Detroit Remains No. 1 For Violent Crimes
POSTED: Tuesday, September 25, 2007
UPDATED: 8:41 am EDT September 26,
2007
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The FBI released its final 2006 violent crimes report on Monday.Detroit remains No. 1 and Flint remain No. 3 in the nation for violent crimes among cities with a population of 100,000 or more.Nationwide, violent crimes were up 1.9 percent compared to 2005, and property crimes decreased by 1.9 percent, according to the FBI.In Michigan the increase was 1.5 percent. Violent crimes in Detroit rose by 1 percent.Canton Township had the best results with a decrease in violent crimes by 30.1 percent.Dearborn’s crime rate is also down by 20 percent.However, Troy noticed a 20 percent increase of violent crimes for 2006.To view the FBI’s full report on Violent Crimes in 2006 click here .
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