http://www.businessinsider.com/depre...tistics-2013-7
1. Detroit's population has plunged 63% since 1950.
2...and it's down 26% since 2000.
3. The unemployment rate hit a high of 27.8% in July 2009.
4. As of April 2013, the unemployment rate was at 16%.
5. Even though the population fell 63% since 1950, the municipal workforce fell by just 6.40%, adding to the strain on public finances.
6. Detroit has the highest violent crime rate of any large U.S. city
7....it's five times higher than the national average.
8. 40% of the city's street lights don't work.
9. 78,000 structures and 66,000 lots are abandoned.
10. Arson accounts for 1,000 of 12,0000 fires per year.
11. ...60% of those arson fires are in dilapidated or empty buildings