TheStarPhoenix.comPublished: Thursday, October 23, 2008
Regina has tumbled from its top spot, being replaced by Saskatoon as the murder capital of Canada.
According to data released by Statistics Canada on Thursday, Regina recorded five homicides in 2007, which is a rate of 2.46 per 100,000 population. While Regina topped the list of cities in 2006 with a rate of 5.47 per 100,000 population, the Queen City is tied with Greater Sudbury for sixth in 2007.
Saskatoon - which reported nine murders in 2007 - had the highest homicide rate with 3.6 per 100,000 population. The Bridge City was followed by Winnipeg at 3.55, Edmonton at 3.28 and Calgary at 3.14.http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/story.html?id=322345f3-6d43-4ca6-8a6f-9b922084639b
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