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The New York Times has written about the impact the police force has had. And residents of Woodbridge and Midtown express comfort knowing Wayne State Police help patrol their neighborhoods.
The bottom line is that the WSU police department has cut crime in Midtown, as Kim Kozlowski of The Detroit News writes:
The WSU Police Department, positioned in the heart of Detroit, could be known as the Midtown Detroit Police because its officers patrol the campus and several miles beyond.
Its expanded presence comes after campus police made an unusual move eight years ago to collaborate with the WSU Center for Urban Studies, Detroit Police Department and public safety officials from several Midtown institutions for combined crime prevention with data-driven policing.
As a result, Midtown crime has plummeted while development has exploded and many residents and businesses look first to Wayne State Police when they need protection.
