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The decade grid — Detroit
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime & Violence | 1552 | 1471 | 1115 | 1741 | 967 | 800 | 953 | 1048 | 1237 | 848 | 341 |
| Policing & Law Enforcement | 296 | 304 | 220 | 351 | 279 | 173 | 225 | 177 | 289 | 199 | 66 |
| Accidents & Road Safety | 271 | 285 | 253 | 354 | 202 | 224 | 151 | 204 | 247 | 291 | 86 |
| Governance & Policy | 292 | 203 | 122 | 310 | 190 | 154 | 157 | 106 | 159 | 266 | 67 |
| Corruption & Fraud | 171 | 203 | 150 | 147 | 88 | 135 | 50 | 48 | 82 | 130 | 36 |
| Public Safety | 92 | 183 | 203 | 186 | 101 | 38 | 59 | 45 | 86 | 96 | 31 |
| Public Health | 34 | 51 | 73 | 35 | 420 | 105 | 36 | 65 | 42 | 133 | 22 |
| Courts & Judiciary | 104 | 173 | 136 | 103 | 57 | 81 | 62 | 38 | 86 | 71 | 28 |
| Infrastructure & Utilities | 106 | 64 | 33 | 87 | 54 | 84 | 69 | 48 | 75 | 150 | 41 |
| Missing Persons | 102 | 77 | 76 | 96 | 89 | 42 | 66 | 71 | 63 | 32 | 9 |
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Weapons named — Detroit
| Guns | 2,174 | weapon | |
| Gun | 1,809 | weapon | |
| Handgun | 457 | weapon | |
| Stabbing | 343 | weapon | |
| Firearm | 335 | weapon | |
| Knife | 280 | weapon |
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Stated motives — Detroit
| Argument | 391 | motive | |
| Theft | 327 | motive | |
| Robbery | 241 | motive | |
| Dispute | 183 | motive | |
| Sexual Assault | 135 | motive | |
| Road Rage | 79 | motive |
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Deadliest reported events — Detroit
≥3 reports corroborate the same toll in the same month · value = corroborating reports Conflicting tolls for one incident are merged into a range, never summed.
| Pandemic Memorial · 2020 | 3 | ≈1500 dead | |
| Homicide · 2021 | 3 | ≈327 dead | |
| Homicide · 2017 | 4 | ≈302 dead | |
| Gun Violence · 2020 | 5 | ≈300 dead | |
| Homicide · 2020 | 13 | ≈300 dead | |
| Homicide · 2023 | 4 | ≈228 dead |