With its violent crimes, high unemployment, dwindling population and financial crisis, Detroit was named as the most miserable city in the US.
It toppled Miami, which held the title last year, and surpassed Flint, Michigan, Rockford and Chicago in Illinois and Modesto, California, which rounded out the five most unhappy urban areas.
“Detroit’s problems are hardly news. It has been in a four-decade decline paralleling the slide in the US auto industry,” according to Forbes.com, which compiles the yearly ranking.
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Earlier, a panel of experts said the automotive city was facing a fiscal emergency and potential bankruptcy, as well as a possible financial takeover by the state.
Flint, which is being run by an emergency manager appointed by the state governor more than a year ago, faces similar problems, according to Forbes.com.
Violent crime, high foreclosure rates and declining home prices pushed Chicago into the fourth spot, along with the high expense of living there.(Reuters)
由於其暴力犯罪、高失業率、人口縮減與金融危機，底特律被點名為全美國最悲慘的城市。
該市超越去年拿下此一頭銜的邁阿密，也超越密西根州的弗林特，伊利諾州的洛克福德與芝加哥，以及加州的摩德斯托，這些城市組成（全美國）前五大最不快樂都會區。
彙整這份年度排名的《富比世》網站表示：「底特律的問題幾乎不是新聞了。隨著美國汽車業走下坡，該市近四十年持續衰退。」
稍早，一個專家小組表示，汽車城（底特律）正面臨預算緊急狀態，可能會破產，該市財政可能會被密西根州政府接管。
《富比世》網站指出，弗林特也面臨類似問題，該市市政目前由一名在一年多前被州長指派的緊急事務經理人負責。
暴力犯罪、高房屋止贖率與房價下跌，把芝加哥推上第四名，遑論當地生活支出也高。（路透／翻譯：張沛元）
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