Poll: Crime drives Detroiters out; 40% expect to leave within 5 years

[asmith169]

i joined the military in 1984 left detroit and never thought about comming back to live its much safer down south i come back once every 5 or 10 years to visit but not to live the crime rate is to high and the winters are to cold and some of the people are just plan mean and u wounder why the citizens of detroit is leaving your schools are a wreck who wants to raise a family where the schools are tore up or either has a gang problem and the price of food is crazy in detroit i pay $4.30 for a family pack of chicken how much does it cost in detroithouses are cheap as far as prices if i did come back i would live far north in mi or boston or chicago historic district

[zthatzmanz28]

Just had a discusion with my students. Most are from Detroit, a few from out of state. When I asked where a person could live in Detroit on a $30,000 salary, 85% screamed---WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO LIVE IN DETROIT?
They also said if they cold have any job, it would be one that paid enough to get out of Detroit and move to the burbs, preferably Sterling Heights, Troy or Utica.

[jonnynonos]

I dont know if it's true or not, but it's easy to see how emptying neighborhoods lead to a downward spiral. The worse it gets, the worse it gets. Everyone who can ends up leaving.

[313Weather]

Originally Posted by jonnynonos

I dont know if it's true or not, but it's easy to see how emptying neighborhoods lead to a downward spiral. The worse it gets, the worse it gets. Everyone who can ends up leaving.

Negative feedback loop.

Detroit has a long way to go before reversing that, given the pace the so-called comeback is occurring.

[313Weather]

Originally Posted by zthatzmanz28

Just had a discusion with my students. Most are from Detroit, a few from out of state. When I asked where a person could live in Detroit on a $30,000 salary, 85% screamed---WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO LIVE IN DETROIT?
They also said if they cold have any job, it would be one that paid enough to get out of Detroit and move to the burbs, preferably Sterling Heights, Troy or Utica.

Those students should probably leave Michigan and explore other major cities.

They will realize what's normal in Detroit is not normal everywhere else (in terms of how everything functions).

[Retroit]

Originally Posted by zthatzmanz28

Just had a discusion with my students. Most are from Detroit, a few from out of state. When I asked where a person could live in Detroit on a $30,000 salary, 85% screamed---WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO LIVE IN DETROIT?
They also said if they cold have any job, it would be one that paid enough to get out of Detroit and move to the burbs, preferably Sterling Heights, Troy or Utica.

You weren't surprised by this, were you? Unless a person considers living in Midtown or Downtown, there really aren't any attractive options. The historic neighborhoods (Indian Village, etc.) are too expensive for that income.

People only live in the ghetto because they have to. By "have to", I mean that it's all they can afford.

[zthatzmanz28]

Originally Posted by 313Weather

Those students should probably leave Michigan and explore other major cities.

They will realize what's normal in Detroit is not normal everywhere else (in terms of how everything functions).

Most of my students are born and raised Detroit. A few are from D.C, so they have an idea that there are many things wrong with Detroit and not the norm.

As for getting to other states, they will be lucky to get out of Detroit and even see the burbs.

[Tekkie]

This whole region is broke. No other region in the entire country operates in such a divisive manner.

"A house divided cannot stand"