If you are lucky enough to live in one of the cities below, sit back and relax…..apparently you have little to worry about. Below we have included the Top 10 safest cities in the US with some other demographic information. Included are the total city population, and the percentage of major races in the city population according to the 2010 US Census. On the Right-hand side you will see the Median Income for the city listed as well.
Here are the top 10 safest cities in America (listed in order):
1. Newton, Massachusetts (Population 85,146) (79.6% Caucasian, 2.5% African American, 17.9% Other Race) ($112,230)
2. Brick Township, New Jersey (Population 75,072) ( 93.05% Caucasian, 2% African American, 4.95% Other Race) ($65,129)
3. Amherst, New York (Population 122,366) ( 83.8% Caucasian, 5.7% African American, 10.5% Other Race) ($55,427)
4. Mission Viejo, California (Population 93,305) ( 79.8% Caucasian, 1.3% African American, 18.9% Other Race) ($93,330)
5. Clarkstown, New York (Population 84,187) ( 79.97% Caucasian, 7.87% African American, 12.16% Other Race) ($92,121)
6. Lake Forest, California (Population 77,264) ( 70.3% Caucasian, 1.7% African American, 28% Other Race) ($86,285)
7. Thousand Oaks, California (Population 126,683) ( 80.3% Caucasian, 1.3% African American, 18.4% Other Race) ($101,120)
8. Colonie, New York (Population 81,591) ( 90.55% Caucasian, 3.96% African American, 5.85% Other Race) ($51,817)
9. Cary, North Carolina (Population 135,234) ( 73.1% Caucasian, 8% African American, 18.9% Other Race) ($83,292)
10. Toms River, New Jersey (Population 91,239) ( 89.91% Caucasian, 2.7% African American, 7.39% Other Race) ($71,934)
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO READ THE LIST OF THE TOP 10 MOST DANGEROUS CITIES IN AMERICA CLICK HERE.
The racial demographics of the US as a whole according to the 2010 US Census are (72.4% Caucasian, 12.6% African American, 15% Other Race). Average Median Income in the US is ($31,111)
Populations and demographic information listed according to the 2010 US Census: http://2010.census.gov/2010census/
Picture of the Prescott Estate in Newton, Masschusetts courtesy of the wikimedia commons: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prescott_Estate,_Newton,_Massachusetts.jpg
