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Crime Up In Detroit, Down In Nation
Crime is up in Detroit and a number of suburbs, bucking a national trend showing a decline in violent crime. The crime rate in the city of Detroit rose two percent, while Warren, Eastpointe, Livonia...
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Violent Crime Numbers Dip In Detroit
Detroit officials are being cautiously optimistic about violent crime in the city. Numbers were down eight-percent in the first half of 2010, with the biggest drop in homicide — a 28-percent decline...
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Detroit Murder, Gun Violence Rate Climbing
DETROIT (WWJ) - Detroit’s Police Chief says the climbing rate of murder and gun violence in the city is ”troubling”. According to a new report by Detroit Police, the murder rate in the city is up 15...
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Godbee: Putting More Officers On Street A Success So Far
DETROIT (WWJ) - Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee said the department is having some success fighting crime by putting more cops on the street and going to 12 hour shifts for officers. Speaking live on...
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Gov. Snyder Has Mixed Success With New Budget
LANSING (AP) - Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder got the extra police troopers and summer jobs programs for inner city youths he wanted in the new budget, but he failed to get lawmakers to tie education money...
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ATF Withdraws Additional Agents Brought To Flint
FLINT (WWJ/AP) - Federal authorities say they’re withdrawing a dozen agents brought to Flint from around the country earlier this year to help deal with the city’s crime rate. The “surge” of Bureau of...
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Biggest Michigan Cities See More Homicides In 2012
GRAND RAPIDS (AP) - Michigan’s two largest cities, Detroit and Grand Rapids, have seen more homicides this year, even though the overall crime rate has remained steady. The increases have prompted Gov....
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Detroit Records More Than 400 Murders In 2012
DETROIT (WWJ) - Interim Police Chief Chester Logan says America has a problem with guns and Detroit is the epicenter. Detroit officials are reporting the city had 386 criminal homicides in 2012, up...
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Mayor, Police Chief Respond To Shocking Murder Rates In Detroit
DETROIT (WWJ) - Across the city of Detroit, residents are growing weary of the violence — especially after crime statistics revealed 386 criminal homicides took place in the Motor City during 2012....
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Lansing Officials Report 12 Homicides In 2012
LANSING (AP) - Lansing officials say the city had 12 homicides last year, the most since 2008 when it had the same number. Police say arrests have been made or charges filed in seven of those 12...
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Rest In Peace: T-Shirt Biz Makes Money Off Crime Victims In Detroit
DETROIT (WWJ) - A small business owner says the violence in Detroit is so bad, he’s now making money off of the dead. International T-Shirts, located at 7 Mile and Evergreen roads on the city’s...
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Bing: Bloomberg’s Murder Rate Remarks ‘Sad And Inappropriate’
DETROIT (WWJ) - The mayors of New York and Detroit are squaring off on who has the worst crime. It all started when New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg sent out a tweet boasting about the city’s record...
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First Priority Of New Police Chief – Lower Crime Rate
DETROIT (WWJ) – Detroit officially gets a new police chief on Monday and James Craig says one of his first priorities is to lower the crime rate. “…but I can’t do that if I don’t raise the moral –...
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Mike Duggan, Benny Napoleon Reveal Plans To Reduce Detroit Crime
DETROIT (WWJ) - Less than two months before Detroit’s general election, mayoral candidates Mike Duggan and Benny Napoleon are revealing their plans to reduce crime in the city. While Duggan and...
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Woman Relives Carjacking Experience, Says Crime In Detroit Is Out Of Hand
DETROIT (WWJ) - A Detroit woman who was recently carjacked says crime in the city has spiraled out of control. It was a week ago that life changed for Sharlonda Buckman, CEO of the Detroit Parent...
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Blacks Killed In Michigan At 3rd-Highest Rate In US
LANSING (WWJ/AP) - A black Michigan resident is seven times more likely than the average American to become a homicide victim. The Washington-based Violence Policy Center, an anti-violence advocacy...
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Grosse Ile Tops List Of 10 Safest Cities In Michigan
GROSSE ILE (WWJ) - If you’re looking for the safest place in Michigan, you might want to take a trip Downriver. Grosse Ile Township has been named the safest city in Michigan with just a 1 in 115...
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Detroit Police Work To Deal With Recent Violence
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - Detroit police say they’re working to deal with a recent violence that’s included 36 shootings and four slayings since late last week. Assistant Police Chief Steve Dolunt said the...
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Overall Detroit Crime Drops In 2014; Criminal Homicides Lowest Since Riots
DETROIT (AP) - Overall crime, including homicides, dropped last year in Detroit, Police Chief James Craig said Tuesday. The Police Department’s end-of-year statistics show that the 300 criminal...
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Detroit Schools Report Overall Crime Dropping In District; Only 545 Incidents...
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) – The Detroit Public Schools is reporting that overall crime is dropping in the district. Officials said Thursday that there were 545 incidents reported in schools and buildings from...
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Detroit Sees Drop In Homicides, Overall Crime In 2015
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit saw a drop in most violent crimes in 2015, the second consecutive year in which homicide totals in the city dipped to pre-1970 levels, according to newly released data. The...
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21 People Shot, 7 Killed Over The Weekend In Detroit
DETROIT (WWJ) – “Our overall crime is still declining, but we are in fact fighting our own progress,” says Detroit Police Chief James Craig. Addressing the media following a particularly violent...
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