[captainperl]

Being from the Detroit area, I find many of the comments here naive as one can't compare Detroit to an average urban city.

To understand what Detroit is like, watch a film like "Escape from New York" or a WW2 bombing documentary.

There are areas with no police or fire forces.

Also, the soil around mfg. plants (and downwind) have metal contamination. The air quality used to be worse than anything in China today, with choking curtains of black and red soot and oxides which precipitated into the soil.

So do your homework, get your firearm certifications and spend some time there before any relocation or investment.

It is a great location if you want cheap industrial space or your own truck marshalling yard (true story) and you don't need city services like elementary schools. Check out "Detroit Steel" to see more:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6403968/

[satsuma]

a lot of detroit's problems also stems from the existence of grand rapids. i'd imagine if a company wanted a michigan office detroit wouldn't be the first on the list despite being the bigger city.