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Detroit Police Department
Law enforcement agency in Detroit, Michigan
Law enforcement agency in Detroit, Michigan
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| agencyname | Detroit Police Department |
| abbreviation | DPD |
| logo | Seal of the Detroit Police Department (c. 1974).png |
| logocaption | Seal of the Detroit Police Department |
| badge | Badge of the Detroit Police Department (c. 1933–2004).svg |
| badgecaption | Badge of a DPD officer with badge number removed |
| patch | Patch of the Detroit Police Department.png |
| patchcaption | Patch of the Detroit Police Department |
| formedyear | |
| country | United States |
| divtype | U.S. statestate |
| divname | Michigan |
| subdivtype | City |
| subdivname | Detroit |
| map | Wayne County Michigan Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Detroit highlighted.svg |
| headquarters | Detroit Public Safety Headquarters |
| sworntype | Officer |
| sworn | 2,450 |
| chief1name | Todd Bettison |
| chief1position | Chief of Police |
| stationtype | Precinct |
| stations | |
| website |
| non-sworn =
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.
History
Establishment
Town constables were appointed in the territory for Detroit starting in 1801. During the American Civil War, the city's racial tensions escalated, and protests against the draft led to the Detroit race riot of 1863. The riots resulted in two deaths, the destruction of 35 buildings, and over 200 Black residents left homeless. Although a formal Police Commission had been established in 1861, the city responded to the violence by officially creating a full-time police force, with the first forty policemen beginning work in 1865. However, the department remained predominantly white well into the late 20th century.
1890s
Role of women and ethnic minorities
In 1893, the department hired its first policewoman (Marie Owen) and its first black policeman (L. T. Toliver). The Detroit Police Department established a Women's Division in 1921 that was tasked with cases of "child abuse, sexual assaults, juvenile delinquency, and checking establishments for illegal minors." Female officers were not allowed to work on criminal cases unless accompanied by male officers until 1973, after a series of discrimination lawsuits prompted changes in department policy.
1920s
Technological innovations
In 1928, the Detroit Police Department became the first police department in the country to utilize radio dispatch in their patrol cars. The system used a one-way radio in a single police car to broadcast messages from headquarters. A historical marker at Belle Isle Park describes the new advancement in technology.
1940s
Corruption charges
In February 1940, Mayor Richard Reading, the Superintendent of Police, the county sheriff and over a hundred more were indicted on corruption charges. The Mayor was accused of selling promotions in the department. Eighty officers were accused of protecting illegal gambling operations in the city. In the end, the Mayor served three years in jail, ending in 1947.
1950s
In 1957, the Detroit Police Department employed 5,000 policemen and operated a fleet of ambulances to respond to medical emergencies.
2000s
Federal oversight
In 2000, the Detroit Free Press published a series of articles after a four-month investigation into fatal shootings by Detroit police officers. At the time, Detroit had the highest rate of police-involved shootings of any large city in the United States, surpassing New York, Los Angeles, and Houston. The city requested an investigation by the United States Department of Justice into the department's handling of deadly force incidents. By 2001, the Justice Department's investigation had uncovered issues with the department's arrest and detention practices as well. Between 2003 and 2014, the Detroit Police Department was placed under federal court oversight by the Justice Department as the result of allegations about excessive force, illegal arrests and improper detention. This process cost the city of Detroit more than $50 million. By 2014, the department's use of force had been "seriously reduced" and the U.S. District Judge overseeing the case stated that the Detroit Police Department had "met its obligations" for reforms.
Patrol geography changes
In 2005, the department's thirteen precincts were consolidated into six larger districts as a cost-cutting measure. The department restored a number of precincts in 2009 after citizens complained about the change. In 2011, it was announced that the Detroit Police Department would be reverting to the original precinct structure, with officials citing "gap[s] in services" and concerns over the new command structure.
2010s
On January 23, 2011, 38-year-old Lamar Moore walked into the 6th precinct with a pistol shotgun and shot and wounded 4 officers before being killed.
