| When traveling for business, you might not have an | | | | much more comedies. A city made up of over 94,000 |
| opportunity to choose where you go. Chances are, | | | | residents, Greece lives by the motto "Discover the |
| you go where your boss tells you to go, even if this | | | | Promise." For the time being, that promise is safety. |
| makes you want to tell him where to go. But once in a | | | | Known as a suburb of Rochester, Greece was once |
| while there may be an occasion or two when you can | | | | rated the ninth safest city. Most recently, it has been |
| chose between cities: if there are identical | | | | deemed the second safest. |
| conferences in twelve different cities, you just might | | | | Orem, Utah: Tucked safely in Utah County, Orem is |
| get to visit the city you want to see. | | | | near Provo, Lindon, and Vineyard. It is also about 45 |
| When this happens, there may be a variety of factors | | | | minutes south of Salt Lake City. The fifth largest city in |
| to weigh. You might want to go to Chicago so you | | | | the state, Orem has a population of just under 90,000. |
| can visit a nearby sister. You might want to travel to | | | | Keeping "Family City USA" as its motto, Orem, thus |
| New York so you can see the city. You might want to | | | | far, has spoken the truth: recently, it was ranked third |
| go to London so you can fly overseas for the first | | | | safest city in the country. |
| time. Or, you may simply want to go where you will be | | | | Irvine, California: Part of Orange County, Irvine is the |
| most safe. A recent survey by the Morgan Quitno | | | | fruit of many things. A planned city developed by - go |
| Press can help you to do just that. Near the end of | | | | figure - the Irvine Company, Irvine became an official |
| 2006, this survey released the safest cities; the | | | | town in 1971. One of the larger cities on the safe list, |
| following are the top five: | | | | the population is nearly 200,000. Many of these people |
| Brick, New Jersey: It will take more than a Big Bad | | | | are either students or computer folk: Irvine is home to |
| Wolf to take down this Brick. Located in Ocean | | | | several colleges and technology based corporations. |
| County, New Jersey, Brick is a town of just over | | | | Number four on the list, it is also home to safety. |
| 76,000 people. A town encompassed by beaches, | | | | Troy, Michigan: Though Detroit is one of the most |
| bays, and the Atlantic Ocean, Brick is on a peninsula of | | | | dangerous cities, Troy proves that the apple does fall |
| security. Since 2000, Brick has been the safest city in | | | | far from the tree. A suburb of Detroit, Troy, Michigan is |
| New Jersey and one of the safest in America. While it | | | | home to a population of 80,000. A hub of shopping |
| has previously been ranked fifth safest and second | | | | centers, and offices, Troy is also known for sports; it |
| safest, the results of the most recent survey place | | | | was named the 2003 sports town of Michigan by |
| Brick at the very top of the pile. | | | | Sports Illustrated. While the Troy of history was a |
| Greece, New York: Located in Monroe County, the | | | | place of war of violence, the Troy of Michigan sits on |
| town of Greece is not to be confused with the | | | | the list of safest cities at number five. |
| country; in this town there are far less tragedies and | | | | |