The Most Dangerous Cities in Canada: Breaking & Entering
2009 Maclean’s National Crime Rankings
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| 2007 breaking and entering rates as a percentage difference from the national rate | |||
| Area | Population | % difference | Rank |
| CHILLIWACK, B.C. | 72,491 | 149.79 | 1 |
| REGINA | 183,540 | 145.47 | 2 |
| PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. | 73,911 | 128.95 | 3 |
| VICTORIA, B.C. | 95,477 | 120.01 | 4 |
| ABBOTSFORD, B.C. | 135,253 | 81.07 | 5 |
| VANCOUVER | 609,785 | 73.16 | 6 |
| NANAIMO, B.C. | 83,648 | 67.65 | 7 |
| LETHBRIDGE, ALTA. | 82,146 | 65.15 | 8 |
| LANGLEY TOWNSHIP, B.C. | 100,591 | 65.10 | 9 |
| MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. | 76,267 | 64.21 | 10 |
| KELOWNA, B.C. | 113,109 | 61.60 | 11 |
| BURNABY, B.C. | 221,856 | 56.35 | 12 |
| SURREY, B.C. | 425,428 | 53.47 | 13 |
| KAMLOOPS, B.C. | 83,527 | 52.67 | 14 |
| WINNIPEG | 653,733 | 51.82 | 15 |
| NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. | 64,161 | 50.23 | 16 |
| ST. JOHN’S | 182,605 | 46.79 | 17 |
| SAINT-JÉRÔME, QUE. | 67,600 | 45.13 | 18 |
| BRANTFORD, ONT. | 93,156 | 42.72 | 19 |
| SASKATOON | 206,365 | 42.14 | 20 |
| MONTCALM MRC, QUE. | 52,828 | 41.11 | 21 |
| SAULT STE. MARIE, ONT. | 76,136 | 35.80 | 22 |
| WINDSOR, ONT. | 220,569 | 34.60 | 23 |
| GRANBY, QUE. | 60,902 | 30.37 | 24 |
| JOLIETTE RÉGIE INTERMUN., QUE. | 59,763 | 29.99 | 25 |
| EDMONTON | 763,732 | 29.76 | 26 |
| SAINT JOHN, N.B. | 69,357 | 27.24 | 27 |
| CHATHAM-KENT, ONT. | 109,123 | 27.07 | 28 |
| ARTHABASKA MRC, QUE. | 67,618 | 26.93 | 29 |
| MONTREAL | 1,871,846 | 25.76 | 30 |
| RED DEER, ALTA. | 97,038 | 24.06 | 31 |
| THUNDER BAY, ONT. | 114,286 | 23.70 | 32 |
| GATINEAU-MÉTRO, QUE. | 251,274 | 22.30 | 33 |
| QUEBEC CITY | 535,321 | 16.25 | 34 |
| ST.JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, QUE. | 88,803 | 13.85 | 35 |
| HALIFAX | 215,830 | 12.61 | 36 |
| LONGUEUIL, QUE. | 395,168 | 12.31 | 37 |
| SARNIA, ONT. | 74,253 | 12.12 | 38 |
| COQUITLAM, B.C. | 133,218 | 11.70 | 39 |
| PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. | 59,732 | 8.30 | 40 |
| NIAGARA REGION, ONT. | 433,946 | 3.10 | 41 |
| LONDON, ONT. | 362,561 | 3.04 | 42 |
| RICHMOND, B.C. | 193,164 | 2.24 | 43 |
| SHERBROOKE, QUE. | 149,875 | -0.91 | 44 |
| HAMILTON | 519,741 | -3.20 | 45 |
| KINGS COUNTY, N.S. | 55,066 | -4.31 | 46 |
| RIMOUSKI-NEIGETTE, QUE. | 53,667 | -4.74 | 47 |
| RICHELIEU SAINT-LAURENT, QUE. | 180,520 | -5.23 | 48 |
| CAPE BRETON, N.S. | 103,418 | -6.93 | 49 |
