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Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Police Chief James White touted a drop in crime rates during a community meeting Monday.

Detroit saw a slight drop in homicides and non-fatal shootings last year, law enforcement leaders said Thursday, a welcome change that runs opposite to many other cities that have seen substantial increases in violent crime.

Chief James White said he was encouraged by the figures, which showed a 4% fall in homicides and a 9% fall in non-fatal shootings. But he also said the figures were too high to celebrate.

It’s no cause to celebrate, but Detroit can say something that most major cities can’t: after murders soared in 2020, the city saw criminal homicides fall 5% in 2021.

Detroit police are at the scene of an officer-involved shooting on the city's east side at Conner and Wade streets Thursday night.

The 31-year-old suspect was in temporary serious condition after being shot multiple times, said Assistant Chief David LeValley.

White — as well as other officials — repeated their annual message to refrain from doing anything criminal and stupid.

Victims of sexual assault deserve the same compassion, and the same assumption of credibility, as those who report other crimes.

It is police week and instead of celebrating, FBI Director Christopher Wray is mourning a growing number of officers killed in the line of duty.

On Thursday, leaders within the Detroit Police Department informed the Police Board of Commissioners about one of their own.