Flint's mayor talks about violent crime, budget deficit and 'reconstruction'

Steve Carmody — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 01:17:18 +0000

Flint mayor Dayne Walling says his city must now make a transition to an era of 'reconstruction' after a 'generation of decline.'

Walling told the audience at his ‘State of the City’ address Monday that in order to begin that transition Flint must deal with its crime problem.

Flint had the worst violent crime rate in the nation last year.

“We have lost too many lives. Too many of our promising youth who were confined to environments that were always dangerous and all too often became deadly,” Walling told his audience.

Violent crime down in Detroit

Sarah Cwiek — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 21:47:28 +0000

New FBI crime figures show Detroit’s violent crime rate dropped significantly in the first half of this year.

FBI statistics show violent crimes in Detroit fell by about 8-percent from the first half of 2009.

The biggest reduction was in homicides (28%), which fell from 202 to 146. Robberies were also down about 9%.

The city did see jumps in rapes and arsons.

Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee attributes the crime drop to a "data-based approach” to police deployment, and building partnerships with the community.

FBI crime data

Flint's mayor talks about violent crime, budget deficit and 'reconstruction'

Violent crime down in Detroit