On November 9, 2017, undercover police posing as drug dealers tried to arrest a group of undercover police posing as drug buyers, which led to a multi-person fight and several injuries. Police Chief James Craig told the Detroit Free Press that the brawl was "probably one of the most embarrassing things I've seen in this department."
Headquarters relocation
On June 11, 2010 it was reported that the City of Detroit would acquire the former MGM Grand Detroit temporary casino building (originally the IRS Data Center) on John C. Lodge Freeway for $6.23 million and convert it into a new police headquarters complex which would also house a crime lab operated by the Michigan State Police. The renovated building also houses the Detroit Fire Department headquarters. The former casino building has 400000 sqft of space. The historic Detroit Police headquarters is in Greektown. On June 28, 2013, the new public safety headquarters opened for business.
2020s
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The 2022 budget for the department was $341 million, constituting 28.7% of the city's general fund.
COVID-19 pandemic
As the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus continues to spread around the United States, several Detroit Police officers tested positive for being infected with the COVID-19 virus, and over 200 more were quarantined to prevent further spread of the virus in the Detroit metro area. Several infected people in the Detroit metro area had already succumbed to the virus and died after it was first discovered in the counties Detroit and its suburbs were located in. The Detroit Police suffered its first casualty to the virus with the death of a 38-year-old civilian dispatcher.
Fallen officers
Since 1878, the Detroit Police Department has lost 250 officers in the line of duty.
Rank structure and insignia
| Rank | Insignia | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief | [[Image:New York Fire Department Chief Rank.png | center | 72px]] |
| Assistant chief | [[Image:4 Gold Stars.svg | center | 108px]] |
| Deputy chief | [[Image:3 Gold Stars.svg | center | 81px]] |
| Commander | [[Image:2 Gold Stars.svg | center | 54px]] |
| Captain | [[Image:1 Gold Star.svg | center | 25px]] |
| Lieutenant | [[Image:US-OF1B.svg | center | 10px]] |
| Sergeant | [[File:South Carolina Highway Patrol Sergeant Rank Chevrons.svg | center | 35px]] |
| Detective | [[File:LAPD Detective-1.jpg | center | 55px]] |
| Neighborhood police officer | [[File:LAPD Police Officer-3+1 - Senior Lead Officer.jpg | 50px]] | |
| Corporal | [[File:LAPD Police Officer-3.jpg | center | 50px]] |
| Police officer | |||
| Reserve officer | [[File:Detroit reserve police badge.png | thumb | 50px]] |
Demographics
2013 breakdown of gender and ethnic minorities employed by the DPD:
- Male: 75%
- Female: 25%
- African-American or black: 63%
- White: 33%
- Hispanic, any race: 4%
- Asian: 0.4%
The Detroit Police Department has one of the largest percentages of Black officers of any major city police department, reflecting current overall city demographics. Lawsuits alleging discrimination stemming from the influence of affirmative action and allegations of race-based promotional bias for executive positions have surfaced repeatedly. As of 2008, the majority of upper command members in the Detroit PD were Black.
Controversies
The table below lists people killed by and controversies involved with the Detroit Police Department.
