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Canada’s most dangerous cities: Homicide

Abbotsford, B.C., with almost three times the national rate, tops the list

by macleans.ca on Thursday, October 14, 2010 3:30pm - 50 Comments

Canada’s national rate is 1.8 murders per 100,000 population. Abbotsford, B.C., with almost three times that rate, tops the list of the 100 most populous cities.

RANK CITIES PERCENTAGE DIFFERENCE WITH THE NATIONAL RATE
1 Abbotsford, B.C. 270.59%
2 Thunder Bay, Ont. 182.08
3 Medicine Hat, Alta. 159.96
4 Surrey, B.C. 154.43
5 Winnipeg, Man. 143.37
6 Brome-Missisquoi, Que. 132.31
7 Prince George, B.C. 121.24
8 Salaberry-De-Valleyfield, Que. 121.24
9 Grande Prairie, Alta. 110.18
10 Saguenay, Que. 88.06
11 Edmonton, Alta. 77.00
12 Kingston, Ont. 77.00
13 Sherwood Park, Alta. 77.00
14 Burnaby, B.C. 71.46
15 Halifax Region, N.S. 65.93
16 Langley Township, B.C. 60.40
17 Victoria, B.C. 60.40
18 Vancouver, B.C. 54.87
19 Sarnia, Ont. 49.34
20 Saskatoon, Sask. 49.34
21 Richmond, B.C. 43.81
22 Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. 43.81
23 Kelowna, B.C. 38.27
24 Sudbury, Ont. 32.75
25 Toronto, Ont. 32.75
26 Trois-Rivières, Que. 27.22
27 Red Deer, Alta. 21.68
28 St-Eustache, Que. 21.68
29 Windsor, Ont. 21.68
30 Brantford, Ont. 16.15
31 Calgary, Alta. 16.15
32 Regina, Sask. 16.15
33 Belleville, Ont. 10.62
34 West Vancouver, B.C. 10.62
35 Moncton, N.B. 5.09
36 Fredericton, N.B. -0.44
37 Laval, Que. -0.44
38 Fort McMurray, Alta. -5.97
39 Peel Region (Mississauga/Brampton), Ont. -5.97
40 Coquitlam, B.C. -11.50
41 Joliette, Que. -11.50
42 Montréal, Que. -11.50
43 Hamilton, Ont. -17.03
44 Châteauguay, Que. -22.53
45 Chilliwack, B.C. -28.10
46 Maple Ridge, B.C. -28.10
47 Kamloops, B.C. -33.63
48 Peterborough, Ont. -33.63
49 Lethbridge, Alta. -39.16
50 N. Vancouver District, B.C. -39.16
51 Ottawa, Ont. -39.16
52 St. Catharines, Ont. -39.16
53 Cape Breton, N.S. -44.69
54 Drummondville, Que. -44.69
55 Durham Region (Oshawa/Whitby/Ajax), Ont. -44.69
56 Delta, B.C. -50.22
57 Gatineau, Que. -55.75
58 Guelph, Ont. -55.75
59 Kitchener, Ont. -55.75
60 London, Ont. -55.75
61 Longueuil, Que. -55.75
62 Terrebonne, Que. -55.75
63 Vaudreuil-Soulange, Que. -55.75
64 Barrie, Ont. -61.28
65 Sherbrooke, Que. -61.28
66 Québec, Que. -77.88
67 Oakville, Ont. -88.94
68 York Region (Markham/Vaughn), Ont. -88.94
69 Alma, Que. -100.00
70 Blainville, Que. -100.00
71 Caledon, Ont. -100.00
72 Chatham-Kent, Ont. -100.00
73 Cornwall, Ont. -100.00
74 Granby, Que. -100.00
75 Innisfil, Ont. -100.00
76 Lévis, Que. -100.00
77 Maskoutains, Que. -100.00
78 Mirabel, Que. -100.00
79 Nanaimo, B.C. -100.00
80 New Westminster, B.C. -100.00
81 Norfolk, Ont. (Opp) -100.00
82 North Bay, Ont. -100.00
83
North Vancouver, B.C.
-100.00
84 Nottawasaga, Ont. -100.00
85 Port Coquitlam, B.C. -100.00
86 Repentigny, Que. -100.00
87 Richelieu Saint-Laurent, Que. -100.00
88 Rimouski, Que. -100.00
89 Roussillon, Que. -100.00
90 Saanich, B.C. -100.00
91 Saint John, N.B. -100.00
92 Saint-Jérôme, Que. -100.00
93 Shawinigan, Que. -100.00
94 Sorel-Tracy, Que. -100.00
95 St. Albert, Alta. -100.00
96 St. John’s, Nfld. -100.00
97 St.Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Que. -100.00
98 Thérèse-De-Blainville, Qc. -100.00
99 Victoriaville, Que. -100.00
100 Wellington County, Ont. -100.00
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  • $uRreY JAcK

    $urRey Represent

  • JoeSchmoe

    Thunder Bay is far from dangerous! There were 4 or 5 murders in TBay in 2010 and they were all Aborignal on Aboriginal murders. I'm no sure if they were ALL gang related, but most of them were.

  • Leila

    Hey How about Fort.McMurray and all the out of country people that are moving in from say I dunno Somalia and Killing eachother up there I would say Fort.Mac is scarily dangerous and getting more dangerous everyday (and yes Ive lived there my whole life when I first movved there there was 37,000 people living there that has nearly tripled in 15 years)

  • Leila

    why is fort mac dangerous, look into the drug trade up there its absolutely ridiculous ….I mean scary went to highschool there and out of the 2000 kids in my highschool i knew few who didnt have drug problems at the age of 16 or 17 heres a fun fact for those who havent been to fort mac there is 1 movie theatre there and 1 bowling alley and thousands of kids making top dollar working at burger king for 18/hr starting if you can imagine the lineups there (insane) the kids are finding other ways to occupy there time AKA DRUGS .

  • leila

    sorry lineups ANYWHERE in fort mac (in the 1 mall, at timhortons, banks EVERYWHERE)

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  • Dan0

    % difference with the national average. What the H. does that mean???
    Just give the homicides per capita so people can understand the facts.
    Don’t try and confuse the issue.

  • Debbie Dunlop

    I live in Toronto, Ont., I hope this survey is correct because I thought that Toronto would be worst in the homicide department but I guess we are not, This makes me a happy because my children and my niece and nephews are growing up in a city that is not in the top ten dangerous cities. Plus when they have their children which I would hope that will be in the next 5 years 4 either my son or daughter or one of my nephews! I have my best friend having her first child by next summer, she is pregnant now and I and my significant other are very happy for her and her new man. I hope this survey holds true 4 over the next 10-15 years to be not that dangerous.

  • Lets all be friends

    Stop neglecting our native people? I agree that we provide a lot of support to foreigners, but what about everyone else? I receive no funding for schooling, no checks monthly that I don't work for, no free drug rehab or drinking programs, I don't get a free truck every couple years either or gas that's 1/3 the price. I'm not killing anyone, maybe we should start giving less support to aboriginals and then everyone can be on the same page!

  • J.T.

    I too agree with what you say. A friend of mine was telling me that her neighbour received a cheque from the government in the amount of 5000.00 dollars, the reason, the natives have a hydro electric damn on one of the reserves. Each member of that reserve living on or off the reserve each got a cheque in that amount. What burns me is the fact that my Hydro rates are going through the roof and they get nice big cheques. I find that outrageous!

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