Top 5 Canadian Cities with worst crime rate
Canada is not known for being filled with danger. On this contrary, it is the safest countries in the world. Canada experiences average rates of homicide of just 1.6 for every 100,000 people. These rates are among the lowest worldwide.
Nonetheless, there are cities in Canada that are, by these standards, more dangerous than others and they are mainly found in the prairie provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta.
As Law and Order addict knows that there are 2 groups that represent and protect people of Canada, “police investigate crimes, and district attorneys who prosecute offenders.” Below are the best and top 5 Canadian Cities with worst crime rate.
Violent crime rate is a huge factor when determining that where you want to visit or move. Detroit, Chicago and Washington D.C. had to fight against all of their public image as some of the violent and crime-ridden areas in United States, with improvements in different areas.
1. Edmonton, Alberta: Edmonton has been going through some tough time as of late for being into crimes. But unfortunately, crime rate in Edmonton is as stagnant as its hockey team. This city has persistent problem with violent crime, especially in sex-based crimes like sexual violations against children, aggravated sexual assault and sexual assault. Index for overall crime in Edmonton is just 103.9 which is lower than the other cities in Canada.
2. Regina, Saskatchewan: Regina, ranks highly when this comes to violent crime in Canada. It’s been a trading place with Saskatoon for the past few years, checking with 107.9 crime index rating. Regina ranks below Saskatoon this year, latter’s loss is the gain of former, as this can report a “drop” in crime.
3. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Saskatoon’s position on this list is of a bad news/good news situation. To begin with yes, with a crime index that rates of 113.5. This city has been flipped back and forth with Regina in the overall ranking. In NHL, this wins the Presidents’ Trophy. There are some signs that Saskatoon tries hard to improve its reputation and record. In year 2013, the mayor of Saskatoon announced that violent crime has been dropped by 9%.
4. Thunder Bay, Ontario: Thunder Bay is having crime index rating of around 119.2 that comes in the list of worst crime in Canada. According to CBC, Thunder Bay ranks at 8th position in the overall crime and is the 2nd most violent city in Canada. But sadly, rating isn’t an one-off incident. In year 2012, homicide rate in Thunder Bay was higher as comparative to the other major metropolitan area in Canada. To the credit of this city, power in Thunder Bay is in power and has been trying to fix problems for some time.
5. Winnipeg, Manitoba: Winnipeg is also one of the city with major violent with a 122.1 rating. Winnipeg has been placed on the top position in the most violent cities in Canada. Recently, in year 2012, 80 out of 200+ neighborhood places in Winnipeg didn’t report for robbery.
