Motor City Madman Ted Nugent -- Bring the X Games to Detroit!!!

The 2014 Summer X Games belong in the city with the highest violent crime rate in the United States ... Detroit ... so says the Motor City Madman Ted Nugent.

In case you didn't know, this year will be the X Games' last year in Los Angeles -- and officials are now deciding where to host the 2014 Games ... Chicago, Austin, Charlotte or Detroit.

But for rock legend and proud Detroiter Ted Nugent, the choice is simple ... "There is no better place for the X Games to be celebrated by a more dedicated high-energy sports fan base than in my beloved birth city of Detroit."

FYI, according to several studies, you're more likely to be a victim of violent crime in Detroit than in any other city in the U.S. ...