Police response time in Detroit East side vs. West side (Hamtramck: crime, house)

[keraT]

Does the police response differently based on the part of Detroit one lives in. I would assume it does but just wanted to verify. I am guessing police will be right at your door if something happened in Mid-town/down-town verses. outskirt Detroit


Recently my brother in laws house got broken in to (Detroit side bordering Hamtramck). I reported to the police and they showed up 1.5 hours later. My coworker who lives in or near university district area in west side Detroit said police always been at her door with in 10 min of reporting. I am guessing each area is treated differently even if it all falls under Detroit

[BoSox 15]

Not from Detroit so I'm not commenting on that aspect, but I would guess that the type of crime also determines the response. I grew up in a big city in Massachusetts - similar problems to Detroit. A break in call easily took hours to answer.

The fact that your friend said they show up within 10 minutes "always" probably means she is calling about a situation that is happening versus has happened. Just my two cents.

[belleislerunner]

Your brother in law needs to be a little more technologically savvy. There is an App called NEXT DOOR that you can download for free. It's like facebook but only for people within a certain zip code (i.e. next door).

Each neighborhood in Detroit has a DPS police officer who posts, almost daily on the app. In fact, they share their personal cell phones with you so you can text/call them directly if anything comes up.

Your story sounds fishy. Why would you report a break in at someone else's house. How would you have known? Why didn't you just go to the police station and have them follow you back. Something doesn't add up.

[iDothisoften]

Originally Posted by BoSox 15

Not from Detroit so I'm not commenting on that aspect, but I would guess that the type of crime also determines the response. I grew up in a big city in Massachusetts - similar problems to Detroit. A break in call easily took hours to answer.

The fact that your friend said they show up within 10 minutes "always" probably means she is calling about a situation that is happening versus has happened. Just my two cents.

Similar problems to Detroit? Which city was this lol

[animatedmartian]

Originally Posted by keraT

Does the police response differently based on the part of Detroit one lives in. I would assume it does but just wanted to verify. I am guessing police will be right at your door if something happened in Mid-town/down-town verses. outskirt Detroit


Recently my brother in laws house got broken in to (Detroit side bordering Hamtramck). I reported to the police and they showed up 1.5 hours later. My coworker who lives in or near university district area in west side Detroit said police always been at her door with in 10 min of reporting. I am guessing each area is treated differently even if it all falls under Detroit

It could be 1 of 2 things; DPD being short-staffed has been known to prioritize some calls over others. B&Es seem to be near the bottom of their list if the crime has already been committed. It could just be a slow day if they show up pretty quickly.

Number 2 is that neighborhoods like University and Midtown have private police forces. Midtown specifically is mostly covered by Wayne State's security. For University and a number of other mostly historic areas, the private security comes from neighborhood association fees.

It could also be that DPD patrols these areas more often since they are more populated and/or maybe they expect Hamtramck PD to cover areas Detroit shares its border with. But I'm guessing it's more likely one or both of the above possibilities.

[keraT]

Originally Posted by belleislerunner

Your brother in law needs to be a little more technologically savvy. There is an App called NEXT DOOR that you can download for free. It's like facebook but only for people within a certain zip code (i.e. next door).

Each neighborhood in Detroit has a DPS police officer who posts, almost daily on the app. In fact, they share their personal cell phones with you so you can text/call them directly if anything comes up.

Your story sounds fishy. Why would you report a break in at someone else's house. How would you have known? Why didn't you just go to the police station and have them follow you back. Something doesn't add up.

Lol at the fishy part. We are house sitting/watching my bil house while they on vacation. My husband works near by so he checks on the house at lunch. He takes lunch at different time each day depends on work load. He opened the door n saw the tv missing. He called me instantly n told me to call the cops. He was bit freaked out. I called the cops & then called my dad to go over, so that my husband wasn't alone at home. I then left work, which is 30 mins away in downriver.

I agree a crime happened vs. Happening is different but she had similar crimes: Burglary, car crashing into fence..etc and got quick response. I am guessing there are more cops allocated to certain parts of Detroit