It's actually hasn't been. Detroit's "gangs" have been far more diffuse, and it's why they are most often described as cliques. What I disagree with is that this has made it easier to manage the crime; in fact, it's quite the opposite.
Either way, the unemployment rate of the metro also doesn't have much to do with crime; there's never been any correlation. Something else is seemingly happening on the ground that's probably too early to pick up at the moment. The drop in homicides is far too big and has happened in far to quick a time frame to ascribe it to the typical factors. Might end up being a blip. Who knows?
Anyway, by the same time period last year Detroit had recorded 139 criminal homcides, so I'm still not sure the 69 number for this year is right.
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