The Oakland County Sheriff's Office reports violent crime is down.

The department said, "As recently as 2021, Pontiac reported 48 armed robberies and 15 homicides. So far this year, there have been six reported armed robberies and a single homicide in Pontiac."

On Thursday, 7 News Detroit revisited North Hills Farms Apartments, which has had its share of violent crimes in recent years. This time, we relayed the news from the sheriffs office that violent crime is down in Pontiac.

When people hear about North Hills Farms, a lot of people get scared to come over here. Now, a lot of people come over here. I see a whole lot of new faces, I see a lot of new U-Hauls coming up in here and people moving up in here. Ya know, it's peaceful, resident Fredrick Blander said.

Julie Balogh said she be

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