Detroit Homicides Dropped to Lowest Rate Since 1960s, Other Violent Crimes Declined in 2025

Detroit sees violent crime decline to historic low

Detroit has reached a historic turning point in its decades-long struggle with violent crime. On Wednesday, January 7, 2026, city officials announced that criminal homicides in 2025 fell to their lowest level in sixty years. This dramatic reduction not only reshapes the narrative of the “Motor City” but also serves as a high-profile example of […] The post Detroit sees violent crime decline to historic low appeared first on The Black Wall Street…

Detroit homicides dropped to lowest rate since 1960s, other violent crimes declined in 2025

In 2025, 165 homicides were committed in the Motor City; that is 38 fewer than the 203 reported for 2024, which the city said then was the lowest since 188 were committed in 1965

Record-Low Homicide Rates Show Community Policing, CVI Works in Detroit

Detroit closed 2025 with 165 criminal homicides, according to preliminary year-end figures shared during a city public safety briefing led by Mayor Mary Sheffield and Police Chief Todd A. Bettison. The city said the total is down 19 percent from 203 in 2024 and down 35 percent from 252 in 2023, continuing a multi-year decline that officials described as pushing homicides below 200 “for the first time in decades.” Detroit is also a majority-Black…

Detroit Homicides Hit 60-Year Low in 2025 since 1964

Detroit recorded its lowest number of homicides since 1964 in 2025, as police report sharp declines in violent crime and credit law-enforcement.