The Most Dangerous Cities in Canada: Robbery rates
2009 Maclean’s National Crime Rankings
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| 2007 robbery rates as a percentage difference from the national rate | |||
| Area | Population | % difference | Rank |
| SASKATOON | 206,365 | 266.02 | 1 |
| WINNIPEG | 653,733 | 234.01 | 2 |
| VANCOUVER | 609,785 | 180.44 | 3 |
| REGINA | 183,540 | 176.78 | 4 |
| EDMONTON | 763,732 | 142.73 | 5 |
| NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. | 64,161 | 134.41 | 6 |
| VICTORIA, B.C. | 95,477 | 120.53 | 7 |
| MONTREAL | 1,871,846 | 120.33 | 8 |
| HALIFAX | 215,830 | 107.50 | 9 |
| SURREY, B.C. | 425,428 | 103.21 | 10 |
| BURNABY, B.C. | 221,856 | 91.82 | 11 |
| TORONTO | 2,651,717 | 85.53 | 12 |
| PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. | 73,911 | 83.89 | 13 |
| THUNDER BAY, ONT. | 114,286 | 69.61 | 14 |
| HAMILTON | 519,741 | 63.12 | 15 |
| KAMLOOPS, B.C. | 83,527 | 30.71 | 16 |
| LAVAL, QUE. | 381,651 | 27.56 | 17 |
| CALGARY | 1,038,481 | 25.94 | 18 |
| NANAIMO, B.C. | 83,648 | 22.53 | 19 |
| KELOWNA, B.C. | 113,109 | 18.19 | 20 |
| LETHBRIDGE, ALTA. | 82,146 | 15.28 | 21 |
| CHILLIWACK, B.C. | 72,491 | 15.26 | 22 |
| ABBOTSFORD, B.C. | 135,253 | 14.49 | 23 |
| FREDERICTON | 52,339 | 12.81 | 24 |
| COQUITLAM, B.C. | 133,218 | 12.06 | 25 |
| DURHAM REGION, ONT. | 595,354 | 10.59 | 26 |
| MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. | 76,267 | 9.55 | 27 |
| BRANTFORD, ONT. | 93,156 | 8.83 | 28 |
| LONGUEUIL, QUE. | 395,168 | 5.72 | 29 |
| SAINT-JÉRÔME, QUE. | 67,600 | 5.47 | 30 |
| PEEL REGION, ONT. | 1,222,639 | -1.86 | 31 |
| RED DEER, ALTA. | 97,038 | -2.41 | 32 |
| PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. | 59,732 | -4.88 | 33 |
| SAINT JOHN, N.B. | 69,357 | -5.23 | 34 |
| OTTAWA | 846,169 | -6.92 | 35 |
| WINDSOR, ONT. | 220,569 | -7.06 | 36 |
| LANGLEY TOWNSHIP, B.C. | 100,591 | -9.18 | 37 |
| LONDON, ONT. | 362,561 | -14.27 | 38 |
| SUDBURY, ONT. | 162,438 | -19.76 | 39 |
| NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. | 90,864 | -20.31 | 40 |
| SAULT STE. MARIE, ONT. | 76,136 | -20.98 | 41 |
| RICHMOND, B.C. | 193,164 | -22.14 | 42 |
| PETERBOROUGH LAKEFIELD, ONT. | 76,368 | -22.68 | 43 |
| QUEBEC CITY | 535,321 | -24.04 | 44 |
| THÉRÈSE-DE-BLAINVILLE, QUE. | 80,080 | -26.27 | 45 |
| FORT MCMURRAY, ALTA. | 54,813 | -26.83 | 46 |
| NIAGARA REGION, ONT. | 433,946 | -27.09 | 47 |
| ST. JOHN’S | 182,605 | -30.45 | 48 |
| TERREBONNE, QUE. | 121,845 | -32.34 | 49 |
| SHERBROOKE, QUE. | 149,875 | -33.10 | 50 |
