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The new poll from USA TODAY and the Detroit Free Press was conducted with Suffolk University
It found that Detroit residents overwhelmingly agree that they would feel safer with more cops on the street
Detroit was not alone, as a poll last month shows that 70% of black Democrats want more cops patrolling the Big Apple
In that poll, 21% of likely Democratic voters even want the return of the plainclothes anti-crime police in some neighborhoods
And in Chicago, another poll last month found that 79% of residents in the Windy City said they feel safer when they see police in their neighborhoods
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In many respects, Detroit is a dramatically different city than the one convulsed by a state takeover just eight years ago. The city emerged from its historic municipal bankruptcy in 2014, having wiped out its overwhelming debt largely by slashing the pensions and health care of its retirees.( A balloon pension payment comes due in 2023, something city officials are quietly worried about).
Downtown has been transformed, thanks to investments by Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert and others. The city has maintained a balanced budget, enjoyed modest surpluses, and had been on a generally upward trajectory until COVID-19 posed a new threat to its financial stability.
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