The Free Press also ranked the five worst mayors:

  1. Kwame Kilpatrick [[Jan. 4, 2002, to Sept. 18, 2008)
  2. Richard Reading [[Jan. 4, 1938, to Jan. 1, 1940)
  3. Charles Bowles [[Jan. 14, 1930 to Sept. 22, 1930)
  4. Albert Cobo [[Jan. 3, 1950-Sept. 12, 1957)
  5. Louis Miriani [[Sept. 12, 1957-Jan. 2, 1962)