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Canada’s most dangerous cities: The rankings

The top 100, from the most dangerous to the safest

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RANK CITIES PERCENTAGE DIFFERENCE WITH THE NATIONAL CRIME SCORE
1 Prince George, B.C. 90.41%
2 Victoria, B.C. 80.65
3 Regina, Sask. 73.35
4 Saskatoon, Sask. 68.85
5 Fort McMurray, Alta. 68.08
6 Kelowna, B.C. 64.95
7 Grande Prairie, Alta. 63.50
8 Surrey, B.C. 60.34
9 Chilliwack, B.C. 58.32
10 Winnipeg, Man. 57.08
11 Red Deer, Alta. 53.57
12 Nanaimo, B.C. 48.34
13 Edmonton, Alta. 48.00
14 New Westminster, B.C. 45.97
15 Belleville, Ont. 45.40
16 Saint John, N.B. 44.95
17 Burnaby, B.C. 39.04
18 Vancouver, B.C. 37.40
19 Lethbridge, Alta. 31.95
20 Kamloops, B.C. 31.62
21 Maple Ridge, B.C. 31.32
22 Brantford, Ont. 30.93
23 Thunder Bay, Ont. 29.05
24 Montréal, Que. 28.54
25 Langley Township, B.C. 23.97
26 Abbotsford, B.C. 22.18
27 Cornwall, Ont. 21.46
28 Joliette, Que. 19.34
29 Saint-Jérôme, Que. 18.76
30 North Vancouver, B.C. 15.47
31 London, Ont. 12.33
32 Halifax Region, N.S. 11.45
33 Mirabel, Que. 7.94
34 Shawinigan, Que. 6.20
35 Windsor, Ont. 5.02
36 Drummondville, Que. 4.67
37 St. John’s, Nfld. 3.87
38 Chatham-Kent, Ont. 3.33
39 Sarnia, Ont. -1.33
40 Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. -1.50
41 Hamilton, Ont. -1.77
42 Brome-Missisquoi, Que. -2.31
43 Fredericton, N.B. -2.79
44 Richmond, B.C. -3.53
45 Longueuil, Que. -4.71
46 Moncton, N.B. -4.99
47 Medicine Hat, Alta. -5.02
48 Trois-Rivières, Que. -5.20
49 Cape Breton, N.S. -5.40
50 Sudbury, Ont. -7.18
51 St.Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Que. -7.49
52 Maskoutains, Que. -7.73
53 Coquitlam, B.C. -7.89
54 Victoriaville, Que. -8.04
55 Calgary, Alta. -8.50
56 Peterborough, Ont. -8.68
57 Toronto, Ont. -9.03
58 Granby, Que. -9.61
59 Gatineau, Que. -10.17
60 Delta, B.C. -11.60
61 Saguenay, Que. -12.07
62 St-Eustache, Que. -12.56
63 St. Catharines, Ont. -13.30
64 Sorel-Tracy, Que. -15.87
65 Kitchener, Ont. -15.88
66 Port Coquitlam, B.C. -16.06
67 Kingston, Ont. -16.15
68 Laval, Que. -16.44
69 St. Albert, Alta. -17.77
70 Barrie, Ont. -18.47
71 Sherbrooke, Que. -18.95
72 Thérèse-De-Blainville, Qc. -19.82
73 Ottawa, Ont. -21.68
74 Québec, Que. -22.46
75 Terrebonne, Que. -22.47
76 North Bay, Ont. -23.18
77 Sherwood Park, Alta. -25.23
78 Alma, Que. -25.92
79 West Vancouver, B.C. -27.41
80 Châteauguay, Que. -28.02
81 Durham Region (Oshawa/Whitby/Ajax), Ont. -30.89
82 Guelph, Ont. -32.15
83 Saanich, B.C. -33.96
84 Peel Region (Mississauga/Brampton), Ont. -35.18
85 Norfolk, Ont. (Opp) -36.05
86 N. Vancouver District, B.C. -38.30
87 Repentigny, Que. -38.33
88 Rimouski, Que. -40.27
89 Roussillon, Que. -40.50
90 Salaberry-De-Valleyfield, Que. -41.09
91 Blainville, Que. -41.58
92 Vaudreuil-Soulange, Que. -44.26
93 Innisfil, Ont. -44.40
94 Richelieu Saint-Laurent, Que. -47.72
95 York Region (Markham/Vaughn), Ont. -49.10
96 Nottawasaga, Ont. -49.68
97 Lévis, Que. -51.10
98 Oakville, Ont. -57.55
99 Wellington County, Ont. -57.79
100 Caledon, Ont. -69.73

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