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==Crime==
==Crime==
Winnipeg is always one of Canada's most dangerous cities, as of 2012, it has been the murder capital every year since 2007, and generally tops the violent crime severity index by a landslide. For example, in 2011 the national violent crime severity rate was 85.3, Winnipeg's was more than double that at 173.8, and the city in second place was far behind at 134.5, which was [[Saskatoon]].<ref>http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/120724/dq120724b-eng.pdf</ref>
Winnipeg is always one of Canada's most dangerous cities, as of 2012, it has been the murder capital every year since 2007, and generally tops the violent crime severity index by a landslide. For example, in 2011 the national violent crime severity rate was 85.3, Winnipeg's was more than double that at 173.8, and the city in second place was far behind at 134.5, which was [[Saskatoon]].<ref>http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/120724/dq120724b-eng.pdf</ref> Winnipeg also has the highest robbery rates in Canada for any major city. Winnipeg's property crime has been decreasing drastically over the years, for example; regarding the latest statistics year (2012), the theft rate has dropped every year since 2003, the motor theft rate has dropped every year since 2006, with an immense 562.1% dip, the break & enter rate has been going down since 1991, although not on a constant slope, but a bumpy downhill ride, and the mischief rate has gone down every year since 2005 (see "Crime Rates "chart below). The arson rates seem to be on no trend.


However despite the high overall violent crime rate, the crime in Winnipeg is very concentrated. For example, 77 of the 238 neighborhoods had not one robbery in 2012,<ref>http://www.winnipeg.ca/crimestat/</ref> and 34 others only had one robbery. But there was 22 neighborhoods that had higher robbery rates then the highest robbery rate in [[Toronto]] (Bay Street Corridor; 640 per 100,000 residents),<ref>http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/legal50a-eng.htm</ref> such as Lord Selkirk Park with a rate of 4,395.6,<ref>To get the crime rates I used the populations from now.Winnipeg: http://now.winnipeg.ca/census</ref> or South Portage at 4,301.1. The two highest rankings are South Point Douglas (11,304.3) and Logan-C.P.R. (6,333.3) but both have low populations under 1,000 residents. Lord Selkirk Park and South Portage compare to some of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the United States of America,<ref>http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/neighborhoods/crime-rates/25-most-dangerous-neighborhoods/</ref> however no ranking is 100% certain as Canada and the USA have different classifications for crimes, robbery is one though that both countries use, but there is also no recorded assault rates for Winnipeg neighborhoods. Other neighborhoods (with over 1,000 residents) with robbery rates over 1,000 are; Portage-Ellice (3891.4), Spence (2112.7), [[Central Park (Winnipeg)|Central Park]] (2025.3), William Whyte (1881.0), West Alexander (1750.0), North Point Douglas (1707.9), Centennial (1618.0) and Dufferin (1148.3). In the same year (2012), the robbery rate of Canada as a whole was 79.4,<ref>http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/legal50a-eng.htm</ref> where as in Winnipeg it was 250.4, which was a decrease from the year before in 2011 where the robbery rate was 268.4.<ref>http://www.winnipeg.ca/police/annualreports/2012/2012_wps_annual_report_english.pdf</ref>
However despite the high overall violent crime rate, the crime in Winnipeg is very concentrated. For example, 77 of the 238 neighborhoods had not one robbery in 2012,<ref>http://www.winnipeg.ca/crimestat/</ref> and 34 others only had one robbery. But there was 22 neighborhoods that had higher robbery rates then the highest robbery rate in [[Toronto]] (Bay Street Corridor; 640 per 100,000 residents),<ref>http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/legal50a-eng.htm</ref> such as Lord Selkirk Park with a rate of 4,395.6,<ref>To get the crime rates I used the populations from now.Winnipeg: http://now.winnipeg.ca/census</ref> or South Portage at 4,301.1. The two highest rankings are South Point Douglas (11,304.3) and Logan-C.P.R. (6,333.3) but both have low populations under 1,000 residents. Lord Selkirk Park and South Portage compare to some of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the United States of America,<ref>http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/neighborhoods/crime-rates/25-most-dangerous-neighborhoods/</ref> however no ranking is 100% certain as Canada and the USA have different classifications for crimes, robbery is one though that both countries use, but there is also no recorded assault rates for Winnipeg neighborhoods. Other neighborhoods (with over 1,000 residents) with robbery rates over 1,000 are; Portage-Ellice (3891.4), Spence (2112.7), [[Central Park (Winnipeg)|Central Park]] (2025.3), William Whyte (1881.0), West Alexander (1750.0), North Point Douglas (1707.9), Centennial (1618.0) and Dufferin (1148.3). In the same year (2012), the robbery rate of Canada as a whole was 79.4,<ref>http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/legal50a-eng.htm</ref> where as in Winnipeg it was 250.4, which was a decrease from the year before in 2011 where the robbery rate was 268.4.<ref>http://www.winnipeg.ca/police/annualreports/2012/2012_wps_annual_report_english.pdf</ref>
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Revision as of 07:16, 11 October 2013

