Detroit Evening Report: ShotStoppers program significantly decreased gun violence, says University of Michigan report
Since Detroit has launched ShotStoppers three years ago, the city has seen a 45% decrease in homicides and nonfatal shootings,...
The Metro: Funding is running out for ShotStopper crime reduction program
Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. ShotStoppers is Detroit’s most prized crime reduction program. For a little...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit on track to ‘shatter’ last year’s violent crime reduction rates in CVI zones
Detroit officials announced this week that all six Community Violence Intervention (CVI) zones in the city reported significant reductions in...
Detroit Evening Report: Violent crime down 30-70% in Detroit areas served by ShotStoppers, report shows
Violent crime has dropped between 30-70% in most areas served by Detroit’s ShotStoppers program, according to new data released by...
FORCE Detroit working to empower young people through city’s ShotStoppers program
A Detroit community organization claims it’s helped eliminate about three-quarters of the shootings in one of the most violent areas...
The Metro: ShotStopper program creating community change in Detroit
For a long time, Detroit has had a bad rap for being a violent place. The homicide rate peaked in the...