Detroit close to recording its fewest homicides in nearly 60 years

**Lowell** · December-05-23, 11:07 AM

Upbeat news from today's Free Press.

"Detroit is close to recording its fewest number of yearly homicides in nearly 60 years, according to a gun violence reduction partnership among city, state and county officials who announced the data on Monday.

"As of Nov. 30, the city had recorded 228 homicides this year, an 18% drop compared to the 276 homicides during the same time last year. In 2018, Detroit recorded 261 homicides, the city's fewest since 1966, a year prior to the Detroit riot in 1967.

"Total nonfatal shootings in the city are down 13% and carjackings are down 36% compared to this time last year, Detroit police data indicates."

https://www.freep.com/story/news/loc...s/71801589007/

**renf** · December-05-23, 11:12 AM

Thank you, Lowell, for posting this important report about this
positive development in Detroit.

Ren Farley

**gratiotfaced** · December-05-23, 01:02 PM

People will point out that this number is just the total homicides, and we need to look at the per capita rate. It's true, Detroit's homicide rate is still high, but this year's rate of 33.4 would be the lowest it's been in a long time. Detroit had always been in the same bracket as cities like St. Louis and New Orleans [[45+). A rate of 33 would put us on the level of Atlanta or Washington DC.

**EASTSIDER BALDUCK** · December-05-23, 10:48 PM

Running out of peeps without gun defense.

cliff

**Danny** · December-06-23, 07:55 AM

It was really lowered during the pandemic. Now its over it will be heading one way up.

**gratiotfaced** · December-06-23, 01:17 PM

Originally Posted by Danny

It was really lowered during the pandemic. Now its over it will be heading one way up.

That doesn't sound right. The homicide rate in 2021 was 47.9 -- the rate for 2023 is 33.4. It's clearly trending down after the pandemic.

**mwilbert** · December-06-23, 06:14 PM

Originally Posted by gratiotfaced

That doesn't sound right. The homicide rate in 2021 was 47.9 -- the rate for 2023 is 33.4. It's clearly trending down after the pandemic.

It's not right. Of course, you could interpret it as a statement about the future, in which case we don't know if it's right yet, but it seems likely to be wrong. In any event, it's a substantial improvement; let's hope it does keep moving in the right direction.