St. Louis, Detroit working to prove label wrong
City leaders from St. Louis, Detroit and Camden say the undesirable “Most Dangerous City” title paints inaccurate pictures of their towns.
City leaders from St. Louis, Detroit and Camden say the undesirable
“Most Dangerous City” title paints inaccurate pictures of their towns.
Excerpt:
The dubious distinction — which has gone to either St. Louis, Camden
or Detroit every year since 1999 — has left the cities scrambling to
protect their public images, striving to prove they are in fact better
places than their crime figures would indicate.
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