State, federal and local partners, including Alia Harvey-Quinn from FORCE Detroit, pose with Detroit Police Chief James White at a press conference announcing a drop in violent crime in 2023.

Does a record-low homicide count mean Detroiters are safer?

January 16, 2024

Officials took to a podium inside Detroit Police headquarters last Wednesday to tout a significant drop in crime. Mayor Mike...

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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit touts record low in homicides, violent crime last year

January 3, 2024

The city of Detroit says violent crime fell in 2023, with 252 murders reported last year – the lowest number...

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U.S. Attorney Dawn Ison discusses summer policing strategies at a news conference on May 24, 2023.

Detroit Today: What is driving the decline in Detroit homicides?

December 15, 2023

Detroit saw a dramatic drop in homicides in 2023 through Nov. 30, putting the city on track to finish the...

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Samantha Woll, president of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, was found dead outside her Detroit home on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023.

Police arrest ‘person of interest’ in murder of Jewish leader Samantha Woll

December 11, 2023

Detroit police have arrested a new person of interest in the fatal stabbing of metro Detroit Jewish leader Samantha Woll,...

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Ethan Crumbley stands with his attorneys Paulette Loftin, left, and Amy Hopp, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Pontiac, Mich.

Michigan judge sentences Oxford High School shooter to life without parole

December 8, 2023

The Michigan teen whose murderous rampage took the lives of four classmates at Oxford High School in November 2021, will...

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In a still frame from video first responders use a gurney to remove an injured man from the scene of a shooting, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, in Burlington, Vt.

Suspect in Vermont shooting of 3 men of Palestinian descent pleads not guilty

November 28, 2023

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Three college students of Palestinian descent out for a walk in Vermont were seriously injured over...

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Samantha Woll, president of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, was found dead outside her Detroit home on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023.

Crime Stoppers of Michigan offering $15K reward for tips in Samantha Woll homicide case

November 16, 2023

Crime Stoppers of Michigan is offering a $15,000 cash reward for any information leading to an arrest in the murder...

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Samantha Woll, president of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, was found dead outside her Detroit home on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023.

Suspect released in fatal stabbing of Detroit synagogue leader

November 11, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — A suspect who was in custody in the investigation of the fatal stabbing of a Detroit synagogue...

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Samantha Woll, president of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, was found dead outside her Detroit home on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023.

Detroit police make arrest in murder of Jewish leader Samantha Woll

November 8, 2023

Detroit police have arrested a suspect in last month's fatal stabbing of metro Detroit Jewish leader Samantha Woll, Detroit Police...

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In this image taken from video released by the Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office, an unidentified gunman points a gun while entering Sparetime Recreation in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. Maine State Police ordered residents in the state's second-largest city to shelter in place Wednesday night as the suspect remains at large.

At least 16 dead in Maine mass killing and police hunt for the shooter as residents take shelter

October 25, 2023

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A man shot and killed at least 16 people at a restaurant and a bowling alley...

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Detroit Police Chief James White held a press conference on Monday, Oct. 23, to provide updates on the Samantha Woll homicide case.

Detroit Evening Report: Police ‘confident’ Samantha Woll murder not a hate crime

October 23, 2023

Family, friends and some of Michigan's top elected officials paid their respects on Sunday to Samantha Woll, president of the...

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Detroit’s most violent precincts saw drop in crime this summer

September 22, 2023

Detroit's two most violent precincts saw a significant drop in violent crime this summer, as well as a citywide drop...

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