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Detroit Police Department

City agencyMI8234900NIBRS since 2005LEMAS 2020Founded 1865

Wayne County, Michigan

Serves ~642,155 residents · UCR reported

Crime trendsNIBRSLEMASPoliciesOpen dataPOP projects

The Detroit Police Department (DPD) is the primary law enforcement agency of the city of Detroit, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1865, it has nearly 2,630 officers, making it the largest law enforcement organization in the state. In addition to 2,630 sworn-officers, the Department has filled 760 of 823 non-sworn positions such as dispatchers and Real Time Crime Center analysts.

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Crime & staffing trends

Reported offenses by year

Summary Reporting System counts from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Staffing by year

Police employment counts reported to the FBI UCR program.

NIBRS incident detail

NIBRS victims by offense · Jan 2021Dec 2024

Incident-based victim counts reported through NIBRS, from the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

Motor Vehicle Theft: victim & offender age · 31,620 victims, 34,268 offenders
Victim sex
Female16,196 (51%)
Male15,357 (49%)
Unknown67 (0%)
Victim race
Black or African American25,974 (83%)
White5,146 (16%)
Asian138 (0%)
American Indian or Alaska Native14 (0%)
Incident location
Highway/Road/Alley/Street/Sidewalk17,729 (51%)
Residence/Home11,567 (33%)
Parking/Drop Lot/Garage3,528 (10%)
Service/Gas Station554 (2%)
Other/Unknown233 (1%)
Auto Dealership New/Used154 (0%)

Top 6 of 36 categories shown.

Victim–offender relationship
Relationship Unknown1,474 (46%)
Otherwise Known729 (23%)
Boyfriend/Girlfriend272 (9%)
Friend137 (4%)
Parent129 (4%)
Stranger116 (4%)

Top 6 of 18 categories shown.

Co-occurring offenses
Simple Assault297 (20%)
Destruction/Damage/Vandalism of Property230 (16%)
Burglary/Breaking & Entering212 (14%)
Aggravated Assault175 (12%)
Theft From Building144 (10%)
All Other Larceny111 (8%)

Top 6 of 28 categories shown.

Open data

Curated sources
detroitmi47 datasets · arcgis

911 Calls for ServiceCalls for service

911 Calls for ServiceCalls for service

Crime ViewerIncidents

Crime ViewerIncidents

DEGC StreetSense + Crime Incidents AppIncidents

DPD Carjacking Offenses Victims ConfirmedIncidents

DPD Initiated CAD RecordsCalls for service

DPD Initiated CAD Records 2016Calls for service

DPD Initiated CAD Records 2017Calls for service

DPD Initiated CAD Records 2018Calls for service

DPD Initiated CAD Records 2019Calls for service

DPD Initiated CAD Records 2020Calls for service

DPD Initiated CAD Records 2021Calls for service

DPD Initiated CAD Records 2022Calls for service

DPD Initiated CAD Records 2023Calls for service

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DPD Initiated CAD Records 2025Calls for service

DPD Initiated CAD Records 2026Calls for service

DPD ShotSpotter Incident RecordsIncidents

Police Reports 2011 to 2014Incidents

Police Serviced 911 CallsCalls for service

Police Serviced 911 Calls 2016Calls for service

Police Serviced 911 Calls 2017Calls for service

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Police Serviced 911 Calls 2019Calls for service

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Police Serviced 911 Calls 2026Calls for service

Project Green Light Locations

RMS Crime IncidentsIncidents

RMS Crime Incidents (read only)Incidents

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RMS Crime Incidents vector tilesIncidents

Reported Major Crimes 2011 to 2014Incidents

Last checked 2026-07-03

Staffing

LEMAS 2020 survey
Full-time sworn
2,527
Part-time sworn
59
Full-time civilian
626
Part-time civilian
0
Total FT employees
3,153
Population served
665,369
Operating budget
$328,711,027
Body-worn cameras: yesCommunity policing plan: yes

Source: BJS LEMAS 2020 (ICPSR) · all waves 1987–2020

Earlier LEMAS surveys
WaveFT swornFT civilianBudget
20132,526314$267,911,971
20073,049369$407,593,369
20033,837550$366,582,859
20004,154650$352,453,163
19994,016621
19974,070560
19933,861506
19904,595608

Staffing as reported in each BJS LEMAS survey wave; wave links go to the ICPSR study pages.

FBI police employment
Sworn officers (2025)
2,621
Civilians (2025)
785

Reported annually to the FBI UCR program; full history charted above.

Open data

Police Serviced 911 Calls
calls for service
RMS Crime Incidents
crime incidents
City of Detroit open data

POP conference activity

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