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Not so safe, but it all depends where you live in the city and all that. Downtown / midtown is the best, anything else is hit or miss. Areas on Moross St. by Grosse point are just as nice as anywhere else. Also, even though Detroit is arguably the most dangerous city in the country, suburbs are very safe.
In total, 15 communities that were consistently in the top 15 safest cities for the last three years were evaluated for their 2014 data from the U.S. Census Bureau and Michigan State Police. Other cities included in the top 15 were Macomb Township, Waterford Township, St. Clair Shores, Ann Arbor, Royal Oak and Canton.