On 2/15/2016 7:46 PM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 2/15/16 6:01 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/15/2016 5:58 PM, Its Me wrote:
On Monday, February 15, 2016 at 4:36:14 PM UTC-5, John H. wrote:
On Mon, 15 Feb 2016 16:20:45 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:


"Safewise" released a list of the 20 top safest cities/towns in the
USA
in which to live. MA cities/towns made up five of the 20 and the
town we reside in (Duxbury) made number 16 in the country.

Guess I can throw away my guns.

http://tinyurl.com/jenl9t2

What do you reckon is the big difference between those cities and the
ones on the
other end of the spectrum? Size?
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Ban liars, tax cheats, idiots, and narcissists...not guns!

Demographics can tell a story:

"As of the census[13] of 2010, there were 15,059 people, 5,344
households, and 4,162 families residing in the town. The population
density was 632.7 people per square mile (244.9/km²). There were 5,875
housing units at an average density of 246.7 per square mile
(86.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.0%White, 0.60% Black
or African American, 0.30% Native American, 1.40% Asian, 0.10% Pacific
Islander, 0.50% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.20% of the population.

There were 5,344 households, of which 38.7% had children under the age
of 18 living with them, 68.1% were married couples living together,
7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were
non-families. 19.5% of all households were made up of individuals and
11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The
average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.6% under the age of
15; 7.6% from 15 to 19; 5.3% from 20 to 29; 7.0% from 30 to 39; 17.5%
from 40 to 49; 23.7% from 50 to 64 and 16.3% who were 65 years of age
or older. The median age was 44.8 years. For every 100 females, there
were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were
88.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $97,124; and the
median income for a family was $106,245. Males had a median income of
$77,228 versus $41,730 for females. The per capita income for the town
was $40,242. About 1.2% of families and 2.3% of the population were
below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 3.1%
of those age 65 or over."

Make of it what you will.



I know the "Pacific Islander" dude. Plays a mean set of bongos. :-)




Kinda mostly really small places on that list. I've been to Hibbing,
Minnesota, and its population was about the same as the middle-sized
(back then) university I attended. Duxbury, a suburb of Boston,
no?...smaller than Hibbing. Typically these small towns have lower crime
rates than substantial cities.


Stats can be deceiving, for sure, but it's still a nice reflection on
the town ... and the state, really. I thought it was pretty good.