The Most Dangerous Cities in Canada: Motor vehicle theft
2009 Maclean’s National Crime Rankings
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| 2007 motor vehicle theft rates as a percentage difference from the national rate | |||
| Area | Population | % difference | Rank |
| WINNIPEG | 653,733 | 323.72 | 1 |
| PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. | 73,911 | 194.00 | 2 |
| JOLIETTE RÉGIE INTERMUN., QUE. | 59,763 | 175.24 | 3 |
| CHILLIWACK, B.C. | 72,491 | 130.03 | 4 |
| EDMONTON | 763,732 | 128.18 | 5 |
| SURREY, B.C. | 425,428 | 124.83 | 6 |
| KAMLOOPS, B.C. | 83,527 | 122.60 | 7 |
| ABBOTSFORD, B.C. | 135,253 | 122.05 | 8 |
| SAINT-JÉRÔME, QUE. | 67,600 | 120.97 | 9 |
| MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. | 76,267 | 111.54 | 10 |
| FORT MCMURRAY, ALTA. | 54,813 | 109.12 | 11 |
| NANAIMO, B.C. | 83,648 | 107.44 | 12 |
| LANGLEY TOWNSHIP, B.C. | 100,591 | 102.56 | 13 |
| MONTCALM MRC, QUE. | 52,828 | 97.33 | 14 |
| BRANTFORD, ONT. | 93,156 | 78.27 | 15 |
| REGINA | 183,540 | 76.66 | 16 |
| TERREBONNE, QUE. | 121,845 | 71.49 | 17 |
| NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. | 64,161 | 68.81 | 18 |
| KELOWNA, B.C. | 113,109 | 65.78 | 19 |
| BURNABY, B.C. | 221,856 | 65.07 | 20 |
| SASKATOON | 206,365 | 58.98 | 21 |
| LAVAL, QUE. | 381,651 | 58.33 | 22 |
| CALGARY | 1,038,481 | 51.68 | 23 |
| THÉRÈSE-DE-BLAINVILLE, QUE. | 80,080 | 50.18 | 24 |
| MONTREAL | 1,871,846 | 48.80 | 25 |
| DRUMMOND MRC, QUE. – (DRUMMOND MRC, 24526) | 95,448 | 42.79 | 26 |
| ST.JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU, QUE. | 88,803 | 41.02 | 27 |
| RED DEER, ALTA. | 97,038 | 36.96 | 28 |
| VICTORIA, B.C. | 95,477 | 33.29 | 29 |
| GRANBY, QUE. | 60,902 | 31.16 | 30 |
| ARTHABASKA MRC, QUE. | 67,618 | 30.81 | 31 |
| HAMILTON | 519,741 | 30.16 | 32 |
| PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. | 59,732 | 27.31 | 33 |
| VANCOUVER | 609,785 | 24.00 | 34 |
| LONDON, ONT. | 362,561 | 22.23 | 35 |
| REPENTIGNY, QUE. | 86,644 | 21.62 | 36 |
| COQUITLAM, B.C. | 133,218 | 21.11 | 37 |
| LONGUEUIL, QUE. | 395,168 | 20.48 | 38 |
| KELOWNA, B.C. (Rural) | 51,560 | 17.29 | 39 |
| MIDDLESEX, ONT. | 54,417 | -2.56 | 40 |
| LETHBRIDGE, ALTA. | 82,146 | -4.96 | 41 |
| SHAWINIGAN MRC, QUE | 51,875 | -7.79 | 42 |
| STRATHCONA COUNTY, ALTA. | 51,940 | -7.90 | 43 |
| DELTA, B.C. | 103,323 | -15.05 | 44 |
| RICHELIEU SAINT-LAURENT, QUE. | 180,520 | -15.13 | 45 |
| ROUSSILLON RÉGIE INTERMUN., QUE. | 95,717 | -15.84 | 46 |
| TROIS-RIVIÈRES, QUE. | 127,190 | -17.68 | 47 |
| HALIFAX | 215,830 | -19.29 | 48 |
