(WWJ) Detroit once again tops the list of most violent cities in America, according to new statistics released by the FBI.
Detroit was ranked the most violent big city in the U.S. in 2018 per capita, and now again for 2019.
While violent crime has decreased some in Detroit, the city's rate of 1,965 violent crimes per 100,000 people placed it highest among cities with more than 100,000 residents, according to the FBI, followed by St. Louis, Missouri; Memphis, Tennessee; and Baltimore, Maryland. To rank the cities, the FBI looked at crimes such as murder, rape, assault and robbery.
There was, however, some welcome news in Monday's FBI report:
"Interestingly, Flint had a significant decrease of violent crimes for a city of its size," WWJ's Charlie Langton reported. "In 2018, Flint was number five in the county, but then dropped to 15th with a 26% decrease in crime in 2019."
Within the state of Michigan, here's how other big cities compared in recent years:
Violent Crimes 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
1 Detroit 13,040 13,478 13,796 13,705 11,846 2 Grand Rapids 1,286 1,313 1,408 1,327 1,420 3 Lansing 1,313 1,301 1,321 1,341 1,327 4 Warren 648 688 681 691 743 5 Ann Arbor 309 270 259 213 228 6 Clinton Township 298 322 368 326 7 Sterling Heights 167 240 245 242 233 Murder 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
1 Detroit 275 261 267 303 295 2 Lansing 12 8 14 9 9 3 Grand Rapids 8 5 12 10 10 4 Warren 8 4 7 6 2 5 Ann Arbor 2 2 0 1 6 Clinton Township 0 3 3 3 7 Sterling Heights 0 2 4 1 5 Forcible Rape 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
1 Detroit 952 988 697 579 530 2 Lansing 144 149 238 142 118 3 Grand Rapids 140 141 351 142 128 4 Warren 89 108 97 118 104 5 Ann Arbor 77 55 57 44 58 6 Clinton Township 39 58 51 42 7 Sterling Heights 25 42 19 32 39 Robbery 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
1 Detroit 2,346 2,309 2639 2,941 3,457 2 Grand Rapids 274 319 904 321 423 3 Lansing 178 182 238 260 265 4 Warren 83 121 97 125 139 5 Ann Arbor 46 45 53 43 42 6 Clinton Township 18 23 40 36 7 Sterling Heights 17 19 42 26 24
(Note: All information above is from the FBI)
Looking at the national picture, the FBI says in 2019, violent crime was down 0.5% from the 2018 number. Property crimes also dropped 4.1%, marking the seventeenth consecutive year the collective estimates for these offenses declined.
The FBI's 2019 statistics show the estimated rate of violent crime was 366.7 offenses per 100,000 inhabitants, and the estimated rate of property crime was 2,109.9 offenses per 100,000 inhabitants. The violent crime rate fell 1%when compared with the 2018 rate; the property crime rate declined 4.5%.
See more updates stats from the FBI report at this link.