| Date | Name of deceased (age) | Officer(s) involved | Description of event | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-11-11 | Dennis Crawford (31) | Officers LaRon York and Barron Townsend | Crawford was unarmed and was killed by LaRon York and Barron Townsend. According to reports "York shot him four times, once in the back, once in the head, and twice in the leg." The mother of Crawford's son claims that Crawford was shot 15 times in an online report. In addition, the federal lawsuit was settled with the Crawford family for an undisclosed amount and York was later removed from the police force, however Townsend remained and was involved in the killing of Tommie Staples in 2008. | ||
| 2005-02-02 | Wilbert Burks (39) | Undisclosed | Killed by police in his home. According to eyewitnesses "It was overkill,” a neighbor told reporter Dianne Bukowski. “They had over 28 shots and he never shot off a round. The house was riddled with bullets. His girlfriend had two children in the house at the time. Her teenage daughter passed out, and they had to call EMS for her. Afterwards, the police were laughing in the street, like it was a party." | ||
| 2005-02-12 | Allante Lightfoote-Powell (16) | Undisclosed | Killed by police in the basement of his home. Police claim he was armed and came out firing however according to reports "no gunshot residue tests were performed on his hands, according to records later obtained from DPD." | ||
| 2005-07-03 | Anthony Scott (25) | Undisclosed | Killed by police at a gas station. Police claim he had a knife in his hand but according to witnesses "he did not pull it or otherwise threaten the cops." Scott's family sued the city of Detroit for a wrongful death. It was settled for $1.2 million. | ||
| 2005-08-07 | James A. Stone | Undisclosed | title=Detroiters Killed by Police 1992-2020 | url=https://voiceofdetroit.net/wp-content/uploads/DETROITERS-KILLED-BY-POLICE-1992-2020-merged.pdf | website=Voice of Detroit}} |
| 2006-01 through 2006-06 | Alleged Rapes by Detroit Police | Officers Mishael Osmand, Michael Parish and others | According to reports, "dozens of men on Detroit’s southwest side were subjected to literal rapes during pretextual traffic stops by officers Mishael Osmand and Michael Parish, under the guise of anal cavity searches for drugs, conducted on the public streets." | ||
| 2006-11-26 | Brandon Martell Moore (16) | Officer Eugene Williams | Moore was unarmed and "shot to death in the back by off duty police officer Eugene Williams." | ||
| 2006-11-26 | Unidentified Young Man | Undisclosed | According to reports, "An unidentified young man was shot to death that evening in a hail of gunfire by police, according to neighbors. The police had pursued him on foot after he allegedly tried to rob a Family Dollar store on W. McNichols. They claimed he fired a shot at them as he ran." | ||
| 2007-02-12 | Artrell Dickerson (18) | Officer Kata-Ante Taylor | According to reports, Dickerson was "shot in the back and killed by officer Kata-Ante Taylor as the teen, already wounded, lay on the ground next to Cantrell Funeral Home." | ||
| 2007-07-07 | Jevon Royall (30) | Officers Edward Brannick and Michael McGinnis | According to reports, Royall was "shot to death outside his home in front of his family by police officers Edward Brannick and Michael McGinnis." | ||
| 2008-06 | Tommie Staples Jr. | Officers Steven Kopp and Barron Townsend | Staples was unarmed and shot by Steven Kopp and Barron Townsend. Townsend was also involved in the killing of Dennis Crawford with another officer LaRon York, in 2004 which had led to a federal settlement. In the killing of Staples they "chased him down an alley in retaliation for the role he and his wife Jacquelyn Porter played as advocates for neighborhood children stopped by police." The federal lawsuit was reported as "settled for $2.5 million" in 2010. | ||
