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Gun Violence Plagues Detroit Neighborhoods
DETROIT – As temperatures rise, so too does violent crime. With summer approaching, the One Detroit Partnership has launched an effort to strategically focus resources on the most dangerous neighborhoods of the city.
The targeted neighborhoods in the 8th and 9th Precincts are among the highest in the city in fatal and non-fatal shootings, robberies, and carjackings in 2023. In an effort to deter violence and illegal gun possession, the One Detroit partnership has sent letters to 200 individuals on probation, parole, or supervised release in the targeted areas, warning them of the enforcement strategy.
The enforcement strategy is designed to prosecute the most violent individuals and crimes in federal court when possible. Violent felons arrested for illegally possessing firearms and those arrested with fully automatic firearms and firearms with obliterated serial numbers in select areas of Detroit’s 8th and 9th Precincts will be subject to immediate federal prosecution.
Additionally, any individual who commits an armed carjacking or robbery of a business in the targeted areas will be prosecuted federally. Finally, any individual with a meaningful connection to the targeted areas, who commits this type of crime elsewhere in the city, will be prosecuted federally.
The ‘hot spot’ strategy for federal enforcement will begin on Memorial Day and will last until Labor Day in September.
The One Detroit partnership is also engaged in preventing crime in the targeted areas through community events called Peacenics. These events will take place on Saturday, July 8, at O’Hair Park, and Saturday, July 15, at Heilmann Park from 3 PM to 7 PM. The events will feature vendors offering a variety of resources, including job training, literacy programs, mental health and medical screenings, utility assistance, educational and vocational opportunities, tutorial, career development programs, and more.
Several law enforcement agencies will also be present to engage with the community and recruit to fill vacancies in their organizations.
Finally, the One Detroit partners also intend to invite returning citizens who live in the ‘hot spot’ areas to meet with service providers to help them directly address any barriers that are preventing them from fully reintegrating in society.
United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison, along with Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney Kym Worthy, and Detroit Police Chief James E. White, announced the targeted strategy aimed at reducing gun violence in Detroit’s neighborhoods.
The One Detroit partnership is a coalition of community and law enforcement partners working together to develop and execute the best strategies to reduce violent crime.
The strategy has three components – enforcement, prevention, and reentry – and is a part of the One Detroit partnership announced last month.
Key Facts
- State: Michigan
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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