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