| DELTA, B.C. | 103,323 | -34.23 | 51 |
| GRANBY, QUE. | 60,902 | -37.81 | 52 |
| CODIAC REGION, N.B. | 104,650 | -38.26 | 53 |
| CAPE BRETON, N.S. | 103,418 | -38.60 | 54 |
| NORTH BAY, ONT. | 56,716 | -39.11 | 55 |
| WATERLOO REGION, ONT. | 496,370 | -40.30 | 56 |
| JOLIETTE RÉGIE INTERMUN., QUE. | 59,763 | -44.08 | 57 |
| GATINEAU-MÉTRO, QUE. | 251,274 | -44.14 | 58 |
| MEDICINE HAT, ALTA. | 60,246 | -44.52 | 59 |
| DRUMMOND MRC, QUE. – (DRUMMOND MRC, 24526) | 95,448 | -47.48 | 60 |
| SHAWINIGAN MRC, QUE | 51,875 | -48.46 | 61 |
| ARTHABASKA MRC, QUE. | 67,618 | -48.93 | 62 |
| KINGSTON, ONT. | 119,423 | -49.63 | 63 |
| BARRIE, ONT. | 139,298 | -51.21 | 64 |
| YORK REGION, ONT. | 975,501 | -53.52 | 65 |
| SAGUENAY, QUE. | 144,924 | -53.88 | 66 |
| CHATHAM-KENT, ONT. | 109,123 | -55.08 | 67 |
| CHÂTEAUGUAY, QUE. | 69,899 | -55.37 | 68 |
| GUELPH, ONT. | 120,254 | -55.53 | 69 |
| KELOWNA, B.C. (Rural) | 51,560 | -56.79 | 70 |
| ST.JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, QUE. | 88,803 | -57.35 | 71 |
| TROIS-RIVIÈRES, QUE. | 127,190 | -58.83 | 72 |
| ROUSSILLON RÉGIE INTERMUN., QUE. | 95,717 | -59.26 | 73 |
| HALIFAX COUNTY, , N.S. | 169,627 | -61.91 | 74 |
| MONTCALM MRC, QUE. | 52,828 | -66.26 | 75 |
| HALTON REGION, ONT. | 468,980 | -66.98 | 76 |
| SARNIA, ONT. | 74,253 | -66.99 | 77 |
| OXFORD COMMUNITY, ONT. | 62,221 | -67.77 | 78 |
| RICHELIEU SAINT-LAURENT, QUE. | 180,520 | -70.38 | 79 |
| NOTTAWASAGA, ONT. | 54,122 | -71.18 | 80 |
| SAANICH, B.C. | 112,335 | -71.24 | 81 |
| REPENTIGNY, QUE. | 86,644 | -71.71 | 82 |
| SOUTH SIMCOE, ONT., MUNICIPAL, ONT. – (Bradford West Gwillimbury and Innisfil, 35275) | 57,584 | -72.91 | 83 |
| ST. ALBERT, ALTA. | 64,535 | -74.11 | 84 |
| LAC-ST-JEAN-EST MRC, QUE. | 51,543 | -76.22 | 85 |
| LÉVIS, QUE. | 133,470 | -76.63 | 86 |
| MRC VAUDREUIL-SOUL. | 126,383 | -77.08 | 87 |
| NORFOLK, ONT. | 63,864 | -77.32 | 88 |
| KINGS COUNTY, N.S. | 55,066 | -79.77 | 89 |
| RIMOUSKI-NEIGETTE, QUE. | 53,667 | -81.32 | 90 |
| PETROLIA, ONT. | 52,661 | -85.19 | 91 |
| HURONIA WEST, ONT. | 51,263 | -86.96 | 92 |
| STRATHCONA COUNTY, ALTA. | 51,940 | -87.13 | 93 |
| STORMONT/DUNDAS/GLENGARRY, ONT. | 67,113 | -88.38 | 94 |
| OROMOCTO, N.B. | 59,890 | -90.70 | 95 |
| TRACADIE-SHEILA, N.B. | 54,869 | -91.88 | 96 |
| MIDDLESEX, ONT. | 54,417 | -93.86 | 97 |
| CALEDON, ONT. | 73,877 | -93.97 | 98 |
| MASKOUTAINS MRC, QUE. | 82,456 | -94.60 | 99 |
| WELLINGTON COUNTY, ONT. | 88,944 | -97.49 | 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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