According to a study done by Macleans magazine, Saskatoon has the highest crime rate in Canada at 163 per cent above the national average. In fact, contrary to popular belief most of the crime in Canada seems to be occurring out west as opposed to the central in major cities like Toronto and Montreal.
The trend continues in cities like Winnipeg and Regina which also boast over 130 per cent above the nations average. Interestingly enough these cities also have the highest concentration of urban aboriginals, at around 10 per cent of the population.
Criminologist Neil Boyd of Simon Frasier University really just sums it up by saying, “they (aboriginals) are 10 times more likely to be victims and suspects.” Mr. Boyd knows his math.
I'm sure everyone else is just as surprised as me to find that T.O ranks no where near the top of Macleans list of bad ass cities. Toronto, out of the 100 cities, was slated at 29th! Considering not a day goes by here where the front page of a daily doesn't include a double-homicide, to come in at number 29 is definitely news. Way to go Toronto media, always making us look like a bunch of criminals.
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