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Published January 15th, 2026, 06:31 pm

Detroit ended 2025 with one of its lowest homicide totals in decades. The number is striking — and incomplete. In this conversation, Detroit Justice Center executive director Nancy A. Parker joins Robyn Vincent to talk about the long, sometimes invisible work that shapes public safety: housing stability, community trust, movement lawyering, and the slow effort to repair systems from the inside. 

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Behind Detroit’s decline in violent crime

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