Detroit sees a drop in homicides and violent crime, according to preliminary 2024 data

Preliminary year-end statistics show that homicides in Detroit have dropped to levels not seen since before the mid-1960s. Mayor Mike Duggan says Friday that Detroit ended 2024 with 203 homicides — down 49 from the year before and the fewest in the city since 188 were committed in 1965. Nonfatal shootings, assaults, carjackings and other violent crime also continue to drop across the city. Detroit is part of a national trend as overall violent crime across the U.S. is declining. Decreases have been across the board in Detroit. Carjackings dipped from 167 in 2023 to 142 last year. Sexual assaults also were down and 184 fewer robberies were reported last year compared to 2023.