Know where to look, who to contact, and what the official next step is.
Find trusted safety information, emergency resources, and official reporting options for your school or neighborhood.
If someone is in immediate danger or an emergency is happening now, call 911.
Report a safety concern
Know I'm Here does not take reports. Pick the situation that matches and you'll be routed to the official channel that does.
Immediate emergency
Someone is in danger, a crime is happening now, or there is a fire or medical emergency.
Non-emergency incident or suspicious activity
Something already happened, or something seems wrong but no one is in immediate danger.
Neighborhood concern or city service issue
Streetlights, blight, illegal dumping, abandoned vehicles and similar neighborhood conditions.
School-related safety concern
A threat, bullying, or a safety concern involving a school or student.
Mental-health or crisis support
You or someone you know is in emotional distress or crisis.
Please do not investigate an incident yourself or confront anyone. Share what you know with the official channel and let them handle it.
Official alerts & conditions
Public-safety alerts, emergency notifications, severe weather, road closures and transit changes — from the agencies that publish them.
School safety & family awareness
Families need more than educational opportunities. They also need an easy way to reach trusted information when a school or the area around it may be affected by a safety concern.
If your child attends a charter, private or non-DPSCD school, use that school or district's own official alert and contact information — Know I'm Here routes you to the source, it does not speak for any school.
Explore youth & education opportunitiesSafe place & emergency shelter resources
Know I'm Here can help residents and families quickly find trusted emergency shelter, temporary housing, crisis support, and safe-place resources when they need somewhere secure to stay.
- “My family needs a safe place to stay tonight.”
- “Where can I find emergency shelter near me?”
- “I'm worried about losing my housing. Where can I get help?”
- “I need a safe place for me and my children.”
- Ask KIH
- Housing / safety need
- Verified shelter or housing resource
- Contact / availability
- Get there
Featured external resource
313 Safe Beds
Find emergency shelter and housing resources across Metro Detroit.
Visit 313 Safe BedsExternal resource, operated independently of Know I'm Here.
Know I'm Here does not control shelter availability or intake decisions. Shelter providers and partner organizations make all intake and placement decisions.
Getting there when something is affecting the area
When official information shows a road, transit route or area around a school is affected, these sources publish the updates: DDOT service alerts, Mi Drive road conditions, and school or district pickup and dismissal notices.
Know I'm Here does not determine whether a route or location is safe. Follow official guidance from the City, law enforcement, emergency management, transit agencies and your school or district.
Open the mapHow Know I'm Here handles safety information
Know I'm Here is a navigation and awareness layer — not law enforcement, emergency dispatch, or a school-safety authority. Safety information comes only from verified official sources such as the City of Detroit, Detroit Police Department, Detroit Fire Department, school districts, emergency management agencies, official transit agencies and verified community-safety organizations. This is not a rumor feed, and unverified accusations about individuals are never published here.
Sources to verify before launch: City of Detroit, Detroit Police Department, Detroit Fire Department, Detroit Public Schools Community District, Michigan OK2SAY, Michigan State Police Emergency Management & Homeland Security Division, DDOT, MDOT Mi Drive, National Weather Service, 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network.
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