Preliminary year-end statistics show that homicides in Detroit have dropped to levels not seen since before the mid-1960s

The city of Detroit is seeing a historic drop in violent crime, including its fewest homicides in decades. According to the city, homicides dropped 19% in 2024 from the previous year's 57-year-low and are down 33% since 2002.

The number of homicides fell to 203 last year, down from 252 in 2023 — a 19% decline to the lowest rate in more than 50 years. Nonfatal shootings saw a 25% year-over decline, down to 606 in 2024 from 804 the year prior.

Violent crime in Detroit has gone down, according to city officials. On Friday, Mayor Mike Duggan along with federal and local law enforcement members got together and discussed the recent statistics that gave Detroit a safer record than years prior.