Detroit experiences rise in gun violence, domestic abuse during COVID-19 pandemic
By Fox 2 Staff
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in more crime in Detroit.
DETROIT (FOX 2) - Detroit saw a rise in crime, including gun violence and domestic abuse, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Police Chief James Craig and the department’s board of commissioners discussed crime rates during a roundtable Thursday. A focus was on how the pandemic impacted crime and the department’s ability to fight it.
"At one point during 2020, we were ravaged by COVID," Craig said. "We had, at one point, roughly 650 members of our department that were quarantined."