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Detroit: 1991: MIT fellow convicted of shooting a man: Death of Malice Green: Detroit: 1992-11-05: Green died of blunt force trauma in assault by Detroit police officers Walter Budzyn and Larry Nevers, both officers convicted and imprisoned [12] Robert Hawkins: Detroit: 1993-11-28: Former Detroit Pistons player shot and killed in a crack house ...
As of 2018 Detroit had the fourth highest murder rate among major cities in the United States after St. Louis and Baltimore and the 42nd highest murder rate in the world. [1] [2] The rate of robberies in Detroit declined by 67% between 1985 and 2014 while the rate of aggravated assaults increased. [3]
Detroit, a city long plagued with one of the highest murder rates in the country, is on track to end the year with the fewest homicides it has had in almost 60 years.
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]
A shooting early Sunday at a Detroit block party left two people dead and 19 others injured, according to authorities. Michigan State Police said no one was in custody and they were assisting ...
At the time it occurred, the Hazelwood massacre was "the biggest mass slaying in Detroit's history". [4] It was part of a record year for murders in Detroit, many tied to drug wars, with the final death toll for 1971 reaching 690. [12] During the 1970s, Detroit led the nation in homicides and became known as "Murder City". [13] [14] [15]
Detroit Police Chief James White at a news conference Monday, July 8, 2024, announcing a crackdown on block parties after a shooting Sunday morning that killed two and injured 19.
The shooting spree began just before 10:00 a.m. when Griffin left his home in Detroit, Michigan and walked down the road toward Denby High School.On his way, he encountered 23-year-old Eric Skalnek, a police recruit applicant, near the entrance to the school's outdoor track.