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.