Families are more likely to feel comfortable in a neighborhood if they feel that their children are safe. Parents were asked how often they felt that their child was safe in their community or neighborhood—never, sometimes, usually, or always. Overall, parents of 83.8 percent of children report that they feel that their child is usually or always safe in their neighborhood.

Parents of White and multiracial children are more likely to feel that their children are safe in their neighborhoods than parents of children of other racial and ethnic groups. Parents of White children report that 91.7 percent of their children are usually or always safe, as are 84.6 percent of multiracial children. In contrast, parents of 69.8 percent of Hispanic children, 68.9 percent of Black children, and 77.4 percent of children of other races feel that their children are safe.

Parents’ assessment of their children’s safety varies by income as well. Of children with family incomes below the poverty level, 69.7 percent are reported to be safe in their neighborhoods, compared to 77.6 percent of children with family incomes between 100 and 199 percent of poverty. Of children with family incomes between 200 and 399 percent of FPL, 89.3 percent live in safe neighborhoods, as do 93.3 percent of children with family incomes of 400 percent of FPL or more.