The Most Dangerous Cities in Canada: Overall crime score—by rank

Saskatoon is in no way flawed the city has gone way down hill check the murder rates, assault, rape, burglary, etc… if Saskatoon is not first its in the top 5 the fact that anyone i saying its not a s dangerous is ignorant to solid facts although i agree its stupid to have it up with Rio i also agree with the fact that its due to aboriginals while ti is not entirely their fault for their situation at some point they have to take responsibility we have to follow what the Aussies did and until we do that nothings gonna change and this shit show is going to continue.

If they made a list saying Canada was in the top 5 most dangerous countries in the world, It wouldn't bother me. Because I don't live in ALL of Canada, just like I don't live in ALL of Calgary. I'm just one guy, living in my small corner. This is why this article is so irrelevant. The article is made insignificant; not by the accuracy of its statistics but by the breadth of its scope. It is simply far too unspecific to carry any meaning whatsoever.

I shouldn't say it is insignificant. It poses, in fact, a significant social threat through the reactions or the reader, and the misinformed opinions he will form. It is significant because, like most other lists in this publication, it is a breach of trust on the part of an established news organization, and is nothing short of public manipulation.

I don't believe for a second that Thunder Bay is the most dangerous place in Ontario. Why is York region so low? Haven't you ever heard of Jane and Finch? I went to York University for a year and there were numerous rapings on and around the campus.

chilliwack bitchez

we are a family of 6 looking to move to surrey bc now im frightned should i be my 14 yr old son will be in earl marriott school help

All in all, if you do the crime be prepared to do the time….oh wait, there is no punishment for the crime. It's as simple as that. It does not matter what race you are, the fact of the matter remains that if the punishment were more severe the more likely the people commiting these crimes would be less likely to re-offend.

I get the feeling that a lot of people, showing admirable civic pride, don't get what these statistics are all about. I grew up in a port town in Southern Italy and about 5% of the population were involved occasionally or full-time in criminal activities (chiefly smuggling and protection racket). Yet, it was relatively safe for me: I grew up there, had a few near-misses and learnt to spot potential trouble at twenty paces. Someone else might not have been so lucky (like a couple of French female tourists who were raped in the public square or the five or six locals who get killed every year by the local mafia…). So: this table is not to massage or prick the ego of local people living in these cities (or, more correctly, Police Authority Jurisdictions), but to give a broad picture of the situation, especially for the benefit of incoming outsiders. I mean: if you get robbed in the rough part of Saskatoon, and you're not from there, you get robbed in Saskatoon, no matter which part of town it is. In a way a statistic like this tells you how worried you should be about taking a wrong turn in a town you don't know. It's got nothing to do with locals perceptions.

Methinks.

I can’t help but laugh at all of the comments that start with “This report is bogus because I live in xxxxxx and I haven’t been the victim of any crimes!”

People! These are simply STATISTICS! Given the limitations explained in the article, they are as accurate as any statistics can be. Whether or not you are personally affected by crime in your city is immaterial! The rankings are based on the numbers collected from each location. The rankings are based on simple statistics – crime rates by population, compared to the national average.

Rather than whining that Macleans is purposely skewing results, how about putting some effort into EDUCATING yourselves? If a statistical analysis were carried out on the spelling and grammatical errors in the comments to this article, Macleans would have to declare that 77.6% of the people commenting on Macleans on-line articles are mental defectives, incapable of forming a coherent sentence. Face it people… It’s virtually impossible to put any stock in your opinions when you can’t even be bothered to spell-check your comments before posting.

I’m agreeing with the comment of March 7th, by ‘Safe in Saskatoon’:

“These stats are very misleading, not to mention out of date…. cities are made up of neighbourhoods/districts which vary in demographics. Each neighbourhood can have drastically different stats than the city as a whole.

According to the Saskatoon Police website, almost 50% of offences that occured in Saskatoon occured in a district of the city that only has 16% of the population. So, while there is a serious problem in this inner city area, it is ridiculous to label the entire city “dangerous”.”

In the vast majority of the city, I feel perfectly safe to walk/jog/run in the dark hours of early morning or evening, my children walk to school without being bothered, and I do not live in fear of aggravated assault and robbery, homicide or sexual assault, B & E’s, or vehicle theft. I take reasonable precautions as everyone should regardless of what city they live in, and have a fabulous quality of life here.

For most of us, our biggest concern right about now (with spring hopefully on the way) is potholes…

…well, and wondering what to do about all the stupid people in the world who manipulate data in such an irresponsible way.

400K+ pop (surrey) vs 103K (delta) RCMP vs Delta pd reporting stats.  Makes all the difference in the world.  Stats; make em say what you want  :)