I wonder if they've tried putting up cameras everywhere? It made a huge difference in downtown Detroit. First the billionaire Dan Gilbert bought up most of the empty buildings downtown and put cameras everywhere. Course he hired his own quick response security force to arrest and hold criminals until the DPD could arrive. I've personally walked the streets near Campus Martius at 2 am and felt personally safe.

It worked so well that the city and the DPD started the Green Light program. They worked with gas stations putting up cameras and put together teams of dedicated officers for a quick response. The result was that it drastically reduced car jackings and gas station robberies. Now they've done the same thing at liquor stores and are talking about expanding it to other cooperating merchants. Cameras only work if they are being monitored and the police respond quickly.