Travel from Philadelphia to Toronto?

I am planning to travel by car and have been given two choices. Either take Route 15 up the susquehana trail, or go via Northeast extension to rt. 80, 81, and 90 (via Syracuse). I was hoping if someone could tell me if Rt. 15 was safe for a non-white person, as I will be travelling in mid PA and I have only heard horror stories about that area. I will be going through the town of Bloomsburg, and Williamsport in PA and then to Corning, Bath in NY. I want to go via Rt. 15 to enjoy the scenery but I have my wife and kid with me so I need to make sure about the safety. Also, if you would know what would be a safe nice place to stay please let me know. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you,