The Most Dangerous Cities in Canada: Overall crime score—by rank
2009 Maclean’s National Crime Rankings
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| 2007 | |||
| Area | Population | Overall crime score as a percentage difference from the national rate | Rank |
| SASKATOON | 206365 | 163.23% | 1 |
| WINNIPEG | 653733 | 152.98% | 2 |
| REGINA | 183540 | 135.74% | 3 |
| PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. | 73911 | 126.95% | 4 |
| EDMONTON | 763732 | 110.36% | 5 |
| CHILLIWACK, B.C. | 72491 | 75.38% | 6 |
| HALIFAX | 215830 | 73.58% | 7 |
| VANCOUVER | 609785 | 71.50% | 8 |
| SURREY, B.C. | 425428 | 70.08% | 9 |
| VICTORIA, B.C. | 95477 | 65.70% | 10 |
| PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. | 59732 | 60.99% | 11 |
| NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. | 64161 | 60.09% | 12 |
| KAMLOOPS, B.C. | 83527 | 54.16% | 13 |
| THUNDER BAY, ONT. | 114286 | 49.96% | 14 |
| SAINT JOHN, N.B. | 69357 | 46.75% | 15 |
| BURNABY, B.C. | 221856 | 43.11% | 16 |
| BRANTFORD, ONT. | 93156 | 41.54% | 17 |
| SAINT-JÉRÔME, QUE. | 67600 | 35.36% | 18 |
| KELOWNA, B.C. | 113109 | 32.86% | 19 |
| Lethbridge, ALTA. | 82146 | 29.14% | 20 |
| NANAIMO, B.C. | 83648 | 28.61% | 21 |
| ABBOTSFORD, B.C. | 135253 | 27.25% | 22 |
| MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. | 76267 | 23.85% | 23 |
| MONTREAL | 1871846 | 23.15% | 24 |
| LANGLEY TOWNSHIP, B.C. | 100591 | 22.79% | 25 |
| HAMILTON | 519741 | 18.11% | 26 |
| CALGARY | 1038481 | 17.12% | 27 |
| FORT MCMURRAY, ALTA. | 54813 | 15.05% | 28 |
| TORONTO | 2651717 | 11.66% | 29 |
| JOLIETTE RÉGIE INTERMUN., QUE. | 59763 | 11.12% | 30 |
| SARNIA, ONT. | 74253 | 6.85% | 31 |
| MONTCALM MRC, QUE. | 52828 | 0.71% | 32 |
| SUDBURY, ONT. | 162438 | -3.27% | 33 |
| FREDERICTON | 52339 | -7.86% | 34 |
| WINDSOR, ONT. | 220569 | -9.40% | 35 |
| RED DEER, ALTA. | 97038 | -11.31% | 36 |
| LONDON, ONT. | 362561 | -11.48% | 37 |
| CAPE BRETON, N.S. | 103418 | -12.25% | 38 |
| SAULT STE. MARIE, ONT. | 76136 | -12.71% | 39 |
| GATINEAU-MÉTRO, QUE. | 251274 | -14.81% | 40 |
| LONGUEUIL, QUE. | 395168 | -16.67% | 41 |
| TROIS-RIVIÈRES, QUE. | 127190 | -19.12% | 42 |
| ST.JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, QUE. | 88803 | -19.87% | 43 |
| DRUMMOND MRC, QUE. – (DRUMMOND MRC, 24526) | 95448 | -21.23% | 44 |
| LAVAL, QUE. | 381651 | -22.21% | 45 |
| ST. JOHN’S | 182605 | -22.47% | 46 |
| DURHAM REGION, ONT. | 595354 | -23.98% | 47 |
| COQUITLAM, B.C. | 133218 | -25.20% | 48 |
| TERREBONNE, QUE. | 121845 | -25.33% | 49 |
