[1] 9,986,857 assault theft Detroit had the 2nd highest violent crime rate in the nation in 2015 among cities with a population greater than 50,000.
[6][7] According to a 2007 analysis, Detroit officials noted that about 65 to 70 percent of homicides in the city were confined to a narcotics catalyst.
[8] The city has faced many cases of arson each year on Devil's Night, the evening before Halloween.
The Angel's Night campaign, launched in the late 1990s, draws many volunteers to patrol the streets during Halloween week.
[12][13] The overall crime rate declined by one-third between 2003 and 2011,[14] but Grand Rapids set a record with 38 homicides in 2020.