The Most Dangerous Cities in Canada: Murder rate
2009 Maclean’s National Crime Rankings
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| 2007 Murder rates as a percentage difference from the national rate | |||
| Area | Population | % difference | Rank |
| PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. * | 59,732 | 364.70 | 1 |
| EDMONTON | 763,732 | 132.61 | 2 |
| WINNIPEG | 653,733 | 120.79 | 3 |
| SASKATOON | 206,365 | 115.21 | 4 |
| VANCOUVER | 609,785 | 100.29 | 5 |
| CALGARY | 1,038,481 | 87.10 | 6 |
| SURREY, B.C. | 425,428 | 82.69 | 7 |
| HALIFAX | 215,830 | 80.05 | 8 |
| TORONTO | 2,651,717 | 75.86 | 9 |
| TROIS-RIVIÈRES, QUE. | 127,190 | 74.59 | 10 |
| NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. | 64,161 | 73.05 | 11 |
| LANGLEY TOWNSHIP, B.C. | 100,591 | 65.57 | 12 |
| STORMONT/DUNDAS/GLENGARRY, ONT. | 67,113 | 65.44 | 13 |
| SAINT-JÉRÔME, QUE. | 67,600 | 64.25 | 14 |
| SAINT JOHN, N.B. | 69,357 | 60.09 | 15 |
| CHILLIWACK, B.C. | 72,491 | 53.16 | 16 |
| REGINA | 183,540 | 51.23 | 17 |
| SARNIA, ONT. | 74,253 | 49.53 | 18 |
| MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. | 76,267 | 45.58 | 19 |
| SUDBURY, ONT. | 162,438 | 36.70 | 20 |
| LETHBRIDGE, ALTA. | 82,146 | 35.16 | 21 |
| MONTREAL | 1,871,846 | 21.60 | 22 |
| BARRIE, ONT. | 139,298 | 19.56 | 23 |
| HURONIA WEST, ONT. | 51,263 | 8.29 | 24 |
| KELOWNA, B.C. (Rural) | 51,560 | 7.67 | 25 |
| STRATHCONA COUNTY, ALTA. | 51,940 | 6.88 | 26 |
| HAMILTON | 519,741 | 6.81 | 27 |
| CODIAC REGION, N.B. | 104,650 | 6.10 | 28 |
| FREDERICTON | 52,339 | 6.07 | 29 |
| TRACADIE-SHEILA, N.B. | 54,869 | 1.18 | 30 |
| WINDSOR, ONT. | 220,569 | 0.68 | 31 |
| BURNABY, B.C. | 221,856 | 0.09 | 32 |
| KELOWNA, B.C. | 113,109 | -1.84 | 33 |
| THUNDER BAY, ONT. | 114,286 | -2.85 | 34 |
| JOLIETTE RÉGIE INTERMUN., QUE. | 59,763 | -7.11 | 35 |
| OTTAWA | 846,169 | -8.15 | 36 |
| ARTHABASKA MRC, QUE. | 67,618 | -17.90 | 37 |
| WATERLOO REGION, ONT. | 496,370 | -21.71 | 38 |
| LONDON, ONT. | 362,561 | -23.44 | 39 |
| CALEDON, ONT. | 73,877 | -24.85 | 40 |
| PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. | 73,911 | -24.89 | 41 |
| SHERBROOKE, QUE. | 149,875 | -25.92 | 42 |
| LAVAL, QUE. | 381,651 | -27.27 | 43 |
| PEEL REGION, ONT. | 1,222,639 | -27.35 | 44 |
| THÉRÈSE-DE-BLAINVILLE, QUE. | 80,080 | -30.68 | 45 |
| MASKOUTAINS MRC, QUE. | 82,456 | -32.67 | 46 |
| KAMLOOPS, B.C. | 83,527 | -33.54 | 47 |
| NANAIMO, B.C. | 83,648 | -33.63 | 48 |
| WELLINGTON COUNTY, ONT. | 88,944 | -37.58 | 49 |
| RICHELIEU SAINT-LAURENT, QUE. | 180,520 | -38.49 | 50 |
| BRANTFORD, ONT. | 93,156 | -40.41 | 51 |
| RICHMOND, B.C. | 193,164 | -42.52 | 52 |
| LONGUEUIL, QUE. | 395,168 | -43.81 | 53 |
| DURHAM REGION, ONT. | 595,354 | -44.05 | 54 |
| KINGSTON, ONT. | 119,423 | -53.51 | 55 |
| GUELPH, ONT. | 120,254 | -53.84 | 56 |
| TERREBONNE, QUE. | 121,845 | -54.44 | 57 |
| YORK REGION, ONT. | 975,501 | -54.47 | 58 |
| GATINEAU-MÉTRO, QUE. | 251,274 | -55.81 | 59 |
| MRC VAUDREUIL-SOUL. | 126,383 | -56.07 | 60 |
