U. S. Crime Statistics Total and by State 1960 - 2009
The Disaster Center United States: Uniform Crime Report -- State Statistics from 1960 - 2012 Crime in the United States accounts for more death, injuries and loss of property than all Natural Disasters combined. The Disaster Center is pleased to be able to provide you with access to the statistics of crime compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. When you experience a crime it can make you respond in ways that you might not understand. On top of this the victims and their relatives often experience financial problems, and time is often lost from work to handle the legal, insurance and personal problems associated with being a victim. Approximately thirteen million people (approximately 5% of the U.S. population) are victims of crime every year. Plan on helping your friends if they become a victim of crime. Be there for the victim. Listen to the victim of the crime. Allow the victim to express their feelings about the crime. Stay with the victim.
As Detroit breaks down, scourge of arson burns out of control
Detroit pays high price for arson onslaught
Detroit — Arson is a raging epidemic in Detroit, destroying neighborhoods and lives as the city tries to emerge from bankruptcy. Even amid a historic demolition blitz, buildings burn faster than Detroit can raze them. Last year, the city had 3,839 suspicious fires and demolished 3,500 buildings, according to city records analyzed by The Detroit News. Burned homes scar neighborhoods for years: Two-thirds of those that caught fire from 2010-13 are still standing, records show. "Nothing burns like Detroit," said Lt. The Detroit News researched arson for more than three months and found that it remains a huge obstacle to renewal efforts following bankruptcy. Few neighborhoods were untouched by arson and the entire city bears its costs. "People don't realize arson is a felony. Aides to Mayor Mike Duggan, who has made fighting blight the cornerstone of his administration, declined comment on The News' findings or his strategy for reducing arson. 'Arson is like a cancer' The News found:
Detroit Arson A Persistent Problem As City Services Decline
By Steve Neavling July 13 (Reuters) - On the night of July 4, some Detroit residents watched fireworks, and others just watched fires, more than a dozen in a space of two hours. The Independence Day blazes marked the latest flare up of a longtime scourge in Detroit - arson. It is a problem that has festered in the city for decades and has persisted even as the population declined. With the city now teetering on the verge of bankruptcy, the futile struggle to contain arson is an insistent reminder of the depths of Detroit's decline. "It's not safe here. As firefighters attacked flames raging in two adjacent vacant houses, they called for backup equipment that never came. In the next two hours, at least 10 more suspicious fires broke out, leaving skeleton crews to battle the blazes. Detroit has a legacy of troubles with arson. In recent years, arsons connected to Halloween have declined, in part due to the city's reduced population. There is no quick fix in sight.
Detroit Fire Department Gets $22.5 Million Federal Homeland Security Grant, 100 Jobs Saved
Over 100 Detroit firefighters scheduled to be laid off will keep their jobs thanks to a federal grant. Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) announced Wednesday that the city would receive $22.5 million in funding from the Department of Homeland Security’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program. “It is vital that we maintain the fire protection our citizens need, even during times of tight budgets,” Levin said in a release. There are 881 sworn firefighters and and 248 EMS technicians on staff in the Detroit Fire Department "There's no other city that's more deserving than Detroit," Dan McNamara, president of the Detroit Fire Fighters Association told the Detroit Free Press. Earlier this week Mayor Bing announced that the Detroit Fire Department would be laying off 164 firefighters -- approximately 18 percent of its force.
Crime rate in Detroit, Michigan (MI): murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, auto thefts, arson, law enforcement employees, police officers statistics
According to our research of Michigan and other state lists there were 3,282 registered sex offenders living in Detroit, Michigan as of April 20, 2017.The ratio of number of residents in Detroit to the number of sex offenders is 214 to 1. See how dangerous Detroit, MI is compared to nearest cities:(Note: Higher means more crime) Violent crime rate in 2015 Violent crime rate in 2014 Violent crime rate in 2013 Violent crime rate in 2012 Violent crime rate in 2011 Violent crime rate in 2010 Violent crime rate in 2009 Violent crime rate in 2008 Violent crime rate in 2007 Violent crime rate in 2006 Violent crime rate in 2005 Violent crime rate in 2004 Violent crime rate in 2003 Violent crime rate in 2002 Violent crime rate in 2001 Property crime rate in 2015 Property crime rate in 2014 Property crime rate in 2013 Property crime rate in 2012 Property crime rate in 2011 Property crime rate in 2010 Property crime rate in 2009 Property crime rate in 2008 Property crime rate in 2007 Property crime rate in 2006
