Detroit Police Chief Calls Spike In Homicide Rate Misleading

Detroit Police Chief James Craig says statistics showing homicide is once again on the rise in Detroit are misleading.

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It’s been a tough year so far for some police departments.

Tension over shootings in Baltimore and other cities spilled-over into protests and unrest.

Congress is contemplating launching a review of the nation’s entire criminal justice system.

And homicide is once again on the rise in Detroit.

But a man who worked with law enforcement in Cincinnati and Los Angeles, Detroit Police Chief James Craig, tells WDET’s Quinn Klinefelter that crime statistics can be misleading.

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  • Quinn Klinefelter is a Senior News Editor at 101.9 WDET. In 1996, he was literally on top of the news when he interviewed then-Senator Bob Dole about his presidential campaign and stepped on his feet.