The most dangerous cities in Canada are in the western part of the country, according to the latest rankings from Maclean's magazine.
As was the case last year, the two most dangerous spots in this annual list were, Prince George, B.C., and Victoria. Prince George earned the dubious distinction of most dangerous.
"Year after year, western cities dominate the rankings as the worst for crime," the magazine said in a statement Thursday. "And, in reverse, the most populous cities in Ontario and Quebec consistently score well."
Prince George was cited for its gang wars, its drug problems and for being home to Cody Alan Legebokoff, a 21-year-old who police allege has murdered at least three women and a 15-year-old girl.
Victoria, meanwhile, was shown to have particularly high rates of robbery and sexual assault in comparison to the rest of the country.
The rankings were derived by assessing crime data from Statistics Canada from 2010, looking specifically at homicides, sexual assaults, aggravated assaults, robberies, vehicle thefts and break-and-enters.
Saskatchewan's two biggest cities were also among the country's most dangerous cities, according to the rankings, with Saskatoon placing third and Regina fifth. Red Deer, Alta., was fourth.
Maclean's looked at Canada's 100 largest metropolitan areas for its rankings.
Other cities of note included:
• Winnipeg, deemed the ninth most dangerous city;
• Vancouver — 18th;
• Edmonton — 19th;
• Montreal — 22nd;
• Windsor Ont. — 35th;
• Calgary — 50th;
• Toronto — 52nd; and
• Ottawa — 74th.
• Caledon, Ont., was judged to be the country's safest location in these rankings, followed closely by a few other Ontario communities, such as Centre Wellington, Halton Region and Nottawasaga.
As was the case last year, the two most dangerous spots in this annual list were, Prince George, B.C., and Victoria. Prince George earned the dubious distinction of most dangerous.
"Year after year, western cities dominate the rankings as the worst for crime," the magazine said in a statement Thursday. "And, in reverse, the most populous cities in Ontario and Quebec consistently score well."
Prince George was cited for its gang wars, its drug problems and for being home to Cody Alan Legebokoff, a 21-year-old who police allege has murdered at least three women and a 15-year-old girl.
Victoria, meanwhile, was shown to have particularly high rates of robbery and sexual assault in comparison to the rest of the country.
The rankings were derived by assessing crime data from Statistics Canada from 2010, looking specifically at homicides, sexual assaults, aggravated assaults, robberies, vehicle thefts and break-and-enters.
Saskatchewan's two biggest cities were also among the country's most dangerous cities, according to the rankings, with Saskatoon placing third and Regina fifth. Red Deer, Alta., was fourth.
Maclean's looked at Canada's 100 largest metropolitan areas for its rankings.
Other cities of note included:
• Winnipeg, deemed the ninth most dangerous city;
• Vancouver — 18th;
• Edmonton — 19th;
• Montreal — 22nd;
• Windsor Ont. — 35th;
• Calgary — 50th;
• Toronto — 52nd; and
• Ottawa — 74th.
• Caledon, Ont., was judged to be the country's safest location in these rankings, followed closely by a few other Ontario communities, such as Centre Wellington, Halton Region and Nottawasaga.
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