America's Most Dangerous Cities, 2011

[iheartthed]

Anyone noticed how they defined "Metro Detroit" as only Wayne County, but used every other area's official MSA [[metropolitan statistical area) definition? lol We can't win for losing.

We had this discussion the last time Forbes released this list. Notice how Detroit is by far the largest MSA listed? Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is a Metropolitan subdivision of the Detroit MSA. The census bureau breaks up larger MSAs into these subdivisions for statistical purposes.

Forbes just cleverly found a way to put Detroit on a list that would otherwise get ignored [[how many people really care about the crime rate in Springfield, IL?). The only reason Detroit is even on this list is because they cherry-picked a subsection of Metro Detroit out of the official definition of the Detroit MSA.

[Detroitdave]

We had this discussion the last time Forbes released this list. Notice how Detroit is by far the largest MSA listed? Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is a Metropolitan subdivision of the Detroit MSA. The census bureau breaks up larger MSAs into these subdivisions for statistical purposes.

Forbes just cleverly found a way to put Detroit on a list that would otherwise get ignored [[how many people really care about the crime rate in Springfield, IL?). The only reason Detroit is even on this list is because they cherry-picked a subsection of Metro Detroit out of the official definition of the Detroit MSA.

I completely agree ! they only used Detroit and Wayne County . If they would have added the TRUE Detroit Metro area , they would have used Oakland and Macomb Counties .
Using this areas in the MSA would bring Metro Detroit in line with many other major Metro area .
This is simply more of the same BS, Detroit is a big scary place, are they just trying to sell more add space and keep the status the same. Is this the same company that owns Somerset Collection ? and the Lofts at merchant row ? What gives ? I know the city of Detroit is not the most desirable place to live , but come on ! We as Americans are so quick to judge and not do a little homework . It's easy for folks in Fairfax county ,Virginia , Orange country, Ca, Dallas, TX , North Carolina whatever "safe" place to judge. Keep building those "business parks " and "subdivisions" We are doing a bang up job on building a "safe" nation .