The Most Dangerous Cities in Canada: Aggravated assault
2009 Maclean’s National Crime Rankings
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| 2007 aggravated assault rates as a percentage difference from the national rate | |||
| Area | Population | % difference | Rank |
| SASKATOON | 206,365 | 341.40 | 1 |
| REGINA | 183,540 | 232.62 | 2 |
| EDMONTON | 763,732 | 175.33 | 3 |
| FORT MCMURRAY, ALTA. | 54,813 | 165.18 | 4 |
| PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. | 73,911 | 122.88 | 5 |
| THUNDER BAY, ONT. | 114,286 | 120.45 | 6 |
| HALIFAX | 215,830 | 106.53 | 7 |
| PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. | 59,732 | 94.68 | 8 |
| WINNIPEG | 653,733 | 88.25 | 9 |
| NORTH BAY, ONT. | 56,716 | 87.94 | 10 |
| VICTORIA, B.C. | 95,477 | 82.69 | 11 |
| BRANTFORD, ONT. | 93,156 | 66.44 | 12 |
| LETHBRIDGE, ALTA. | 82,146 | 53.35 | 13 |
| SAULT STE. MARIE, ONT. | 76,136 | 52.73 | 14 |
| GATINEAU-MÉTRO, QUE. | 251,274 | 46.55 | 15 |
| SARNIA, ONT. | 74,253 | 43.55 | 16 |
| KAMLOOPS, B.C. | 83,527 | 39.22 | 17 |
| NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. | 64,161 | 35.93 | 18 |
| TORONTO | 2,651,717 | 34.48 | 19 |
| CALGARY | 1,038,481 | 21.31 | 20 |
| CHILLIWACK, B.C. | 72,491 | 20.31 | 21 |
| HAMILTON | 519,741 | 19.32 | 22 |
| SURREY, B.C. | 425,428 | 16.17 | 23 |
| DURHAM REGION, ONT. | 595,354 | 15.56 | 24 |
| SUDBURY, ONT. | 162,438 | 13.34 | 25 |
| CAPE BRETON, N.S. | 103,418 | 12.44 | 26 |
| RED DEER, ALTA. | 97,038 | 9.85 | 27 |
| ABBOTSFORD, B.C. | 135,253 | 7.47 | 28 |
| OTTAWA | 846,169 | 1.92 | 29 |
| VANCOUVER | 609,785 | 1.70 | 30 |
| CHÂTEAUGUAY, QUE. | 69,899 | -2.96 | 31 |
| KINGSTON, ONT. | 119,423 | -10.74 | 32 |
| PETERBOROUGH LAKEFIELD, ONT. | 76,368 | -11.18 | 33 |
| BURNABY, B.C. | 221,856 | -12.64 | 34 |
| SAINT JOHN, N.B. | 69,357 | -16.17 | 35 |
| NANAIMO, B.C. | 83,648 | -18.91 | 36 |
| LONDON, ONT. | 362,561 | -19.82 | 37 |
| BARRIE, ONT. | 139,298 | -23.48 | 38 |
| PEEL REGION, ONT. | 1,222,639 | -24.71 | 39 |
| CODIAC REGION, N.B. | 104,650 | -25.92 | 40 |
| NOTTAWASAGA, ONT. | 54,122 | -28.38 | 41 |
| NIAGARA REGION, ONT. | 433,946 | -28.54 | 42 |
| ST.JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, QUE. | 88,803 | -34.53 | 43 |
| MEDICINE HAT, ALTA. | 60,246 | -35.66 | 44 |
| WINDSOR, ONT. | 220,569 | -38.49 | 45 |
| WATERLOO REGION, ONT. | 496,370 | -39.48 | 46 |
| HURONIA WEST, ONT. | 51,263 | -43.29 | 47 |
| GUELPH, ONT. | 120,254 | -43.59 | 48 |
| FREDERICTON | 52,339 | -44.46 | 49 |
| TRACADIE-SHEILA, N.B. | 54,869 | -47.02 | 50 |
| COQUITLAM, B.C. | 133,218 | -49.08 | 51 |