| CODIAC REGION, N.B. | 104650 | -25.68% | 50 |
| THÉRÈSE-DE-BLAINVILLE, QUE. | 80080 | -27.25% | 51 |
| ARTHABASKA MRC, QUE. | 67618 | -27.42% | 52 |
| PETERBOROUGH LAKEFIELD, ONT. | 76368 | -28.25% | 53 |
| BARRIE, ONT. | 139298 | -28.31% | 54 |
| GRANBY, QUE. | 60902 | -28.44% | 55 |
| OTTAWA | 846169 | -28.68% | 56 |
| SAGUENAY, QUE. | 144924 | -28.97% | 57 |
| NIAGARA REGION, ONT. | 433946 | -29.58% | 58 |
| SHAWINIGAN MRC, QUE | 51875 | -29.74% | 59 |
| KINGSTON, ONT. | 119423 | -31.20% | 60 |
| MEDICINE HAT, ALTA. | 60246 | -31.77% | 61 |
| SHERBROOKE, QUE. | 149875 | -34.23% | 62 |
| KELOWNA, B.C. (Rural) | 51560 | -34.37% | 63 |
| CHATHAM-KENT, ONT. | 109123 | -35.63% | 64 |
| RICHMOND, B.C. | 193164 | -37.91% | 65 |
| NORTH BAY, ONT. | 56716 | -38.08% | 66 |
| STRATHCONA COUNTY, ALTA. | 51940 | -39.16% | 67 |
| WATERLOO REGION, ONT. | 496370 | -39.75% | 68 |
| QUEBEC CITY | 535321 | -40.35% | 69 |
| PEEL REGION, ONT. | 1222639 | -40.68% | 70 |
| STORMONT/DUNDAS/GLENGARRY, ONT. | 67113 | -42.42% | 71 |
| CHÂTEAUGUAY, QUE. | 69899 | -43.66% | 72 |
| OXFORD COMMUNITY, ONT. | 62221 | -49.37% | 73 |
| GUELPH, ONT. | 120254 | -52.85% | 74 |
| KINGS COUNTY, N.S. | 55066 | -54.80% | 75 |
| RIMOUSKI-NEIGETTE, QUE. | 53667 | -55.18% | 76 |
| RICHELIEU SAINT-LAURENT, QUE. | 180520 | -56.33% | 77 |
| TRACADIE-SHEILA, N.B. | 54869 | -57.53% | 78 |
| NORFOLK, ONT. | 63864 | -57.58% | 79 |
| HURONIA WEST, ONT. | 51263 | -57.58% | 80 |
| SAANICH, B.C. | 112335 | -60.37% | 81 |
| DELTA, B.C. | 103323 | -60.80% | 82 |
| PETROLIA, ONT. | 52661 | -63.83% | 83 |
| HALIFAX COUNTY, , N.S. | 169627 | -63.96% | 84 |
| MRC VAUDREUIL-SOUL. | 126383 | -65.18% | 85 |
| SOUTH SIMCOE, ONT., MUNICIPAL, ONT. – (Bradford West Gwillimbury and Innisfil, 35275) | 57584 | -65.97% | 86 |
| NOTTAWASAGA, ONT. | 54122 | -67.01% | 87 |
| MIDDLESEX, ONT. | 54417 | -67.32% | 88 |
| NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. | 90864 | -69.59% | 89 |
| LAC-ST-JEAN-EST MRC, QUE. | 51543 | -69.99% | 90 |
| ROUSSILLON RÉGIE INTERMUN., QUE. | 95717 | -70.47% | 91 |
| WELLINGTON COUNTY, ONT. | 88944 | -74.48% | 92 |
| REPENTIGNY, QUE. | 86644 | -74.63% | 93 |
| YORK REGION, ONT. | 975501 | -75.25% | 94 |
| ST. ALBERT, ALTA. | 64535 | -76.98% | 95 |
| HALTON REGION, ONT. | 468980 | -79.33% | 96 |
| MASKOUTAINS MRC, QUE. | 82456 | -79.97% | 97 |
| LÉVIS, QUE. | 133470 | -80.93% | 98 |
| OROMOCTO, N.B. | 59890 | -82.41% | 99 |
| CALEDON, ONT. | 73877 | -86.69% | 100 |
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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