Detroit was named the most miserable city in the United States.

FORBES mag cited Detroit's violent crimes, high unemployment, dwindling population and financial problems.

It beat out Miami, which held the title last year, Flint, Michigan, Rockford and Chicago in Illinois and Modesto, California.

Detroit's has been on a four decade decline with the worst crime rates in teh country and unemployment at 11.3 percent.

(Forbes looked at 200 of the country's largest urban areas and ranked them on factors including crime rates, foreclosures, taxes, home prices, commute times, weather and decreasing populations.)