Saskatoon, Second Most Dangerous City in Canada.

Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 11:54am
After Regina of course. Here's the story:
Canada's 10 most dangerous cities include 5 in B.C., says Maclean's

Maclean's has come up with a list of the 10 most dangerous cities in Canada (pop. 50,000 or more) based on 2006 per capita crime rates. It might surprise you.

Five of the top 10 cities are in B.C., although Vancouver comes in at a surprisingly low No. 9. The others are Prince George (4), New Westminster (6), Chilliwack (7) and Victoria (8).

Regina tops the list, although it was in a virtual dead heat with Saskatoon and Winnipeg. Only one eastern city, Halifax, made the top 10.

The study took into account six types of crimes: murder, sexual assault, aggravated assault, robbery, breaking and entering, and auto theft.

According to Maclean's, the break-and-enter rates in Chilliwack and Victoria would put them among the top 10 per cent of all American cities.

Here's the top 10:

1. Regina
2. Saskatoon
3. Winnipeg
4. Prince George
5. Edmonton
6. New Westminster
7. Chilliwack
8. Victoria
9. Vancouver
10. Halifax
I think we would have had the "most' dangerous city in Canada title if it weren't for the booming labor market. It took a lot of our biggest contenders to other cities and towns last year, which meant that quite a few rookies had to pick up the slack, and they just didn't come out of the gate fast enough. There's always next year. In the meantime we can all do our part to see that next year, Regina gets second place. How can you help? The next time that you go to Wal Mart, just up and slug the greeter for starters. Eve