| KELOWNA, B.C. (Rural) | 51,560 | -7.77 | 50 |
| DRUMMOND MRC, QUE. – (DRUMMOND MRC, 24526) | 95,448 | -7.84 | 51 |
| STRATHCONA COUNTY, ALTA. | 51,940 | -8.45 | 52 |
| SAGUENAY, QUE. | 144,924 | -10.13 | 53 |
| THÉRÈSE-DE-BLAINVILLE, QUE. | 80,080 | -11.19 | 54 |
| TROIS-RIVIÈRES, QUE. | 127,190 | -11.30 | 55 |
| FREDERICTON | 52,339 | -11.87 | 56 |
| KINGSTON, ONT. | 119,423 | -11.99 | 57 |
| DELTA, B.C. | 103,323 | -12.51 | 58 |
| CALGARY | 1,038,481 | -12.83 | 59 |
| LAC-ST-JEAN-EST MRC, QUE. | 51,543 | -14.11 | 60 |
| MEDICINE HAT, ALTA. | 60,246 | -15.38 | 61 |
| OXFORD COMMUNITY, ONT. | 62,221 | -16.69 | 62 |
| SHAWINIGAN MRC, QUE | 51,875 | -16.86 | 63 |
| SUDBURY, ONT. | 162,438 | -17.19 | 64 |
| TERREBONNE, QUE. | 121,845 | -18.90 | 65 |
| LAVAL, QUE. | 381,651 | -19.55 | 66 |
| CODIAC REGION, N.B. | 104,650 | -20.45 | 67 |
| CHÂTEAUGUAY, QUE. | 69,899 | -20.73 | 68 |
| FORT MCMURRAY, ALTA. | 54,813 | -21.06 | 69 |
| MRC VAUDREUIL-SOUL. | 126,383 | -24.52 | 70 |
| SAANICH, B.C. | 112,335 | -25.12 | 71 |
| PETROLIA, ONT. | 52,661 | -25.16 | 72 |
| HALIFAX COUNTY, , N.S. | 169,627 | -25.92 | 73 |
| OROMOCTO, N.B. | 59,890 | -27.51 | 74 |
| NORFOLK, ONT. | 63,864 | -28.89 | 75 |
| NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. | 90,864 | -29.91 | 76 |
| WATERLOO REGION, ONT. | 496,370 | -30.46 | 77 |
| ROUSSILLON RÉGIE INTERMUN., QUE. | 95,717 | -31.67 | 78 |
| GUELPH, ONT. | 120,254 | -33.26 | 79 |
| OTTAWA | 846,169 | -34.37 | 80 |
| ST. ALBERT, ALTA. | 64,535 | -35.39 | 81 |
| NORTH BAY, ONT. | 56,716 | -36.80 | 82 |
| NOTTAWASAGA, ONT. | 54,122 | -37.20 | 83 |
| HURONIA WEST, ONT. | 51,263 | -37.60 | 84 |
| BARRIE, ONT. | 139,298 | -39.72 | 85 |
| MIDDLESEX, ONT. | 54,417 | -40.43 | 86 |
| LÉVIS, QUE. | 133,470 | -40.51 | 87 |
| DURHAM REGION, ONT. | 595,354 | -43.30 | 88 |
| TORONTO | 2,651,717 | -44.04 | 89 |
| PETERBOROUGH LAKEFIELD, ONT. | 76,368 | -46.33 | 90 |
| PEEL REGION, ONT. | 1,222,639 | -47.84 | 91 |
| HALTON REGION, ONT. | 468,980 | -48.63 | 92 |
| STORMONT/DUNDAS/GLENGARRY, ONT. | 67,113 | -50.64 | 93 |
| TRACADIE-SHEILA, N.B. | 54,869 | -52.37 | 94 |
| MASKOUTAINS MRC, QUE. | 82,456 | -56.88 | 95 |
| WELLINGTON COUNTY, ONT. | 88,944 | -57.29 | 96 |
| SOUTH SIMCOE, ONT., MUNICIPAL, ONT. – (Bradford West Gwillimbury and Innisfil, 35275) | 57,584 | -58.34 | 97 |
| REPENTIGNY, QUE. | 86,644 | -59.13 | 98 |
| YORK REGION, ONT. | 975,501 | -59.23 | 99 |
| CALEDON, ONT. | 73,877 | -76.61 | 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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