| DRUMMOND MRC, QUE. – (DRUMMOND MRC, 24526) | 95,448 | -49.24 | 52 |
| JOLIETTE RÉGIE INTERMUN., QUE. | 59,763 | -51.36 | 53 |
| LANGLEY TOWNSHIP, B.C. | 100,591 | -51.83 | 54 |
| NORFOLK, ONT. | 63,864 | -54.48 | 55 |
| STORMONT/DUNDAS/GLENGARRY, ONT. | 67,113 | -56.68 | 56 |
| SAANICH, B.C. | 112,335 | -56.87 | 57 |
| KELOWNA, B.C. | 113,109 | -57.16 | 58 |
| NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. | 90,864 | -57.34 | 59 |
| SAGUENAY, QUE. | 144,924 | -59.88 | 60 |
| LAC-ST-JEAN-EST MRC, QUE. | 51,543 | -62.40 | 61 |
| STRATHCONA COUNTY, ALTA. | 51,940 | -62.69 | 62 |
| PETROLIA, ONT. | 52,661 | -63.20 | 63 |
| LONGUEUIL, QUE. | 395,168 | -63.22 | 64 |
| MIDDLESEX, ONT. | 54,417 | -64.39 | 65 |
| RICHMOND, B.C. | 193,164 | -64.88 | 66 |
| SOUTH SIMCOE, ONT., MUNICIPAL, ONT. – (Bradford West Gwillimbury and Innisfil, 35275) | 57,584 | -66.34 | 67 |
| SHERBROOKE, QUE. | 149,875 | -67.67 | 68 |
| TROIS-RIVIÈRES, QUE. | 127,190 | -69.53 | 69 |
| ROUSSILLON RÉGIE INTERMUN., QUE. | 95,717 | -69.63 | 70 |
| SAINT-JÉRÔME, QUE. | 67,600 | -71.33 | 71 |
| HALIFAX COUNTY, , N.S. | 169,627 | -71.44 | 72 |
| MONTREAL | 1,871,846 | -72.56 | 73 |
| CHATHAM-KENT, ONT. | 109,123 | -73.36 | 74 |
| ST. JOHN’S | 182,605 | -73.47 | 75 |
| CALEDON, ONT. | 73,877 | -73.77 | 76 |
| MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. | 76,267 | -74.59 | 77 |
| YORK REGION, ONT. | 975,501 | -76.16 | 78 |
| MRC VAUDREUIL-SOUL. | 126,383 | -77.00 | 79 |
| LAVAL, QUE. | 381,651 | -79.69 | 80 |
| HALTON REGION, ONT. | 468,980 | -81.40 | 81 |
| KINGS COUNTY, N.S. | 55,066 | -82.40 | 82 |
| OROMOCTO, N.B. | 59,890 | -83.82 | 83 |
| GRANBY, QUE. | 60,902 | -84.09 | 84 |
| ARTHABASKA MRC, QUE. | 67,618 | -85.67 | 85 |
| QUEBEC CITY | 535,321 | -87.33 | 86 |
| MASKOUTAINS MRC, QUE. | 82,456 | -88.25 | 87 |
| REPENTIGNY, QUE. | 86,644 | -88.82 | 88 |
| WELLINGTON COUNTY, ONT. | 88,944 | -89.11 | 89 |
| RICHELIEU SAINT-LAURENT, QUE. | 180,520 | -89.26 | 90 |
| MONTCALM MRC, QUE. | 52,828 | -100.00 | 100 |
| SHAWINIGAN MRC, QUE | 51,875 | -100.00 | 100 |
| RIMOUSKI-NEIGETTE, QUE. | 53,667 | -100.00 | 100 |
| OXFORD COMMUNITY, ONT. | 62,221 | -100.00 | 100 |
| TERREBONNE, QUE. | 121,845 | -100.00 | 100 |
| THÉRÈSE-DE-BLAINVILLE, QUE. | 80,080 | -100.00 | 100 |
| KELOWNA, B.C. (Rural) | 51,560 | -100.00 | 100 |
| LÉVIS, QUE. | 133,470 | -100.00 | 100 |
| ST. ALBERT, ALTA. | 64,535 | -100.00 | 100 |
| DELTA, B.C. | 103,323 | -100.00 | 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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