the course of the 10-week program, Sheffield said. Officials also engaged young people in the community through the city's Community Violence Intervention (CVI) programs.

 These numbers, as it relates to the crime reduction we saw this summer, told us something very important,  she said.  When we invest in young people, when we listen to them, when we give them positive alternatives, it can make our entire city safer. 

In addition to reduced homicide rates from June to August compared to the previous summer, Bettison reported a 6.9% decrease in aggravated assaults, 10% decrease in robberies, 13.3% decrease in burglaries, 6.3% decrease in larceny, 17.2% decrease in motor vehicle theft, 9.4% decrease in non-fatal shootings, and a 34.6% decrease in carjackings. Bettison added that sexual assaults were up by 5.8% this summer compared to last summer,  but when you look at the end-year total, we're down in that category as well. 

This summer also saw just one juvenile homicide victim from June-August compared to nine reported the previous summer.

Bettison reiterated that the year-over-year reductions in crime rates is the result of ongoing collaboration between the Detroit Police Department, city officials, CVI groups and community members, promising to  double down  on the department's crime prevention strategies.

 It's all about partnership, us as community, as law enforcement, as philanthropists, it's all of us working together to make this a reality,  Bettison said on Monday.  And we won't stop. We will continue.