Canada’s most dangerous cities: Breaking and entering

Fifty-three of the top 100 cities have rates worse than the national average

October 14, 2010

From Canada’s most dangerous cities: 2010:


1	Chilliwack, B.C.	104.28%
2	Brome-Missisquoi, Que.	89.70
3	Burnaby, B.C.	70.46
4	Prince George, B.C.	66.62
5	Victoriaville, Que.	63.70
6	Granby, Que.	61.70
7	Drummondville, Que.	61.31
8	Chatham-Kent, Ont.	58.70
9	New Westminster, B.C.	58.11
10	Joliette, Que.	57.11
11	Saskatoon, Sask.	52.55
12	Langley Township, B.C.	50.94
13	Surrey, B.C.	50.12
14	Shawinigan, Que.	49.12
15	Kelowna, B.C.	48.11
16	Maple Ridge, B.C.	47.34
17	Regina, Sask.	44.76
18	Trois-Rivières, Que.	44.45
19	Saint-Jérôme, Que.	43.42
20	Maskoutains, Que.	40.60
21	Montréal, Que.	39.82
22	Belleville, Ont.	39.25
23	Winnipeg, Man.	37.91
24	Vancouver, B.C.	36.90
25	Sorel-Tracy, Que.	35.33
26	Nanaimo, B.C.	35.12
27	Victoria, B.C.	34.79
28	St.Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Que.	30.95
29	Edmonton, Alta.	30.82
30	Brantford, Ont.	29.44
31	Red Deer, Alta.	26.19
32	St. John’s, Nfld.	25.70
33	Salaberry-De-Valleyfield, Que.	24.93
34	North Vancouver, B.C.	24.72
35	Mirabel, Que.	20.63
36	Québec, Que.	19.31
37	Gatineau, Que.	18.55
38	Thunder Bay, Ont.	18.14
39	Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.	16.40
40	St-Eustache, Que.	14.53
41	London, Ont.	14.40
42	Abbotsford, B.C.	13.84
43	St. Catharines, Ont.	13.83
44	Alma, Que.	13.24
45	Lethbridge, Alta.	13.01
46	Terrebonne, Que.	11.63
47	Grande Prairie, Alta.	8.40
48	Sarnia, Ont.	6.40
49	Windsor, Ont.	5.76
50	Saint John, N.B.	5.00
51	Cornwall, Ont.	4.97
52	Longueuil, Que.	3.51
53	Fort McMurray, Alta.	1.58
54	Saguenay, Que.	-1.79
55	Richmond, B.C.	-5.99
56	Peterborough, Ont.	-6.40
57	Coquitlam, B.C.	-7.10
58	Sudbury, Ont.	-7.20
59	Sherbrooke, Que.	-7.30
60	Medicine Hat, Alta.	-8.22
61	Moncton, N.B.	-9.46
62	Halifax Region, N.S.	-9.64
63	Laval, Que.	-9.86
64	Kamloops, B.C.	-12.53
65	Roussillon, Que.	-13.22
66	Port Coquitlam, B.C.	-14.47
67	Hamilton, Ont.	-16.20
68	Kitchener, Ont.	-17.01
69	Calgary, Alta.	-17.78
70	Thérèse-De-Blainville, Qc.	-17.96
71	Cape Breton, N.S.	-19.01
72	Delta, B.C.	-19.07
73	Richelieu Saint-Laurent, Que.	-22.09
74	Châteauguay, Que.	-22.93
75	West Vancouver, B.C.	-23.04
76	Blainville, Que.	-24.50
77	Kingston, Ont.	-26.93
78	Barrie, Ont.	-27.87
79	Fredericton, N.B.	-28.16
80	North Bay, Ont.	-28.52
81	Guelph, Ont.	-29.39
82	Vaudreuil-Soulange, Que.	-31.06
83	Lévis, Que.	-34.07
84	Norfolk, Ont. (Opp)	-37.00
85	N. Vancouver District, B.C.	-37.48
86	Rimouski, Que.	-38.59
87	Wellington County, Ont.	-38.92
88	Durham Region (Oshawa/Whitby/Ajax), Ont.	-39.28
89	St. Albert, Alta.	-39.30
90	Ottawa, Ont.	-40.77
91	Toronto, Ont.	-41.74
92	Nottawasaga, Ont.	-44.12
93	Repentigny, Que.	-44.45
94	Sherwood Park, Alta.	-44.76
95	Peel Region (Mississauga/Brampton), Ont.	-48.20
96	Innisfil, Ont.	-51.98
97	Saanich, B.C.	-52.01
98	Oakville, Ont.	-56.78
99	York Region (Markham/Vaughn), Ont.	-60.08
100	Caledon, Ont.	-73.77

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PERCENTAGE DIFFERENCE WITH THE NATIONAL RATE

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