The Ruins of Detroit

THE RUINS OF DETROIT

DETROIT - DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS AND CRIME RATES

Year	White	Black	% White of Total Population	% Black of Total Population	Reported Criminal Homicides	Annual Criminal Homicide Rate per 100,000 Residents	Robbery (Total)	Annual Number of Robberies per 100,000 Residents
1930	1440.141	120.068	92.3%	7.7%	70	4.5	1629	104
1940	1472.662	149.119	90.8%	9.2%	80	4.9	1887	116
1950	1545.847	303.721	83.6%	16.4%	113	6.1	2320	125
1960	1182.97	487.174	70.8%	29.2%	172	10.3	3988	239
1970	838.877	660.428	56.0%	44.0%	495	32.7	23038	1537
1980	420.529	758.468	35.7%	64.3%	502	42.2	14797	1255
1990	221.932	778.456	22.2%	77.8%	582	56.6	13010	1300
2000	116.599	787.687	12.3%	82.8%	396	41.6	7868	870
Notes: Crime Data from Federal Bureau of Investigation annually published "Uniform Crime Reports". Uniform Crime Reports from 1930, 1940, 1950, 1960, 1970, 1981, 1990 and 2000. Population statistics from the US Census data 1930, 1940, 1950, 1960, 1970, 1980, 1981, 1990 and 2000.

Between 1950 and 2000:

Detroit's overall population decreased 49%, from 1,849,668 to 951,270
Detroit's White population decreased 93%, from 1,545,847 to 116,599
Detroit's Black population increased 159% from 303,721 to 787,687
Detroit's criminal homicide rate increased from 582%, from 6.1 to 41.6 per 100,000 residents annually
Detroit's robbery rate rose from 596%, from 125 to 870 per 100,000 residents annually

During the 1960's, Detroit's homicide rate rose 217% and the robbery rate rose 539%.

HIGHLAND PARK - DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS AND CRIME RATES

Year	White Population	Black Population	% White of Total Population	% Black of Total Population	Criminal Homicide (Total)	Annual Criminal Homicide Rate per 100,000 Residents	Robbery (Total)	Annual Number of Robberies per 100,000 Residents
1940	49.475	1.292	97.5%	2.5%	1	2	39	77
1950	42.403	3.99	91.4%	8.6%	2	4.3	41	88
1960	29.9	8.163	78.6%	21.4%	1	2.6	103	271
1970	15.293	19.609	43.8%	56.2%	13	37.2	585	1676
1980	3.996	22.936	14.8%	85.2%	24	89.1	388	1441
1990	1.309	18.7	6.5%	93.5%	21	105.0	376	1879
2000	0.819	15.647	4.9%	93.3%	11	66.8	247	1500
Notes: Crime Data from Federal Bureau of Investigation annually published "Uniform Crime Reports". Uniform Crime Reports from 1930, 1940, 1950, 1960, 1970, 1981, 1990 and 2000. Population statistics from the US Census data 1930, 1940, 1950, 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990 and 2000.

Between 1940 and 2000:

Highland Park's white population decreased 98%, from 49,475 to 816
Highland Park's black population increased 1111%, from to 1,292 to 15,647
Highland Park's overall population decreased 303%, from 50,810 to 16,746
Highland Park's criminal homicide rate increased from 3240%, from 2.0 to 66.8 per 100,000 residents annually
Highland Park's robbery rate rose from 1848%, from 77 to 1500 per 100,000 residents annually.