I lived at the corner of Dupont and Flushing. We mostly went to Rube's, the Torch, or Churchill's. I do know a guy that got mugged walking to Rubes, but I also read about shit like http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnlREKXll6c at OSU. Again, it's not like Flint is a great, safe place to be I just think it gets exaggerated a lot. I also think it has gotten a lot better as time has gone on, at least close to the school.
but anyway, Fun Fact: Dearborn has the second largest Arab population outside of the Middle East.