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[h1]Canada’s most dangerous cities[/h1]
See where your city ranks in terms of homicide, sexual assault, and other crimes
by macleans.ca on Thursday, October 14, 2010 3:30pm - 172 Comments
The West claimed the worst top 10 slots, as it did 10 years ago, when seven B.C. cities and three in Saskatchewan came in worst. Ontario and Quebec dominate the good list.
[table][tr][td]WORST CITIES [/td][td]PERCENTAGE ABOVE THE NATIONAL CRIME SCORE[/td][/tr][tr][td]Prince George, B.C.[/td][td]+90%[/td][/tr][tr][td]Victoria, B.C.[/td][td]81[/td][/tr][tr][td]Regina, Sask.[/td][td]73[/td][/tr][tr][td]Saskatoon, Sask.[/td][td]69[/td][/tr][tr][td]Fort McMurray, Alta.[/td][td]68[/td][/tr][tr][td]Kelowna, B.C.[/td][td]65[/td][/tr][tr][td]Grande Prairie, Alta.[/td][td]64[/td][/tr][tr][td]Surrey, B.C.[/td][td]60[/td][/tr][tr][td]Chilliwack, B.C.[/td][td]58[/td][/tr][tr][td]Winnipeg, Man.[/td][td]57[/td][/tr][tr][td]BEST CITIES[/td][td]PERCENTAGE BELOW THE NATIONAL CRIME SCORE[/td][/tr][tr][td]Caledon, Ont.[/td][td]-70%[/td][/tr][tr][td]Wellington County, Ont.[/td][td]58[/td][/tr][tr][td]Halton Region, Ont.[/td][td]58[/td][/tr][tr][td]Lévis, Que.[/td][td]51[/td][/tr][tr][td]Nottawasaga, Ont.[/td][td]50[/td][/tr][tr][td]York Region, Ont.[/td][td]49[/td][/tr][tr][td]Richelieu Saint-Laurent, Que.[/td][td]48[/td][/tr][tr][td]South Simcoe, Ont.[/td][td]44[/td][/tr][tr][td]Vaudreuil-Soulange MRC, Que.[/td][td]44[/td][/tr][tr][td]Blainville, Que.[/td][td]42[/td][/tr][/table]
Sources: 2009 and 1999 Crime Severity Index data from the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Maclean’s
http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/national-crime-rankings-2010/
See where your city ranks in terms of homicide, sexual assault, and other crimes
by macleans.ca on Thursday, October 14, 2010 3:30pm - 172 Comments
The West claimed the worst top 10 slots, as it did 10 years ago, when seven B.C. cities and three in Saskatchewan came in worst. Ontario and Quebec dominate the good list.
[table][tr][td]WORST CITIES [/td][td]PERCENTAGE ABOVE THE NATIONAL CRIME SCORE[/td][/tr][tr][td]Prince George, B.C.[/td][td]+90%[/td][/tr][tr][td]Victoria, B.C.[/td][td]81[/td][/tr][tr][td]Regina, Sask.[/td][td]73[/td][/tr][tr][td]Saskatoon, Sask.[/td][td]69[/td][/tr][tr][td]Fort McMurray, Alta.[/td][td]68[/td][/tr][tr][td]Kelowna, B.C.[/td][td]65[/td][/tr][tr][td]Grande Prairie, Alta.[/td][td]64[/td][/tr][tr][td]Surrey, B.C.[/td][td]60[/td][/tr][tr][td]Chilliwack, B.C.[/td][td]58[/td][/tr][tr][td]Winnipeg, Man.[/td][td]57[/td][/tr][tr][td]BEST CITIES[/td][td]PERCENTAGE BELOW THE NATIONAL CRIME SCORE[/td][/tr][tr][td]Caledon, Ont.[/td][td]-70%[/td][/tr][tr][td]Wellington County, Ont.[/td][td]58[/td][/tr][tr][td]Halton Region, Ont.[/td][td]58[/td][/tr][tr][td]Lévis, Que.[/td][td]51[/td][/tr][tr][td]Nottawasaga, Ont.[/td][td]50[/td][/tr][tr][td]York Region, Ont.[/td][td]49[/td][/tr][tr][td]Richelieu Saint-Laurent, Que.[/td][td]48[/td][/tr][tr][td]South Simcoe, Ont.[/td][td]44[/td][/tr][tr][td]Vaudreuil-Soulange MRC, Que.[/td][td]44[/td][/tr][tr][td]Blainville, Que.[/td][td]42[/td][/tr][/table]
Sources: 2009 and 1999 Crime Severity Index data from the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Maclean’s
http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/national-crime-rankings-2010/