The City of Detroit saw significant drops in the numbers of homicides and other violent crimes during 2025, city officials ...
Axios Visuals Detroit reported 165 homicides last year, the city's first with fewer than 200 in 60 years. Why it matters: ...
Detroit fell under 200 murders for the first time in six decades in 2025, Police Chief Todd Bettison said, marking three ...
Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield was joined by city and community leaders to announce another historic drop in violent crime for ...
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Detroit sees violent crime decline to historic low

Detroit has reached a historic turning point in its decades-long struggle with violent crime. On Wednesday, January 7, 2026, ...
Murders in Detroit continue to tumble as the city recorded its lowest number of criminal homicides since at least the early- to mid-1960s.
Coats Stevens, 28, was pronounced dead at the scene, while his brother remained in critical condition Wednesday, according to Detroit police. Harris, 42, was arrested at the scene and was charged ...
Seventy-five percent of the arrests are tied to violent crime and gang investigations, according to the report.
Murders in Detroit continue to tumble as the city recorded its lowest number of criminal homicides since at least the early- ...