I've spent a lot of time in Detroit, both business and pleasure. My best friend lives half way between downtown Detroit and Ann Arbor. I have to say even though I was almost always either armed (my FL permit is good in MI) or with a large group of guys I felt safer walking in downtown Detroit than I do in downtown Orlando. Much bigger police presence and the cops there pay more attention to what is happening and a much smaller visible homeless and general scumbag presence. MI is a great place to visit, to cold to live there and no jobs but that just makes your tourism money go further.