Detroit on track for fewest homicides in more than 50 years

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/9191264

"Murder City" no more…well, almost…

In 2018, Detroit had 261 homicides, the fewest number since 1966. Through Nov. 30, 2023, Detroit has experienced only 228 homicides, putting the city on track to finish the year well below the 2018 record low.

That's still around four murders a week by my public-school-education calculations. Still, better than the 714 murders logged for 1974, n'est-ce pas?

Did You Know?: According to World Atlas 2023, Detroit is the 29^th^ most dangerous city in the world, and the 5^th^ most dangerous in the United States?