Michigan’s Murder/Non-negligent Manslaughter (Voluntary) rate:
2017: 572 (9,977k, 5.7 per 100k)
2018: 559 (9,987k, 5.6 per 100k)
2019: 574 (9,985k, 5.7 per 100k)
2020: 760 (9,967k, 7.6 per 100k)
2021: 746 (10,050k, 7.4 per 100k)
Data for 2022 has not been published yet.
Michigan’s highest homicide rate in history was in 1974. However, 2020 saw the highest homicide rate since 1997.
Michigan is about 14.5% Black.
72.1% of known suspects were Black
27.6% of known suspect were White or Latino
41.4% of homicides from Detroit
77.8% of known suspects were Black
21.6% of known suspects were White or Latino
42.5% of homicides from Detroit
74.6% of known suspects were Black
25.1% of known suspect were White or Latino
47.2% of homicides from Detroit
Detroit Homicide:
1987: 686 (1,080k, 63.5 per 100k) highest rate in the city’s history
2012: 386 (707k, 54.6 per 100k) Highest rate since 1991
2018: 259 (678k, 38.2 per 100k) lowest rate since at least the 70s
2019: 271 (675k, 40.1 per 100k) second lowest rate since at least the 70s
2020: 323 (639k, 50.5 per 100k) highest rate since 2012
2021: 308 (632k, 48.7 per 100k)
2022: 309 (620k, 49.8 per 100k) second highest since 2012
