James Craig Biography

James Craig is an American Police officer who is currently the head of the Detroit police department. He has also previously served as chief of Cincinnati and Portland police departments and is one of the most respected figures in the Police.

Early Life

James was born in the year 1965 but the exact date of birth is unavailable. He was born in Detroit Michigan, where he grew up with his family. His father is a former US Army veteran and served in the reserved police during the 1967 Detroit riots. James has not shared much about his early education but it is known that he graduated from Cass technical high school in Detroit. He later went on to study at the University of West Coast from where he graduated with a Bachelor’s in science degree. He wanted to pursue his career as a police officer and wanted to pursue public administration and went on to attend the University of Phoenix and graduated with a Master’s degree in Public Administration.

James Craig  Career

James started his career in 1977 when he joined the Detroit police department. He worked at the department till 1981 till he was laid off and later positioned at the Los Angeles police department. James worked with the LAPD for around three decades until, in 2009, he was appointed as the chief of the Portland Police department in Portland, Maine. He was positioned as chief till 2011 and was later appointed as the Chief of Cincinnati Police department in Ohio where he worked till 2013. During his tenure, he proved to be eligible and worthy of the position as he ensured a low crime rate and took various steps to control law and order. In 2013, he became the Chief of the Detroit police department and has since been working at the position. He managed to get lower crime rates within a year of appointment.

He has claimed reduced crime rates every following year until now. In January 2016, he was appointed as the deputy mayor of Detroit under Mayor David Bing. He introduced Project green light which provided police the live streams of businesses to better control crime and also ensured to cut down gang membership in the US military. Recently in 2021, he announced his retirement as chief of the Detroit police department and has shown interest in running for the Governor of Michigan. He was spotted meeting higher-ups of the Republican party and the Arizona Governor Doug Ducey who is chair of the Republican governor’s association. He is expected to run the 2022 elections for governor representing the Republican party.

Controversy

James has been under media attention and scrutiny several times during his career. in 2014, his statement about more people having arms would ensure lower and controlled crime rates made headlines. Later, his claims to have reduced the crime rate in Cincinnati and Detroit were refuted by the FBI in 2015 and 2016 claiming there was actually a 15.3% increase in crime rates which Craig refused to accept. Again in more recent years, due to the surge in nationwide crime rate and increase in shootings and homicides, Craig put the blame on the COVID19 pandemic. He also often made headlines for referring to people involved in mass shootings as “Urban terrorists”.

James was also involved in a controversy in 2019 related to the Facial recognition system used to identify criminals when Rashida Tlaib, a congresswoman instructed to stop the use of the software. He later called her to check the software which was later accepted for limited use for stilled images. Recently in 2020, after the elections in Michigan, he supported Trump supporters who apparently pushed their way to absentee ballots and called them Peaceful. He also called the Black lives matter representatives outside agitators who were teargassed and stuck by rubber bullets. He also recently came in the news to have tested positive for the COVID19 virus.

James Craig Biography
Real Name	James E. Craig
Birth Date	1956
Age (as of 2021)	65 Years
Birth Place	Detroit, Michigan, United States
Nationality	American
Profession	Police Chief
Religion	Christianity
Sun sign	Not Known
Physical Statistics
Height	Not Known
Weight	Not Known
Hair Color	Dark Brown
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Body Type	Average
Family
Father	Not Known
Mother	Not Known
Sister	Not Known
Brother	Not Known
Qualification/Education
School	Cass Technical High School
College	West Coast University (BS), University of Phoenix (MPA)
Relationship Status
Marital Status	Married
Affair	No
Is he a Gay?	No
Wife?	Not Known
Children	Not Known

Personal Life

James has not shared much about his personal life and has always kept his life private. He is believed to be married but there is no information about his spouse. James has also never shared if he has any children and in fact, he has also never posted any pictures with his family. He is currently settled in Detroit, Michigan.

James Craig Net Worth

James has been working with the police department for several decades and has become a prominent personality among the police staff. He has served at important positions and earned huge respect. His annual average salary as a police chief is estimated to be around $104,414. He has majorly sourced his net worth through his profession as a police officer over several years. His net worth as of 2021 is estimated to be around $800,000.

Trivia

• James succeeded Chester Logan as the Chief of Detroit police but later was removed due to sexually inappropriate conduct in the office.
• He had resolved not to join Detroit police unless he was appointed as the chief of the department.
• James once called out to judge Lawrence Telson related to the death of a fellow Detroit police officer. He called her a coward for the “compassionate” release of the cop killer.