This chart shows the number of crimes per 100,000 persons reported to the Detroit Police Department between 1985 and 2018 for 2 offenses: aggravated assault and robbery.

Definitions

Aggravated assault. The FBI Uniform Crime Reporting statistics program defines aggravated assault as: an unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. This type of assault usually is accompanied by the use of a weapon or by means likely to produce death or great bodily harm. Simple assaults are excluded.

Robbery. The FBI Uniform Crime Reporting statistics program defines robbery as: the taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear.

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Data sources

FBI Crime Data Explorer, which consists of crime data reported by the Detroit Police Department.