0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁subsequent ▁dec ades ▁have ▁seen ▁Warren ' s ▁population ▁decl ine , ▁while ▁violent ▁crime ▁has ▁increased . ▁ ▁Com b ined ▁with ▁col laps ing ▁housing ▁prices , ▁down ▁- 5 3 % ▁between ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁this ▁has ▁led ▁Warren ▁to ▁a ▁number ▁ 7 ▁ranking ▁in ▁For bes ' ▁Most ▁M iser able ▁C ities ▁to ▁Live ▁in ▁the ▁US ; ▁joining ▁two ▁other ▁Michigan ▁cities , ▁Detroit ▁and ▁Fl int , ▁in ▁the ▁Top ▁ 1 0 . ▁ ▁May ors ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁is ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁may ors ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁current ▁mayor ▁is ▁James ▁F outs . ▁May oral ▁elections ▁are ▁currently ▁non - part isan . ▁ ▁Geography ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁city ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ ▁is ▁water . ▁The ▁city ▁covers ▁a ▁six - mile - by - six ▁mile ▁( 1 0   km ▁x ▁ 1 0   km ) ▁square ▁in ▁the ▁south west ▁corner ▁of ▁Ma comb ▁County ▁in ▁sub urban ▁Detroit ▁( minus ▁Center ▁Line , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁city ▁totally ▁en closed ▁within ▁Warren ). ▁Other ▁cities ▁border ing ▁on ▁Warren ▁are ▁Detroit , ▁Haz el ▁Park , ▁Mad ison ▁He ights , ▁Ster ling ▁He ights , ▁F ras er , ▁Rose ville , ▁and ▁East