Detroiters get real about city's crime: What they said in new poll

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : Instead, almost half called on shifting some police funding to social services in the hopes of addressing some of the root causes of crime, like mental illness.
53% : By example, she cited a story from her family's experience with law enforcement.
44% : While Wolfe believes funds should be appropriated to support social programs for homeless people and mentally ill people, he said he does not think the money should be taken out of the police budget.
40% : Some activists responding to law enforcement abuses have advocated a policy to "defund the police."
40% : If he had to single out an issue as Detroit's biggest challenge, it would be taxes.
36% : "They charge Detroiters way too much for taxes."
34% : "I generally hate taxes.

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