I'm a Police Officer in Detroit - the most populous city in the US State of Michigane - largest city on US-Canada border in Wayne County
Wow! I have heard of Detroit. You guys got hit pretty hard by the recession?
Yes - Metro Detroit is known for it's automotive, arts, entertainment and sports but when the auto industry took a hit, Detroit was really in bad shape -still is
I'm sorry to hear that. What kind of problems do you face as a Law enforcement officer there?
lots of racial tension.  Steve Babson wrote a book and put it perfectly about 'native' whites dominating outerlying areas so there's a lot of racial tension
That sounds tense. What, if anything, do you think could be done to resolve these issues? Or is there a viable long term solution?
Institutional racism
Institutional racism (also known as systemic racism) is a form of racism expressed in the practice of social and political institutions. It is reflected in disparities regarding wealth, income, criminal justice, employment, housing, health care, political power and education, among other factors.
The term "institutional racism" was coined and first used in 1967 by Stokely Carmichael (later known as Kwame Ture) and Charles V. Hamilton in "". Carmichael and Hamilton wrote that while individual racism is often identifiable because
Detroit
Detroit (, ; ) is the largest and most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the largest American city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of Wayne County. The municipality of Detroit had a 2017 estimated population of 673,104, making it the 23rd-most populous city in the United States. The metropolitan area, known as Metro Detroit, is home to 4.3 million people, making it the second-largest in the Midwest after the Chicago metropolitan area. Regarded as a major