I was there last summer.
It is THAT worse. Even more so.
Some streets are piled with trash. Even a boat!
Hover over the home values for some sadness:
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Detroit-MI/17762_rid/42.50792,-83.041363,42.327966,-83.262806_rect/11_zm/_fm/1_fr/