Toughest U.S. Cities To Live In

Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is known as one of the most dangerous city's in the U.S. Between 1950 and 1980, the city lost around 600k residents due to manufacturing plants moving away. The city struggles with 43,000 abandoned homes as blight continues to be a problem. It currently has a population of 672k people.

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The More You Know

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