Is the perception true? Ocassionally, but the reality is that Detroit is America's bugbear because this is very much still a white supremacist country and crackers been terrified of "it could happen to you" since the 1967 uprising.
I love Detroit, and Detroit loves me right back; but we ain't super fond of fascists, racist crackers, ruin porn enthusiasts and folks who talk about "Dearbornistan." For what I hope are obvious reasons.