FBI Detroit Field Office Reports 2025 Public Safety and National Security Results
December 30, 2025 - The FBI Detroit Field Office reported significant public safety, national security, and victim-support outcomes in 2025, reflecting a yearlong focus on violent-crime reduction, threat prevention, and accountability. This collaborative effort was carried out with federal, state, and local partners across Michigan and the United States.
Throughout the year, FBI Detroit and its task force partners addressed violent crime, disrupted national security threats, dismantled cyber-enabled criminal networks, and provided direct services to victims of federal crimes. These efforts supported the FBI’s mission priorities of crushing violent crime, defending the homeland, rebuilding public trust, and maintaining fierce organizational accountability.
2025 FBI Detroit Operational Outcomes
- 841 arrests, representing a 120% increase from 2024
- 75% of arrests were tied to violent crime and gang investigations.
- 166 firearms seized
- More than 350 kilograms of illegal drugs seized
- More than 90 missing children located
- Over 200 time-sensitive, targeted threats of violence disrupted
- Over $1 billion in restitution secured for victims of fraud, including penalties related to a long-running emissions fraud scheme involving Hino Motors
National Security and Cyber Investigations
- Federal charges were filed against six Chinese nationals accused of smuggling biological materials connected to the University of Michigan
- Disruption of a cryptocurrency exchange used to launder tens of millions of dollars stolen from victims in Michigan and nationwide
- Disruption of two ISIS-inspired plots targeting locations in Michigan
- Arrests of two violent extremists accused of extorting children and encouraging acts of violence
Victim Support and Crisis Response
- 680 victims in Michigan and across the country were supported by FBI Detroit’s Victim Services specialists.
- Victim services and investigative support were provided during crisis responses to the September attack at the Grand Blanc Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a stabbing incident at a Walmart in Traverse City, Michigan.
The FBI Detroit Field Office could not have achieved these results without the collaboration with law enforcement partners and the cooperation of the communities it serves.
FBI Detroit
Detroit Media
(313) 965-5749
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
