rate in the nation in 2015 among cities with a population greater than 50,000. [3] In 2013, with only 7% of the state population, the city of Detroit had 50% of all murders recorded in Michigan. [4] Detroit recorded 295 homicides in 2015 down from the recent high of 386 in 2012. [5]
Launched in August 2014, New Era Detroit was founded by Zeek Williams as a call to action for Black men in the city to step up and be more present to combat rampant crime and violence in poverty ...
Strategies beyond traditional arrest-and-prosecution include social services, intervention by trusted community members and backing in part by federal funds.
The plan was for 40,000 properties to be taken down to allow for property values to rise and have land for new homes and office space to be built in the city. Poverty and crime continue to impact the city, and the demolition program was created in hopes to improve conditions for the people living in the urban areas of Detroit.
Editorial Page Editor Nancy Kaffer's top columns of 2023.
The 19-year-old male suspect, Dontae Smith, was arrested at his house in Detroit. [4] [8] He was charged with three counts of first-degree murder, one count of assault with intent to murder, one count of third-degree animal cruelty, and five counts of felony firearm on August 31. [2]