You know, that's what they say but I don't believe it. My parents lived on Detroit's east side and my dad was an executive lieutenant at the 13th precinct down by Wayne state. Most of the fringe neighborhoods were still predominately white and the neighborhoods were still in relative good shape. Most of the crime was occuring in the projects such as Brewster.
Almost every morning now we're hearing of an overnight murder or arson.
And here's another update, the news just reported that a 6 year old boy was killed when the car he and his father were driving in was riddled with bullets last night. This was on the east side in the Warren and Knottingham area......just a couple blocks from where I lived in the 70's...
We lived on the east side on Wayburn during the 70’s and 80’s. My dad was PD, stationed at the former 9th Precinct. Growing up, our neighborhood and those surrounding it were lovely - and inhabited predominantly by city workers. Unfortunately, the ghetto slowly breathed down our backs and Dad moved the family out before retiring (that was when the city still had residency requirements).
I’m long gone from Michigan but still consider it home. Detroit and the hell hole it has become saddens me.