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DETROIT, Jan. 4, 2023 ~ The city of Detroit saw the lowest number of murders since 1966, with the Detroit Police Department recording 252 homicides in 2023.
This was an over 18% drop from 2022’s recorded 309 murders, a promising sign for the city that has long been stigmatized with high crime rates. The drop in homicides coincides with a decrease in crime across the country in 2023, though Detroit Police Chief James White said there is still much to work on with violent crime prevention in the city.
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Jan. 4, 2023 ~ The Detroit Police Department released crime statistics for 2023, and the recorded 252 homicides were the fewest since 1966. While Detroit Police Chief James White isn’t taking a victory lap, he joins Guy Gordon, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds to talk about the progress, and what else needs to be done to make Detroit safer.
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