Here's how Canadian cities rank on the global crime index

We like to think of Canada as a relatively safe country. And in comparison to a lot of places, it is.

But despite that preconception, there are eight Canadian cities within the top 100 of Numbeo’s 2022 global crime index. The index, which is based on surveys from visitors of this website, is an estimation of the overall level of crime in a given city or a country.

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According to Numbeo, “crime levels lower than 20 as very low, crime levels between 20 and 40 as being low, crime levels between 40 and 60 as being moderate, crime levels between 60 and 80 as being high and finally crime levels higher than 80 as being very high.”

Of the 459 international cities on the index, there are a total of 45 Canadian cities listed. Here’s how they ranked.

Global Ranking	City	Crime Index Score
49	Surrey, BC	64.34
56	Lethbridge, AB	63.64
67	Red Deer, AB	61.75
81	North Bay, ON	59.99
83	Sudbury, ON	59.48
88	Sault Ste. Marie, ON	58.60
92	Kelowna, BC	58.27
94	Winnipeg, MB	57.82
105	Oshawa, ON	55.64
111	Brampton, ON	55.01
118	Cambridge, ON	54.41
121	Hamilton, ON	54.16
125	London, ON	53.68
130	Regina, SK	53.33
158	Kamloops, BC	50.53
172	Saskatoon, SK	48.89
188	Nanaimo, BC	47.75
200	Saint John’s NL	46.94
202	St. Catharines, ON	46.79
206	Ajax, ON	46.22
213	Moncton, ON	45.61
238	Edmonton, AB	43.41
241	Windsor, ON	42.92
242	Vaughan, ON	42.88
243	Mississauga, ON	42.65
254	Burnaby, BC	41.39
257	Toronto, ON	41.14
261	Halifax, NS	40.76
277	Kitchener, ON	39.09
295	Vancouver, BC	37.16
308	Victoria, BC	36.67
316	Barrie, ON	35.87
318	Calgary, AB	35.65
339	Guelph, ON	33.28
351	Kingston, ON	31.80
361	Montreal, QC	30.36
372	Burlington, NL	29.34
384	Waterloo, ON	27.77
393	Oakville, ON	26.93
397	Ottawa, ON	26.41
404	Richmond Hill, ON	25.87
414	Markham, ON	25.09
425	Coquitlam, BC	23.41
439	North Vancouver, BC	21.35
454	Quebec, QC	15.22