violent crime

A $1.5 million grant will fund community-based violence intervention. The city is also getting a $2.5 million grant from the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative.

According to an FBI crime statistics report released this week, the city of Saginaw ranked as the fourth most violent city in America in 2021. Three other Michigan cities (Detroit, Kalamazoo, and Lansing) also ranked in the top 20.

As in some other counties, Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton’s office has used the one-man grand jury process in violent crime cases. The process has produced dozens of criminal charges.

Leaders in Saginaw are turning to prayer as a way to fight the city’s rising violent crime rate.Like other Michigan cities, Saginaw has endured a spasm of…

New data from the FBI show crime declined last year in Detroit and Flint. But both remain among the nation’s most violent cities.According to the FBI's…

The city of Flint is looking at ways to get illegal guns off the streets, either by seizing them or buying them.Flint officials say the city has seen a…

State lawmakers are looking at the effectiveness of a Michigan State Police program aimed at reducing violent crime.Since 2012, through the Secure Cities…

Flint’s police chief hopes a new federal program will bring additional training and grant funding to fight violent crime.Police Chief James Tolbert says…

After 11 murders in two weeks, law enforcement officials say the city of Flint is facing a crisis.Police have made five arrests and have suspects in four…

It has been exactly one year since James Craig returned to his hometown as Detroit’s 42nd police chief. He was hired by Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn…