What to expect in Detroit in terms of personal safety?
We are going to visit Detroit soon. I'm not afraid but I would like to be prepared to any kind possible violence.
Are there districts to avoid and time of day to keep your eyes open?
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Just as a note it is generally rare for people living in the suburbs even in large metropolitan areas in the US not to have a car.
Irrespective of that you can look at Crime Mapping site on which the information is published by the Detroit Police Department. The map is coded and you can identify clusters of various crimes based on the information provided so if you choose you can avoid those areas.
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Is visiting Detroit safe?
OVERALL RISK : MEDIUM. Detroit is generally safe for tourists, though some neighborhoods are best avoided. A crime that does occur is mainly between members of street gangs or individuals who know each other, and in areas that are of no interest to visitors.What parts of Detroit should I avoid?
The specific area to avoid is east of Gratiot Avenue and west of Kelly Road, in the 48205 ZIP code. Other crime-ridden neighborhoods to avoid in Detroit include Forest Park, Chaldean Town, Poletown East, Milwaukee Junction, and Petosky-Otsego, reports RoadSnacks.Which part of Detroit is safe?
The Berkley area of Detroit is home to many budding artists. This area's crime rate is below the national average. In fact, Berkley's crime index is 73 on a scale where 100 is the safest, which means Berkley is safer than 73 percent of U.S. cities.Is MorningSide Detroit safe?
But there remain areas of the city that are not as safe as others. As an example of how Detroit is dealing with crime in its neighborhoods, let's look at one neighborhood alone. MorningSide on Detroit's east side, is not the city's worst neighborhood. It's not the best.The secret world of female Freemasons - BBC News
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All of the answers here are almost a decade old, and a lot has changed in Detroit since then. Midtown has gotten a lot of new development, and Woodward is popping with lots of shops and people strolling around (non-homeless people to be clear). I hear a lot of stories of younger folk moving back into the city from the suburbs, neighborhoods getting cleaned up, etc.
I remember not too long ago when most people would tell you to avoid the city in its entirety, and while that's still true for some neighborhoods, the core downtown area is much better now and is continuing to improve.
I also want to make clear that people who warn you about safety/violence are usually talking about the city of Detroit specifically. As others have alluded to, most of the suburbs are very safe and affluent -- I'm talking roughly the arc from Canton to Novi, West Bloomfield, Birmingham, Troy, Sterling Heights etc. There's often some confusion when one refers to "Detroit" as outsiders tend to include the suburbs while locals generally would not.
Overall, there's a lot to see in this part of the country -- life in the American heartland is quite different than what many might experience from only visiting the more touristy attractions along the coasts -- and personal safety shouldn't deter one from visiting entirely.
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