Detroit police say property and violent crime down in 2015

[MSUguy]

Violent and property crimes were down in Detroit last year compared to 2014, according to Detroit police statistics.

The city reported a 23% drop in stolen vehicles, from 10,356 in 2014 to 7,938 last year; an 18% decline in robberies, from 3,806 to 3,103, and a 15% drop in burglaries, from 10,600 to 9,027.

Police reported there were 295 criminal homicide cases last year, down from 299 in 2014.

“Nobody’s declaring success — we’ve got a lot of work to do,” Mayor Mike Duggan said Thursday. “I think what the men and women of the police department have done is terrific."

http://www.freep.com/story/news/loca...2015/78401536/

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Overall some pretty significant declines, would've been nice have to similar in the shootings/homicides category