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Originally Posted by highthief
Depends on who you are. We live in Toronto and are moving to Newmarket this week. Had enough of this town. It's no place to raise kids.
I do like the Beach, however, just can't afford Beach real estate (nor much other real estate in anything resembling a desirable part of Toronto).
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Bah, I lived in Newmarket for 6 months. The dustiest place in Canada.
When I retire, I am going to move to Newmarket cause 2 years will seem like 20.
All joking aside, here are some interesting crime statistics for Canada. You will note that Toronto is well down the list.
http://www.statcan.ca/Daily/English/050721/d050721a.htm
Crime rates for selected offences by census metropolitan area
Homicide Robbery Break-ins Motor vehicle theft Total Criminal Code Offences
2004 rate* 2004 rate* 2004 rate* 2004 rate* 2004 rate* % change in rate 2003 to 2004*
CMAs with population of 500,000 and over
Winnipeg1 4.9 229 1,124 1,932 12,167 1.9
Vancouver 2.6 148 1,325 1,104 11,814 0.2
Edmonton 3.4 141 1,129 1,018 11,332 3.0
Montréal 1.7 150 894 663 8,173 2.7
Calgary 1.9 91 815 457 7,101 -3.2
Hamilton 1.3 88 680 540 5,764 -13.0
Ottawa2 1.1 84 578 316 5,663 -10.0
Quebec 0.8 59 783 277 4,997 -0.9
Toronto 1.8 103 449 325 4,699 -8.6
CMAs with population between 100,000 and 500,000
Regina 5.0 211 2,112 1,351 15,430 2.4
Saskatoon 3.3 209 1,797 590 13,767 -9.1
Abbotsford 4.4 97 1,390 1,529 13,252 -1.2
Victoria 1.5 76 935 336 10,309 -2.2
Halifax 2.4 161 957 540 9,924 5.0
Thunder Bay 0.0 85 865 323 9,226 8.2
Windsor 1.2 70 922 455 7,676 4.0
London 1.1 70 732 611 7,335 -3.0
Saint John 0.7 63 679 135 7,056 -8.3
Kingston 0.0 49 647 233 7,010 2.6
St. John's 0.6 50 1,149 325 6,787 4.2
St. Catharines–Niagara 1.6 63 737 354 6,222 -9.0
Greater Sudbury/Grand Sudbury 0.0 41 851 489 6,188 -4.7
Sherbrooke 0.0 49 855 526 6,094 -9.0
Gatineau3 0.4 59 928 304 5,909 -4.9
Kitchener 1.3 80 738 459 5,887 -0.2
Trois–Rivières 0.7 45 692 367 4,787 -9.9
Saguenay 1.3 18 542 337 4,079 -2.4
* Rates are calculated per 100,000 population.
1. Crime data from April to December 2004 for Winnipeg are estimates (except for homicide and motor vehicle theft) due to the implementation of a new records management system.
2. Ottawa refers to the Ontario part of the Ottawa–Gatineau CMA.
3. Gatineau refers to the Quebec part of the Ottawa–Gatineau CMA.