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7/30/2019 Detroit Homicide Statistics

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Dave Bing ~ Mayor, City of Detroit Chester L. Logan ~ Interim Chief of Police

2012 Crime Statistical Information


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AGGRAVATED ASSAULT -1.86%An unlawful attack by one person upon another wherein the offender uses a weapon or displays it in a threateningmanner or the victim suffers obvious severe or aggravated bodily injury.BURGLARY -12.85%The unlawful entry into a building or other structure with the intent to commit a felony or a theft.

LARCENY -0.12%The unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession, or constructive possession, ofanother person.

UDAA (Unlawful Driving Away of an Automobile) +6.44%The theft of a motor vehicle. The unlawful driving away of a motor vehicle without the owners permission.RAPE -5.82%

The penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by asex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim.ROBBERY +1.92%The taking, or attempting to take, anything of value under confrontational circumstances from the control, custody,or care of another person by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear of immediateharm.

Overall city wide crime is down 2.63% in the aggregate compared

to 2011 in Part One categories

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YTD2012

YTD2011

YTD2010

Difference2012/2011

Difference2011/2010

TOTAL DEATH INVESTIGATIONS 461 414 365 +47 +49

Total Homicides 411 377 327 +34 +50

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Criminal Homicides 386 344 308 +42 +36

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Justifiable Homicides* 25 33 19 -8 +14

Suicides 39 32 33 +7 -1

Accidental Deaths 6 0 3 +6 -3

Natural Deaths 2 1 1 +1 0

Occurred in Other Jurisdictions 3 2 0 +1 +2Indeterminate 0 2 1 -2 +1

Homicide StatisticsYTD 2012/2011/2010

* Police Shootings 2012 - 3 2011 - 0 2010 - 7


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Death Investigation DefinitionsFBI Uniform Crime Reporting Handbook


The act of intentionally causing one's own death

SUICIDES

ACCIDENTAL DEATH

Any unexpected or unplanned event that results in death.

NATURAL CAUSES

Death that occurs from natural causes such as disease or old age rather than violence

or an accident

INDETERMINATE

Wayne County Medical Examiner is unable to determine a cause of death

CRIMINAL HOMICIDES

The unlawful or illegal killing of another

The killing by a peace officer in the line of duty

The killing by a private citizen of another during the commission of a felony.

JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDES

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YTD2012

YTD2011

YTD2010

Difference2012/2011

Difference2011/2010

Shootings 333 302 254 +31 +48

Assaults 33 30 33 +3 -3

Stabbings 20 12 21 +8 -9

TOTAL 386 344 308 +42 +36

Causes of Death/Criminal HomicidesYTD 2010/2011/2012


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