Chapter 13 Culture Regions of the United States

Raleigh culture is consider to be part of the southern culture, it has both of northeastern and southern style, it’s both laid back city and fast passed as New York, its combination of those two life styles. That type of culture is called mid Atlantic where fast pace and laid back style mix together.
Raleigh’s demographics breakdown is about 60% white, 26% African American, 3.5% Asian, 7% Hispanic or Latino and 3.5% other types of races.
According to the Uniform Crime Reports, crime in Raleigh has steadily decreased in recent years. In 2004, there were 580 reported incidents of Violent Crime and 3,768 reported incidents of Property crime per 100,000 population. Nationally there were 466 violent crimes and 3,517 property crimes reported per 100,000 population, while U.S. cities with a population between 250,000 and 500,000 residents reported 978 violent crimes and 5,631 property crimes per 100,000 population, all well above Raleigh's reported rate