Perspective of murder by the world's eyes

Detroit is a city that is depicted as a high crime rate and violent city. Detroit is known to have a estimation of 379 homicides in the year 2009. This estimation is averaging more than one person a day is being murdered in the city alone. Wherever I seem to travel only one word will put intimidation into people's eyes and that is Detroit. The word itself brings fear and violence into people's minds because of the media's perspective put on Michigan's largest city. When the city fights for a Superbowl, World Series, or other sporting venues, the violent rate is taken into factor considerably. This adds into question how are other cities viewed throughout the world. Are there cities having trouble with the brand put on them and are they having the same troubles bringing in large sporting venues. In South Africa, cities such as Johannesburg and Terreblanche experience nearly 50 murders a day! This is 50 times the amount of murders in Detroit. These cities are fighting over sporting venues that could possibly help their cities and economic problems. Soccer being a sacred sport in South Africa the opportunity in holding the World Cup would be a tremendous boost to the cities surrounding the venue. Although the boost would help, the extreme rate of murder and crime rate is taken to its fullest by critics. Critics believe cities with such a high murder rate cannot produce the protection needed or the control to stop such violent acts. It is interesting to see cities in different countries experience the same downfalls we experience with Detroit. Detroit is the place I call home and I believe it to be great in many cases. How can we change the view of the worlds perspective on us as a city in which could possibly help boost are economy and change the city as its entirety.