"Stop believing lies and anecdotal evidence and your failed assumptions from living far away from the city itself."
These aren't assumptions. By continuing to deny the problems with Detroit, it will never get better.
This is exactly what has been happening for years. The population continued to deny that Kwame was nothing but a corrupt thug and the city suffered as a result (in crime and people leaving).
"Did you know that downtown Detroit proper has a lower crime rate than basically every other major city in the US?"
Like I said, right downtown is fine. You go even a mile outside the main strip, and it's worse than almost any city in the US. I know, I've been there many times in the last year.
You can't safely live and work in a city like this.