and, is the night life safe in detroit or not?

the truth is that it's a dumb question that is essentially built on the premise of slut shaming. if your primary concern is sexual assault, you can't ask the question of whether somewhere is safe or not - it doesn't work like that. it doesn't matter what she's wearing, it doesn't matter what time of day it is, it doesn't matter if she was by herself, and it doesn't matter if the bar had security - and when i say it doesn't matter, what i mean is statistically, in terms of trying to predict patterns of prevention. the fact is that sexual assault is generally an act of control, and it's not usually a stranger at a bar but rather somebody you've known for years and deeply trust.

so, i'm not falling for this. i'm not answering this question. i'm not proposing these kinds of solutions. the science is crystal clear on this topic: there is only one way to prevent assault, and it's to teach men to stop doing it.

so, you're not safer in a bar with high security in a nice neighbourhood. you might feel safer, but it's a mental trick, and really a reflection of your own prejudices.

the correct answer is that detroit is as safe or unsafe as anywhere else.

i've now been here for a few years and been to a lot of venues and i've only ever really been bothered in a substantive way at one place, and that was the bathtub pub right downtown. i didn't realize it at the time, but there was a prostitution ring operating out of the space. that's been closed for a while.