Detroit police board, officials discuss COVID s impact on crime
Detroit Domestic violence-related homicides in Wayne County have have skyrocketed during the coronavirus pandemic, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said Thursday during a virtual forum of law enforcement officials and other stakeholders.
Wayne County prosecutors usually handle 8 to 10 domestic violence-related homicides annually, but last year there were 24 and we re on track this year to go even higher than that, Worthy said during the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners Roundtable on Criminal Homicide and Nonfatal Shootings.”
Multiple topics were covered during the virtual meeting, which lasted almost two hours, including a year-long backlog of court cases because of the pandemic, early jail releases and cash bail reform. The discussion s central theme was how the COVID emergency has impacted crime and law enforcement.