Michigan is one of the few states whose population is declining over the years. The main issue with cites in Michigan, such as Detroit, and many cities of the “iron belt” is that these places faced economic decline after the decline of manufacturing in the United States; all these cities were centered around manufacturing (in the case of Detroit, automobiles) and once that faded away, these places suffered economic decline and it’s a positive feedback loop that seems to just get worse and worse. Places with economic problems tend to have higher crime rates…and people are leaving for more “prosperous” places and leaving behind the lower tier and the criminals…I don’t see improvement any time soon.