Detroit recorded 252 homicides in 2023, an 18.4% drop from the year before and the fewest homicides since 1966. Even with the national crime declines this year, public opinion on crime has gone in the other direction. Homicides rate down from coast to coastAmerica’s five largest cities by population saw double-digit declines in homicides in 2023 compared to the year before, the latest data show. • Phoenix’s homicide rate was down 14% in 2023 compared to 2022, according to the Phoenix Police Department. There were 174 murders in the city of Phoenix in the first 11 months of 2023 compared to 223 homicides the year prior.

Source: CNN January 05, 2024 00:53 UTC