Recent Detroit Killings

Homicides Continue to Fall in Detroit

Detroit homicides drop 19% for 2025, the fewest since 1964

There were 165 criminal homicides in 2025 — a 19% reduction from the previous year, marking the third straight year homicides fell and the fewest in Detroit since 1964, when there were 125 homicides.

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Detroit officials report historic drop in homicides, violent crimes in city

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Homicides Continue to Fall in Detroit as City Mirrors National Trend on Violent Crime

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Homicides continue to fall in Detroit as city mirrors national trend on violent crime

Murders in Detroit continue to tumble as the city recorded its lowest number of criminal homicides since at least the early- to mid-1960s.

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Oakland’s homicide rate in 2025 was lowest in nearly 6 decades

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Detroit goes from one of America’s most dangerous city to historic low crime rates

Detroit murders fall below 200 for first time in six decades, police chief says

Detroit fell under 200 murders for the first time in six decades in 2025, Police Chief Todd Bettison said, marking three straight years of decline.

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Detroit sees lowest murder rate since 1965 amid decline in crime

Homicides decreased 18.7% from 2024 and 34.5% from 2023, with 165 murders recorded -- the lowest number since 1965. This is the first time in roughly 60 years that Detroit has seen fewer than 200 murders. Nonfatal shootings dropped to 447 in 2025 from 607 the previous year. In 2020, the city recorded more than 1,000 nonfatal shootings.

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Suspect in custody in recent fatal stabbing of Detroit synagogue leader

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DETROIT (AP) — Police said a suspect was in custody Wednesday in the fatal stabbing of a Detroit ...

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Less than half of Detroit murders end in charges. Families feel forgotten

More than 1,100 Detroit murders remain unsolved between 2018 and 2024, according to data from the Detroit Police Department.

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Detroit violent crime drops to lowest level in decades, homicides fall below 200 for first time since 1965

Detroit officials say the city saw a dramatic drop in violent crime in 2025, reaching levels not seen in decades and falling below 200 homicides for the first time since the mid-1960s.