| 2008-07-01 | Shelton Bell Jr. (16) | Undisclosed | According to reports, Bell was "shot to death by an off-duty cop after allegedly demanding the keys to the cop’s car at a gas station on the west side, then running when the cop pulled his gun. The autopsy report shows that Bell, Jr. was shot ten times, five in the chest, three in the back, once in the head behind his right ear, and once in his left arm." | ||
| 2008-07-18 | Robert Hill (35) | Undisclosed | According to reports, Hill "rode his bicycle to an apartment building in Detroit and was rammed by a police car into another vehicle." | ||
| 2009-08-13 | Unnamed Motorist | Undisclosed | An unidentified motorist "died in a fiery crash" after being pursued by Detroit Police in a stolen pickup truck. | ||
| 2010-05-16 | Aiyana Stanley-Jones (7) | Officer Joseph Weekley Jr. | Stanley-Jones, aged 7, was shot during a Detroit Police raid. According to reports, "juries twice failed to reach a verdict in Weekley's case" allowing Weekley to walk free. | ||
| 2010-07-04 | Demarlo Hobbs (31) | Undisclosed | According to reports, Hobbs was "shot to death while riding a bicycle." Police were seeking him for questioning after he allegedly fired shots at a Detroit home. When police approached him he fired several rounds at the police officers before he was shot to death. | ||
| 2012-07-08 | Adaisha Miller (24) | Officer Isaac L. Parrish III | Miller, was shot to death while "dancing with Detroit cop" and witnesses claim that Parrish accidentally discharged his firearm, because he was improperly carrying it. The Detroit Police Chief claimed it was a "freak accident." | ||
| 2015-03-30 | Anthony Clark Reed (24) | Undisclosed | Reed died during a traffic stop. According to reports, he had asthma and police "yanked him out of his car, shortened his breath more, and increased his heart rate" where he subsequently died. |
List of chiefs
| Order | Name | Tenure start | Tenure end | Mayor(s) served under | Notes | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | [[File:Frank C. Andrews, financial criminal (A) (1).jpg | x100px]] | Frank C. Andrews | May 4, 1901 | February 10, 1902 | William C. Maybury | |
| 2nd | [[File:George W. Fowle circa 1901 (1).jpg | x100px]] | George W. Fowle | February 11, 1902 | June 20, 1905 | William C. Maybury | |
| George P. Codd | |||||||
| 3rd | [[File:John B. Whelan circa 1905.jpg | x110px]] | John B. Whelan | July 1, 1905 | May 14, 1906 | ||
| 4th | Fred W. Smith | March 14, 1906 | June 30, 1909 | ||||
| 5th | [[File: Frank H. Croul circa 1909.jpg | x110px]] | Frank H. Croul | July 1, 1909 | May 17, 1913 | ||
| 6th | [[File:John Gillespie at his desk (May 1913) (a).jpg | x100px]] | John Gillespie | May 17, 1913 | September 30, 1916 | ||
| 7th | [[File:Jas. Couzens LCCN2014715424 (1).jpg | x100px]] | James Couzens | September 30, 1916 | July 5, 1918 | ||
| 8th | [[File:Ernst Marquardt (circa 1918).jpg | x100px]] | Ernst Marquardt | July 5, 1918 | January 14, 1919 | ||
| 9th | [[File:James W Inches at Desk (1).jpg | x100px]] | James Woffendale Inches | January 14, 1919 | February 3, 1923 | James Couzens, | |
| John C. Lodge | |||||||
| (5th) | [[File:Frank H. Croul circa 1923 (2).jpg | x110px]] | Frank H. Croul | February 3, 1923 | July 15, 1926 | John C. Lodge, | |
| Frank Ellsworth Doremus, | |||||||
| Joseph A. Martin, | |||||||
| John C. Lodge, | |||||||
| John W. Smith | Previously served from 1909–1913 | ||||||
| 10th | [[File: William P. Rutledge (Detroit Police Chief) portrait photograph, circa 1926 (3x4 crop).png | x110px]] | William P. Rutledge | July 15, 1926 | January 21, 1930 | John W. Smith, | |
| John C. Lodge, | |||||||
| Charles Bowles | |||||||
| 11th | Harold H. Emmons | January 21, 1930 | March 21, 1930 | Charles Bowles | |||