| TORONTO | 2,651,717 | -19.58 | 49 |
| SHERBROOKE, QUE. | 149,875 | -21.11 | 50 |
| RICHMOND, B.C. | 193,164 | -22.67 | 51 |
| OXFORD COMMUNITY, ONT. | 62,221 | -25.29 | 52 |
| MEDICINE HAT, ALTA. | 60,246 | -28.09 | 53 |
| LAC-ST-JEAN-EST MRC, QUE. | 51,543 | -29.96 | 54 |
| WINDSOR, ONT. | 220,569 | -30.13 | 55 |
| GATINEAU-MÉTRO, QUE. | 251,274 | -32.02 | 56 |
| CODIAC REGION, N.B. | 104,650 | -32.08 | 57 |
| CHÂTEAUGUAY, QUE. | 69,899 | -33.18 | 58 |
| CHATHAM-KENT, ONT. | 109,123 | -35.69 | 59 |
| NORFOLK, ONT. | 63,864 | -37.11 | 60 |
| SAULT STE. MARIE, ONT. | 76,136 | -38.06 | 61 |
| OTTAWA | 846,169 | -38.91 | 62 |
| SAGUENAY, QUE. | 144,924 | -40.21 | 63 |
| NIAGARA REGION, ONT. | 433,946 | -43.06 | 64 |
| THUNDER BAY, ONT. | 114,286 | -45.90 | 65 |
| WATERLOO REGION, ONT. | 496,370 | -46.22 | 66 |
| ST. ALBERT, ALTA. | 64,535 | -46.50 | 67 |
| MRC VAUDREUIL-SOUL. | 126,383 | -47.51 | 68 |
| QUEBEC CITY | 535,321 | -47.65 | 69 |
| PEEL REGION, ONT. | 1,222,639 | -48.62 | 70 |
| SUDBURY, ONT. | 162,438 | -49.02 | 71 |
| SAINT JOHN, N.B. | 69,357 | -49.90 | 72 |
| SAANICH, B.C. | 112,335 | -51.19 | 73 |
| HALTON REGION, ONT. | 468,980 | -51.79 | 74 |
| DURHAM REGION, ONT. | 595,354 | -52.47 | 75 |
| ST. JOHN’S | 182,605 | -52.67 | 76 |
| CAPE BRETON, N.S. | 103,418 | -53.96 | 77 |
| BARRIE, ONT. | 139,298 | -54.64 | 78 |
| YORK REGION, ONT. | 975,501 | -55.57 | 79 |
| KINGSTON, ONT. | 119,423 | -56.16 | 80 |
| PETERBOROUGH LAKEFIELD, ONT. | 76,368 | -57.16 | 81 |
| KINGS COUNTY, N.S. | 55,066 | -61.48 | 82 |
| MASKOUTAINS MRC, QUE. | 82,456 | -63.06 | 83 |
| NOTTAWASAGA, ONT. | 54,122 | -63.31 | 84 |
| NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. | 90,864 | -63.99 | 85 |
| LÉVIS, QUE. | 133,470 | -64.67 | 86 |
| SOUTH SIMCOE, ONT., MUNICIPAL, ONT. – (Bradford West Gwillimbury and Innisfil, 35275) | 57,584 | -64.73 | 87 |
| WELLINGTON COUNTY, ONT. | 88,944 | -64.74 | 88 |
| HALIFAX COUNTY, , N.S. | 169,627 | -65.01 | 89 |
| TRACADIE-SHEILA, N.B. | 54,869 | -65.87 | 90 |
| RIMOUSKI-NEIGETTE, QUE. | 53,667 | -65.94 | 91 |
| GUELPH, ONT. | 120,254 | -68.48 | 92 |
| HURONIA WEST, ONT. | 51,263 | -69.19 | 93 |
| SARNIA, ONT. | 74,253 | -69.92 | 94 |
| FREDERICTON | 52,339 | -70.68 | 95 |
| STORMONT/DUNDAS/GLENGARRY, ONT. | 67,113 | -71.09 | 96 |
| PETROLIA, ONT. | 52,661 | -75.15 | 97 |
| NORTH BAY, ONT. | 56,716 | -75.33 | 98 |
| OROMOCTO, N.B. | 59,890 | -78.52 | 99 |
| CALEDON, ONT. | 73,877 | -86.26 | 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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