Really sad. And it is something that could be improved if the city wasn't so corrupt and bankrupt.
"Detroit has, historically, been one of the more violent cities in the U.S.," says Megan Wolfram, an analyst at iJet Intelligent Risk Systems, a Maryland-based risk-assessment firm. "They have a number of local crime syndicates there--a number of small gangs who tend to compete over territory."
Detroit was followed closely on the list by the greater Memphis, Tenn., and Miami, Fla., metropolitan areas. Those three were the only large cities in America with more than 950 violent crimes committed per 100,000 people.
Full story:
http://finance.yahoo.com/real-estate/article/106978/America%27s-Most-Dangerous-Cities (http://finance.yahoo.com/real-estate/article/106978/America%27s-Most-Dangerous-Cities)
Obviously Megan Wolfram hasn't been to Newark or Camden in NJ........
Quote from: bromptonboy on April 25, 2009, 03:33:37 PM
Obviously Megan Wolfram hasn't been to Newark or Camden in NJ........
It's all just based on statistics. Most big cities have their problems. And actually I've been to Newark and Camden - not really even close to Detroit. Kids attack moving cars in Detroit - for fun sometimes.