| 12th | [[File:Detroit Police Commissioner Thomas C Wilcox, circa 1930 (1).jpg | x100px]] | Thomas C. Wilcox | May 21, 1930 | January 9, 1931 | Charles Bowles | |
| Frank Murphy | |||||||
| 13th | James K. Watkins | January 10, 1931 | August 14, 1933 | Frank Murphy | |||
| Frank Couzens | |||||||
| 14th | John P. Smith | August 15, 1933 | March 31, 1934 | Frank Couzens, | |||
| John W. Smith | |||||||
| 15th | Heinrich A. Pickert | April 1, 1934 | January 1, 1940 | Frank Couzens, | |||
| Richard Reading | |||||||
| 16th | Frank D. Eaman | January 2, 1940 | June 1, 1942 | Edward Jeffries | |||
| 17th | John H. Witherspoon | June 1, 1942 | December 31, 1943 | Edward Jeffries | |||
| 18th | John F. Ballenger | January 1, 1944 | January 1, 1948 | Edward Jeffries | |||
| 19th | [[File:Harry S. Toy (1).png | x100px]] | Harry S. Toy | January 1, 1948 | January 2, 1950 | Edward Jeffries, | |
| Eugene Van Antwerp | |||||||
| 20th | George F. Boos | January 2, 1950 | September 30, 1952 | Eugene Van Antwerp, | |||
| Albert Cobo | |||||||
| 21st | [[File:Donald S. Leonard.jpg | x100px]] | Donald S. Leonard | October 1, 1952 | June 4, 1954 | Albert Cobo | |
| 22nd | Edward S. Piggins | June 5, 1954 | September 1, 1958 | Albert Cobo, | |||
| Louis Miriani | |||||||
| 23rd | Herbert W. Hart | September 2, 1958 | January 2, 1962 | Louis Miriani | |||
| 24th | [[File:George Clifton Edwards Jr. 1961.png | x100px]] | George Clifton Edwards Jr. | January 2, 1962 | December 19, 1963 | Jerome Cavanagh | |
| 25th | Ray Girardin | December 19, 1963 | July 21, 1968 | Jerome Cavanagh | |||
| 26th | Johannes Spreen | July 22, 1968 | January 5, 1970 | Jerome Cavanagh | |||
| 27th | Patrick V. Murphy | January 6, 1970 | October 1, 1970 | Roman Gribbs | |||
| 28th | John Nichols | October 15, 1970 | September 21, 1973 | Roman Gribbs | |||
| 29th | Philip G. Tannian | 1974 | 1975 | Roman Gribbs, | |||
| Coleman Young | |||||||
| 30th | Bill Hart | 1976 | February 14, 1991 | Coleman Young | |||
| 31st | Stanley Knox | February 14, 1991 | 1994 | Coleman Young | |||
| 32nd | [[File:Isaiah McKinnon at UDM Centennial Symposium (1).jpg | x100px]] | Isaiah McKinnon | 1994 | 1998 | Dennis Archer | |
| 33rd | [[File:Benny Napoleon (1).jpeg | x100px]] | Benny Napoleon | July 1998 | July 15, 2001 | Dennis Archer | |
| 34th | Charles Wilson | July 15, 2001 | 2002 | Dennis Archer | |||
| 35th | Jerry Oliver | October 31, 2003 | 2003 | Kwame Kilpatrick | |||
| 36th | Ella Bully-Cummings | November 3, 2003 | September 2008 | Kwame Kilpatrick | Acting chief November 3, 2003 – 2004 | ||
| 37th | James Barren | September 2008 | July 4, 2009 | Kenneth Cockrel Jr., | |||
| Dave Bing | |||||||
| 38th | [[File:Warren Evans 48636877982 (1).jpg | x100px]] | Warren Evans | July 6, 2009 | June 21, 2010 | Dave Bing | |
| 39th | [[File:Ralph Godbee (44965054375) (1).jpg | x100px]] | Ralph Godbee | June 21, 2010 | October 9, 2012 | Dave Bing | Was interim police chief from Jun. 21-Sep. 21, 2010; suspended from position from Oct. 3, 2012 until his Oct. 9, 2012 resignation |
| Chester Logan (interim) | October 9, 2012 | July 1, 2013 | Dave Bing | ||||
| 40th | [[File:Chief James Craig Retirement Announcment-7009 (51171801884) (2).jpg | x100px]] | James Craig | July 1, 2013 | June 1, 2021 | Dave Bing, | |
| Mike Duggan | |||||||
| 41st | [[File:James E. White (51187139615) (2).jpg | x100px]] | James E. White | June 1, 2021 | November 10, 2024 | Mike Duggan | Was interim police chief from Jun. 1–Sep. 21, 2021 |
| 42nd | [[File:Todd Bettison (Detroit Police Chief) during Southwest Detroit flood press conference held on February 17, 2025 (54334410463 2).jpg | x100px]] | Todd Bettison | November 11, 2024 | present | Mike Duggan | Was interim police chief from Nov. 11, 2024–Feb. 18, 2025 |
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