Ann Arbor Safety Monitor

FBI statistics track enforcement priorities, not total crime in Ann Arbor or Washtenaw County.

• Flashlight effect: Data shows where funding directs...

Dense fog has reduced visibility to a quarter mile or less across Washtenaw County until 10 AM, creating a temporary driving hazard unrelated to...

Ann Arbor City Council is weighing a 50-foot buffer around places of worship to strengthen protections amid local and statewide concerns. The proposal...

A third-degree criminal sexual conduct charge against Benjamin Warda stemming from an alleged June incident on a boat in St. Clair Shores (Macomb...

Law enforcement seized 2,047 grams of fentanyl plus cocaine and pills in a Metro Detroit drug trafficking investigation, the result of a six-month...

• The 9-0 resolution guarantees eight rights for unhoused residents, including equal access to public spaces, emergency medical care, disability...

What surveillance tools does the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office actually deploy, and how is their use tracked?

• Body-worn cameras are confirmed...

Several long-term closures will disrupt routes around Ann Arbor this week.

• Warren Road Bridge over US-23 remains closed through Nov. 15.
• Six Mile...

A former Central Michigan Correctional Facility officer will serve a year in jail and register as a sex offender after pleading guilty to four charges. The outcome highlights accountability in Michigan's corrections system.

Michigan's Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation Act (WICA) from 2016 imposes barriers that often deny exonerees full support.

• The law demands "clear...

A man was fatally shot Monday on the 17000 block of Dorset Avenue in Southfield, with a 21-year-old suspect arrested in connection. The victim's...

Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit’s background includes key criminal justice reforms that could inform Michigan’s broader approach if he wins...

Youth justice reform cannot succeed by ignoring serious violent behavior, as Maryland's rapid changes revealed gaps when young children as young as 9...

Ann Arbor City Council advanced a 50-foot buffer zone around places of worship to ban blocked entrances and threatening behavior.

• Safety focus:...

Drone-as-first-responder systems deliver real-time aerial video and data to improve situational awareness, protect responders, and direct resources...

A man approached students walking through County Farm Park to Allen Elementary last Friday, made threats, and grabbed one child by the arm before they...

The new EPA agreement requires increased groundwater extraction, additional monitoring wells, and a full remedial study to curb the dioxane plume's...

A Kentwood resident received a 70-month federal prison sentence plus $4.7 million in restitution for helping submit 29 fraudulent PPP loan...

Parent education on safe sleep combined with free pack and plays through Washtenaw County's MIHP program directly reduces infant risks, earning a Safe Kids Award from the Washtenaw Area Council for Children.

Washtenaw County reserved $300,000 from opioid settlements for an emergency fund to handle emerging needs between regular RFP cycles.

• Emergencies...