Detroit reports major drop in homicides in 2024, hitting lowest rate since 1969

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(Detroit Free Press) Detroit saw a precipitous decline in the number of homicides and shootings in 2024 over the year before, continuing a trend of sliding violent crime since a pandemic-era spike, according to police data presented by city officials Friday.

The number of homicides fell to 203 last year, down from 252 in 2023 — a 19% decline to the lowest rate in more than 50 years. Nonfatal shootings saw a 25% year-over decline, down to 606 in 2024 from 804 the year prior.

Mayor Mike Duggan and interim police Chief Todd Bettison hailed the reduction as remarkable at an annual news conference, crediting the hiring of hundreds of additional police officers in recent years and greater reliance on community violence intervention (CVI) groups that attempt to prevent crime by providing support to those seen as more likely to commit it. ......................(more)

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2025/01/03/detroit-homicides-shootings-violent-crime-2024-duggan/77416125007/