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Detroit Goes From One of America’s Most Dangerous Cities to Historic Low Crime Rates
Detroit saw a 18.7% drop in homicides to 165 in 2025, credited to community programs, technology, and federal partnerships, marking the lowest count since 1965.
- For all of 2025, Detroit recorded 165 criminal homicides, the fewest since the mid-1960s and 38 fewer than the 203 reported for 2024, an 18.7% decline.
- Officials credited Community Violence Intervention zones, mental-health partnerships with Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network, and federal programs like Project Green Light, ShotSpotter, and NIBIN for crime declines.
- Enforcement and forensics produced 253 arrests due to ShotSpotter alerts and recovered 6,235 guns in 2025, Detroit Police Department task forces resulted in 2,253 felony arrests.
- Sheffield announced creation of the Office of Neighborhood and Community Safety, saying `Detroit once again, has seen a drop in every major category of crime, which means fewer families are grieving, fewer lives are disrupted, and more families now can feel safe in their homes, in their communities`.
- Amid national declines, Detroit's homicide rate fell from about 32 to about 25 per 100,000 based on a population of about 645,700, mirroring steep drops in New York City and Chicago.
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