Posted on 12/06/2023 9:47:58 AM PST by Red Badger
Homicides, shootings, carjackings down in 2023
DETROIT – The number of certain violent crimes has significantly dropped in Detroit this year. In fact, some of the numbers are the lowest they’ve been in six decades.
So far in 2023, the city of Detroit has seen an 18% decrease in homicides compared to the year prior. The city’s homicides this year are the lowest they’ve been in nearly 60 years, according to data.
In addition to a drop in homicides, there has also been a 36% decrease in carjackings and a 13% decrease in non-fatal shootings so far in 2023.
The numbers are trending in the right direction, but why? How?
A major reason behind the drop in violent crime has to do with a collaboration among police, prosecutors, and the local judiciary. Together, they’ve been working to clear a backlog of thousands of felony gun cases that built up amid the pandemic.
During COVID-19 shutdowns, the courts were also shut down. People who were charged with gun violence were often out on bond, resulting in more violent crime on the streets.
The courts, police, and prosecutors have been working overtime to clear a backlog of 4,000 felony gun cases. Both the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office and sheriff’s office have also increased their staffing, which they say has contributed to the decrease in violent crime.
But that’s not all: For the first time ever, the city of Detroit is investing millions of dollars into community groups with proven track records of addressing crime. These groups are being deployed to work in various sections of the city.
Activist Teferi Brent, who has done frontline work on the streets for years, says the problems are systemic.
“[Detroit police Chief James White] has said for years: ‘You can’t arrest your way out of the problem‚'” Brent said.
Brent acknowledged the work being done to offer a second chance to people being released from prison as one way to initiate systemic change. He says it’s an opportunity to show young men that their lives can be so much more than street crime.
“This is the work of everyone, not just law enforcement. I’d argue law enforcement is the smaller part of the solution to this issue,” Brent said. “It’s the work of people in the community who are organized and working to address the root-cause issues that contribute to criminogenic behavior.”
The city says it’s willing to give the idea of funding these community groups about a two-year window, and will assess how effective their work is.
Watch Mara MacDonald’s report on this below.
VIDEO AT LINK..............
Everybody’s dead.
That’s what I thought, and everybody that ain’t has moved..............
What? Prosecuting criminals works? A Biden/Garland DOG SWAT team had better get up to Detroit and clean house before this spreads.
The criminals figured out that political office was more lucrative.
Nothing about how Detroit has lost 3/4’s of it’s population in the last 50 years.
Yeah, pretty soon, everybody will want to do it!.............
And a whole lot easier..................
True. Police can’t prevent crime..................
As a general rule, any article that uses percentages without numbers is trying to mislead.
They just quit responding to carjackings. It’s like they never happened.
“Nothing about how Detroit has lost 3/4’s of it’s population in the last 50 years.”
One would think that makes the job a lot easier.
Nope. I’d say it was the Chief of Police who told all citizens to buy a gun and learn how to use it, back in 2012 I think it was, because his folks could not protect us.
But that’s not all: For the first time ever, the city of Detroit is investing millions of dollars into community groups with proven track records of addressing crime. These groups are being deployed to work in various sections of the city.More crap, illogical journalism: If these groups are only now being "deployed," how have they contributed to an already existing drop in crime?
“Detroit has a 2023 population of 621,193. It is also the county seat of Wayne County. Detroit is currently declining at a rate of -0.9% annually and its population has decreased by -2.66% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 638,176 in 2020.” https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/detroit-mi-population
2010 - 711,198 population. Hey, high five, Detroit, for the decrease in homicides, uh, hmm, whatever...
sure they can look what Guiliani did in NY and if there are more patrols cars and foot, stop and frisk crime will go down. If the DA does his or her job it goes down more.
Yep. They ran out of people worth robbing and shooting.
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