Further, national data from the FBI covering January to September 2023 showed an 8.2% drop in all violent crime, including a 15.6% drop in murders, compared to the same period in 2022.
These declines were seen in cities over 1 million people and those under 10,000, and across all four regional quadrants of the US.
Detroit recorded 252 homicides in 2023, an 18.4% drop from the year before and the fewest homicides since 1966.
There are exceptions, too, including cities like Washington DC, which saw a 35% increase in homicides, and Memphis, which saw a 42% increase in murders.
America’s five largest cities by population saw double-digit declines in homicides in 2023 compared to the year before, the latest data show.
“We haven’t done that in quite some time,” Kenny said, highlighting the summer months where cops flooded the streets.
Kenny said detectives had a homicide clear rate was over 70%, which was the second-best number since they’ve kept statistics. »
