Detroit crime stats hard to get

Detroit crime stats hard to get

Detroit crime stats hard to get
David Josar and Christine Macdonald / The Detroit News
DETROIT — Of the nation’s 15 largest cities, only Detroit does not publicly release up-to-date crime statistics — data routinely used by other police agencies to fight crime by putting neighborhoods on alert.

Detroit Police say they are trying to find a way to post current crime information on the Internet and should have something up early this year.

“We’re doing what we can, but we just don’t have the resources right now,” said 2nd Deputy Chief James Tate, the spokesman for the department. “We’re trying to find the best way to get the information up there and trying to determine if this is something we can do in-house or need to get a contractor.”

Most dangerous city in U.S.? Detroit, data say

Most dangerous city in U.S.? Detroit, data say

DETROIT – In another blow to the Motor City’s tarnished image, Detroit pushed past St. Louis to become the nation’s most dangerous city, according to a private research group’s controversial analysis, released Sunday, of annual FBI crime statistics.

The study drew harsh criticism even before it came out. The American Society of Criminology launched a pre-emptive strike Friday, issuing a statement attacking it as “an irresponsible misuse” of crime data.