Brick: Ranked Highly as a Safe City

Brick Township has enjoyed high marks for safety compared to other cities in the United States. A 2006 WCBS Radio website article titled NJ's Brick Township Named Safest City in America had Brick ranked number one in the entire nation in 2005. Quoting from the linked article:

The safest city in 2005 was Brick, N.J., with a population about 78,000, followed by Amherst, N.Y., and Mission Viejo, Calif. The second most dangerous city was Detroit, followed by Flint, Mich., and Compton, Calif.