The Most Dangerous Cities in Canada: Sexual Assault
2009 Maclean’s National Crime Rankings
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| 2007 sexual assault rates as a percentage difference from the national rate | |||
| Area | Population | % difference | Rank |
| SAINT JOHN, N.B. | 69,357 | 130.53 | 1 |
| PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. | 73,911 | 93.45 | 2 |
| HALIFAX | 215,830 | 80.22 | 3 |
| SASKATOON | 206,365 | 76.56 | 4 |
| THUNDER BAY, ONT. | 114,286 | 65.46 | 5 |
| CAPE BRETON, N.S. | 103,418 | 60.55 | 6 |
| MONTCALM MRC, QUE. | 52,828 | 51.33 | 7 |
| SHAWINIGAN MRC, QUE | 51,875 | 51.15 | 8 |
| PETERBOROUGH LAKEFIELD, ONT. | 76,368 | 48.97 | 9 |
| KAMLOOPS, B.C. | 83,527 | 41.73 | 10 |
| WINNIPEG | 653,733 | 37.11 | 11 |
| SARNIA, ONT. | 74,253 | 36.65 | 12 |
| KELOWNA, B.C. | 113,109 | 35.92 | 13 |
| BRANTFORD, ONT. | 93,156 | 35.33 | 14 |
| FREDERICTON | 52,339 | 35.12 | 15 |
| VICTORIA, B.C. | 95,477 | 32.04 | 16 |
| SAGUENAY, QUE. | 144,924 | 28.36 | 17 |
| REGINA | 183,540 | 26.48 | 18 |
| EDMONTON | 763,732 | 23.80 | 19 |
| MEDICINE HAT, ALTA. | 60,246 | 19.94 | 20 |
| DRUMMOND MRC, QUE. – (DRUMMOND MRC, 24526) | 95,448 | 17.58 | 21 |
| SUDBURY, ONT. | 162,438 | 15.47 | 22 |
| BURNABY, B.C. | 221,856 | 10.88 | 23 |
| SAINT-JÉRÔME, QUE. | 67,600 | 9.17 | 24 |
| RIMOUSKI-NEIGETTE, QUE. | 53,667 | 8.86 | 25 |
| OXFORD COMMUNITY, ONT. | 62,221 | 8.72 | 26 |
| ST. JOHN’S | 182,605 | 5.24 | 27 |
| SURREY, B.C. | 425,428 | 4.44 | 28 |
| VANCOUVER | 609,785 | 2.87 | 29 |
| BARRIE, ONT. | 139,298 | 2.64 | 30 |
| ST.JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, QUE. | 88,803 | 2.14 | 31 |
| KINGSTON, ONT. | 119,423 | 0.41 | 32 |
| CHATHAM-KENT, ONT. | 109,123 | 0.03 | 33 |
| SOUTH SIMCOE, ONT., MUNICIPAL, ONT. – (Bradford West Gwillimbury and Innisfil, 35275) | 57,584 | -1.21 | 34 |
| DURHAM REGION, ONT. | 595,354 | -1.87 | 35 |
| KINGS COUNTY, N.S. | 55,066 | -2.28 | 36 |
| HAMILTON | 519,741 | -2.68 | 37 |
| CHILLIWACK, B.C. | 72,491 | -4.56 | 38 |
| TERREBONNE, QUE. | 121,845 | -6.63 | 39 |
| QUEBEC CITY | 535,321 | -8.67 | 40 |
| NANAIMO, B.C. | 83,648 | -9.94 | 41 |
| FORT MCMURRAY, ALTA. | 54,813 | -10.25 | 42 |
| STORMONT/DUNDAS/GLENGARRY, ONT. | 67,113 | -10.66 | 43 |
| PETROLIA, ONT. | 52,661 | -12.42 | 44 |
| TROIS-RIVIÈRES, QUE. | 127,190 | -12.97 | 45 |
| MONTREAL | 1,871,846 | -13.10 | 46 |
| NIAGARA REGION, ONT. | 433,946 | -13.20 | 47 |
| LETHBRIDGE, ALTA. | 82,146 | -13.91 | 48 |
| SAULT STE. MARIE, ONT. | 76,136 | -15.19 | 49 |
