The Detroit News: Despite positive crime stats, some Detroiters feel unsafe

Detroit — Tina Wright says she doesn’t feel safe in her west side neighborhood, despite police department statistics that show crime is going down in Detroit.

“It seems the same to me — still dangerous,” said Wright, 50. “I stay in the house, so I’m not trying to see any crime. I hear it, though, especially behind me; those people are shooting all the time. If someone’s saying the city’s safer, it don’t look that way to me.”

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