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Demographics
According to a statistical study done on the racial demographics of Santa Clarita, in 2005-2009: 28.2% of the population was hispanic. Another study done in 2005-2009 found that the average asian population was 11,845; 36% of the population was Filipino. 3.8% of the population between 2005-2009 was black and 76.4% was white. Another study done between 2005-2009 showed that 28% of the population was under the age 18, and 30% ages between 25 and 44.

Safety
In 2017, the city was named as one of the top 100 safest cities in America. It ranked third as the safest city in America with a population of about 200,000. The city says the cause for this ranking is due to the law enforcement that the city takes pride in.

Fires
Due to the location which the city is in and its environment, canyon country has been susceptible to many fires over the years. Most notably, the Sand Fire (2016). The sand fire took place in the east side of the valley and destroyed nearly 42,000 acres of land. The buckweed fire (2007) also had an impact on santa clarita valley residents. The Buckweed fire destroyed nearly 38,000 acres throughout both canyon country and the Santa Clarita Valley.