| COQUITLAM, B.C. | 133,218 | -58.33 | 61 |
| ABBOTSFORD, B.C. | 135,253 | -58.95 | 62 |
| NIAGARA REGION, ONT. | 433,946 | -61.62 | 63 |
| SAGUENAY, QUE. | 144,924 | -61.69 | 64 |
| ST. JOHN’S | 182,605 | -69.60 | 65 |
| HALTON REGION, ONT. | 468,980 | -76.33 | 66 |
| QUEBEC CITY | 535,321 | -100.00 | 100 |
| HALIFAX COUNTY, , N.S. | 169,627 | -100.00 | 100 |
| LÉVIS, QUE. | 133,470 | -100.00 | 100 |
| SAANICH, B.C. | 112,335 | -100.00 | 100 |
| CHATHAM-KENT, ONT. | 109,123 | -100.00 | 100 |
| CAPE BRETON, N.S. | 103,418 | -100.00 | 100 |
| DELTA, B.C. | 103,323 | -100.00 | 100 |
| RED DEER, ALTA. | 97,038 | -100.00 | 100 |
| ROUSSILLON RÉGIE INTERMUN., QUE. | 95,717 | -100.00 | 100 |
| VICTORIA, B.C. | 95,477 | -100.00 | 100 |
| DRUMMOND MRC, QUE. – (DRUMMOND MRC, 24526) | 95,448 | -100.00 | 100 |
| NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. | 90,864 | -100.00 | 100 |
| ST.JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, QUE. | 88,803 | -100.00 | 100 |
| REPENTIGNY, QUE. | 86,644 | -100.00 | 100 |
| PETERBOROUGH LAKEFIELD, ONT. | 76,368 | -100.00 | 100 |
| SAULT STE. MARIE, ONT. | 76,136 | -100.00 | 100 |
| CHÂTEAUGUAY, QUE. | 69,899 | -100.00 | 100 |
| ST. ALBERT, ALTA. | 64,535 | -100.00 | 100 |
| NORFOLK, ONT. | 63,864 | -100.00 | 100 |
| OXFORD COMMUNITY, ONT. | 62,221 | -100.00 | 100 |
| GRANBY, QUE. | 60,902 | -100.00 | 100 |
| MEDICINE HAT, ALTA. | 60,246 | -100.00 | 100 |
| OROMOCTO, N.B. | 59,890 | -100.00 | 100 |
| SOUTH SIMCOE, ONT., MUNICIPAL, ONT. – (Bradford West Gwillimbury and Innisfil, 35275) | 57,584 | -100.00 | 100 |
| NORTH BAY, ONT. | 56,716 | -100.00 | 100 |
| KINGS COUNTY, N.S. | 55,066 | -100.00 | 100 |
| FORT MCMURRAY, ALTA. | 54,813 | -100.00 | 100 |
| MIDDLESEX, ONT. | 54,417 | -100.0 | 100 |
| NOTTAWASAGA, ONT. | 54,122 | -100.0 | 100 |
| RIMOUSKI-NEIGETTE, QUE. | 53,667 | -100.0 | 100 |
| MONTCALM MRC, QUE. | 52,828 | -100.0 | 100 |
| PETROLIA, ONT. | 52,661 | -100.0 | 100 |
| SHAWINIGAN MRC, QUE | 51,875 | -100.0 | 100 |
| LAC-ST-JEAN-EST MRC, QUE. | 51,543 | -100.0 | 100 |
* none attributed to Robert Pickton
Source: Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Maclean’s
Methodology
Maclean’s obtained annual crime data from Statistics Canada for municipal police services with the 100 largest populations in the nation. Using 2007 rates per 100,000 population for six crimes—homicide, sexual assault, aggravated assault, vehicle theft, robbery plus breaking and entering—Maclean’s calculated the percentage difference from the national rate for each of the six crimes. In consultation with StatsCan, we gave each crime equal weights and standardized the rates to obtain an overall score that measured each area’s percentage difference from the national rate. Data from Nunavut and the Northwest Territories are excluded from the provincial and territorial score calculations due to their extreme crime rate values, which are inconsistent with the distribution of the rest of the country.
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