You are correct, I misunderstood. I agree that the numbers are there to support crime as a viable means not to move to the city for many/most. That is, however, the easy reason. Looking beyond Detroit, there is a reason that white people started to flee Southfield and other places. Crime was not a problem in SF however the white population shifted quickly.
There was an article recently [[may have been posted here) where a study showed that once a city reaches, I think, 20% black the white population starts to flee, even if all other factors remain the same.
If crime was solved tomorrow, city income taxes were eliminated and the schools were good, there would not be an influx of white people into the city.
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