| NEWWESTMINSTER, B.C. | 64,161 | -16.13 | 50 |
| TORONTO | 2,651,717 | -16.16 | 51 |
| CODIAC REGION, N.B. | 104,650 | -16.26 | 52 |
| NORFOLK, ONT. | 63,864 | -18.15 | 53 |
| GRANBY, QUE. | 60,902 | -19.22 | 54 |
| GATINEAU-MÉTRO, QUE. | 251,274 | -20.46 | 55 |
| WINDSOR, ONT. | 220,569 | -20.54 | 56 |
| CHÂTEAUGUAY, QUE. | 69,899 | -20.82 | 57 |
| LONDON, ONT. | 362,561 | -21.13 | 58 |
| NORTH BAY, ONT. | 56,716 | -21.39 | 59 |
| WATERLOO REGION, ONT. | 496,370 | -22.57 | 60 |
| LONGUEUIL, QUE. | 395,168 | -22.97 | 61 |
| THÉRÈSE-DE-BLAINVILLE, QUE. | 80,080 | -23.21 | 62 |
| GUELPH, ONT. | 120,254 | -23.29 | 63 |
| SAANICH, B.C. | 112,335 | -24.73 | 64 |
| HALIFAX COUNTY, , N.S. | 169,627 | -25.68 | 65 |
| RED DEER, ALTA. | 97,038 | -28.70 | 66 |
| MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. | 76,267 | -29.45 | 67 |
| ABBOTSFORD, B.C. | 135,253 | -29.52 | 68 |
| TRACADIE-SHEILA, N.B. | 54,869 | -29.95 | 69 |
| JOLIETTE RÉGIE INTERMUN., QUE. | 59,763 | -30.54 | 70 |
| CALGARY | 1,038,481 | -30.86 | 71 |
| SHERBROOKE, QUE. | 149,875 | -31.27 | 72 |
| OTTAWA | 846,169 | -33.50 | 73 |
| PEEL REGION, ONT. | 1,222,639 | -34.24 | 74 |
| KELOWNA, B.C. (Rural) | 51,560 | -34.40 | 75 |
| WELLINGTON COUNTY, ONT. | 88,944 | -36.04 | 76 |
| STRATHCONA COUNTY, ALTA. | 51,940 | -37.84 | 77 |
| LANGLEY TOWNSHIP, B.C. | 100,591 | -40.39 | 78 |
| NOTTAWASAGA, ONT. | 54,122 | -43.19 | 79 |
| RICHMOND, B.C. | 193,164 | -43.49 | 80 |
| MIDDLESEX, ONT. | 54,417 | -43.50 | 81 |
| LÉVIS, QUE. | 133,470 | -44.71 | 82 |
| LAVAL, QUE. | 381,651 | -44.81 | 83 |
| ST. ALBERT, ALTA. | 64,535 | -47.59 | 84 |
| ARTHABASKA MRC, QUE. | 67,618 | -47.71 | 85 |
| HURONIA WEST, ONT. | 51,263 | -49.02 | 86 |
| MRC VAUDREUIL-SOUL. | 126,383 | -51.34 | 87 |
| COQUITLAM, B.C. | 133,218 | -52.68 | 88 |
| OROMOCTO, N.B. | 59,890 | -53.79 | 89 |
| DELTA, B.C. | 103,323 | -53.87 | 90 |
| PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. | 59,732 | -58.82 | 91 |
| MASKOUTAINS MRC, QUE. | 82,456 | -58.98 | 92 |
| CALEDON, ONT. | 73,877 | -62.54 | 93 |
| REPENTIGNY, QUE. | 86,644 | -62.74 | 94 |
| YORK REGION, ONT. | 975,501 | -62.81 | 95 |
| RICHELIEU SAINT-LAURENT, QUE. | 180,520 | -63.38 | 96 |
| HALTON REGION, ONT. | 468,980 | -65.91 | 97 |
| ROUSSILLON RÉGIE INTERMUN., QUE. | 95,717 | -69.48 | 98 |
| NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. | 90,864 | -69.54 | 99 |
| LAC-ST-JEAN-EST MRC, QUE. | 51,543 | -70.17 | 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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