A Violence Interruption Program in Detroit Has New Evidence Behind It. Now Comes a Push to Make It Permanent.

November 6, 2026 The Trace
Sam Stragand

Sam Stragand

senior program manager, Detroit Partnership on Economic Mobility

Detroit's city-backed violence intervention program is showing significant promise in targeted areas as the city continues to experience record-level declines in gun violence, a University of Michigan evaluation has found.