Here's a visual "info graphic" approach to telling Detroit's story. A bit more "sequential art" oriented than your typical info graphic.

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DETROIT: A SLOW TRIP DOWN
THE DRAIN
This infographic is based on an article published in the National Post, "Making over the Motor City",
July 27, 2013
CAPACITY research & resonance inc 2013
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26 Fire engines, with
ladders unuseable because they
have not been inspected in years
36% People
living below the
poverty line
150,000 Manufacturing
jobs lost between 1947 and
1963
62% Decline in
population from 1950 to
2012
1.85 In millions, Detroit's
population in 1952, it's
highest point
1.85 In $ billions, the
city's debt
30 Structure fires a day.
Los Angeles, with 5 times the population, has 11
58 Minutes, the
average police response
time to a crime (national
average is 11)
... hope emerges, as
entrepreneurs begin
to build opportunity
again...
700,000 Calls
to the police station per
year
1.6 In
$ billions, the
decline in
assessed
property
values in the
last 5 years
38 Cents in every tax dollar
that goes to service the city's debt
and other obligations rather than
providing services to residents and
businesses
78,000 Abandoned
and blighted structures,
about 1/5 of the
housing stock