There was a rundown of crime stats on the local news last night, and the dropping rates of violent crime was such a nice bit of good news for the city the whole planet lives to hate.
The police have made 700 or so hires in the last few years, and have shifted away from Broken Windows when they’re not too busy simply reacting to calls. DPD has an additional advantage with the residents in that they’re simply not as murder-y as police in other large cities. The leadership is perpetually corrupt, but street cops aren’t completely untrustworthy. That makes a big difference in their effectiveness.
I don’t live in the city, either, but everyone in SE MI should feel they have a stake in Detroit turning around. Over the last 20 or so years, the city has only gotten better. Over the next 20 years, Detroit really could become great again.
