According to this story....
http://www.freep.com/article/2010042...ime-on-upswing

Downtown, to which some might consider it Detroit's last fort is experiencing having its walls breached. For years city leaders have said time and time again that downtown is safe but now downtown is experiencing its share of crime and its increasing. As a frequent visitor to downtown back in the 90's, I always felt safe. I experienced one incident of crime in the all the years I went downtown [[car window smashed, items taken back in 94)

When the casinos entered the scene, the environment changed. I remember seeing lots of smashed car window glass decorating the pavement. Add lots and lots of homeless people and broken gamblers well I can see why crime is up in downtown Detroit. What does Warren Evans do? Past chiefs made sure that the fort was surrounded by troops but Evans with reduced numbers have displaced many of the troops into the neighborhoods. If downtown falls what is left for Detroit?