the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society. 2.
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.
Cost of Living: Warren, Michigan. For many of the people who work in downtown Detroit, living outside of the city limits is more appealing than living in the city itself. Just twenty minutes outside of Detroit is the city of Warren, Michigan, the third most populous city in Michigan.