Main article: Winnipeg
Winnipeg City Council
Mayor Sam Katz
River Heights-Fort Garry John Orlikow
Charleswood-Tuxedo Paula Havixbeck
St. Charles Grant Nordman
St. James-Brooklands Scott Fielding
Fort Rouge-East Fort Garry Jenny Gerbasi
North Kildonan Jeff Browaty
St. Boniface Dan Vandal
Old Kildonan Devi Sharma
Point Douglas Mike Pagtakhan
Daniel McIntyre Harvey Smith
St. Vital Gord Steeves
St. Norbert Justin Swandel
Elmwood-East Kildonan Thomas Steen
Transcona Russ Wyatt
Winnipeg City Hall

The municipal government of Winnipeg is represented by 15 city councillors and a mayor elected every four years. On July 27, 1971, and the creation of Unicity, the city of Winnipeg absorbed the R. M. of Charleswood, the R. M. of Fort Garry, the R. M. of North Kildonan, the R. M. of Old Kildonan, the Town of Tuxedo, the City of East Kildonan, the City of West Kildonan, the City of St. Vital, the City of Transcona, the City of St. Boniface, the City of St. James-Assiniboia, the old City of Winnipeg and Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg into one city.

The first election for the newly combined city was held on October 6, 1971. The City Council consisted of 50 councillors and one mayor. The councillors were elected on the basis of one councillor per city ward while the mayor was elected by the city-at-large. The term of office was three years. The inaugural meeting of the new council took place on January 4, 1972.

Since 50 councillors proved too unwieldy the city wards were reduced to 29 in 1977. In 1992 the city wards were reduced even further to the present 15 and city councillors became full-time politicians.

On June 22, 2004, Sam Katz was elected as the first Jewish mayor of Winnipeg. He beat out prominent politicians Dan Vandal, Al Golden, and MaryAnn Mihychuk for the job by receiving 42.51% of the vote. This came after the resignation of Glen Murray as mayor of Winnipeg to run in the 2004 federal election.

Katz was re-elected to a second term in the 2006 elections on October 25, 2006. After promising in his first election to run for only two terms, Katz ran for a third term in 2010. He was re-elected in the 2010 elections.

Winnipeg is represented in the Canadian House of Commons by eight Members of Parliament. As of 2010, four are from the Conservative Party of Canada, two are from the New Democratic Party, and two are from the Liberal Party of Canada.

Politics

See also: List of mayors of Winnipeg
Manitoba Legislative Building

Starting in 1900, in both provincial and federal elections, central Winnipeg elected politicians from the Labour Party. Winnipeg was the site of a general strike from May 15 to June 28, 1919. There were violent protests during this strikes, several deaths at the hands of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police, and the arrest of many of Winnipeg's future politicians. Though it was not chartered until 1932, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was born not only out of the depression but also out of the labour unrest of 1919. Its successor, the New Democratic Party, has enjoyed much support in Winnipeg since the early 1960s. Winnipeg's longest-serving Members of Parliament include J.S. Woodsworth (21 years), Stanley Knowles (38 years), David Orlikow (25 years), Bill Blaikie (almost 27 years and re-elected in the 2006 federal election), and Lloyd Axworthy (21 years).

Aside from being the provincial capital of Manitoba, Winnipeg has served as the capital for two other Canadian territories: the Northwest Territories from 1870 to 1876 and the District of Keewatin from 1876 to 1905.

Crime

Winnipeg is always one of Canada's most dangerous cities, as of 2012, it has been the murder capital every year since 2007, and generally tops the violent crime severity index by a landslide. For example, in 2011 the national violent crime severity rate was 85.3, Winnipeg's was more than double that at 173.8, and the city in second place was far behind at 134.5, which was Saskatoon.[1] Winnipeg also has the highest robbery rates in Canada for any major city. Winnipeg's property crime has been decreasing drastically over the years, for example; regarding the latest statistics year (2012), the theft rate has dropped every year since 2003, the motor theft rate has dropped every year since 2006, with an immense 562.1% dip, the break & enter rate has been going down since 1991, although not on a constant slope, but a bumpy downhill ride, and the mischief rate has gone down every year since 2005 (see "Crime Rates "chart below). The arson rates seem to be on no trend.

However despite the high overall violent crime rate, the crime in Winnipeg is very concentrated. For example, 77 of the 238 neighborhoods had not one robbery in 2012,[2] and 34 others only had one robbery. But there was 22 neighborhoods that had higher robbery rates then the highest robbery rate in Toronto (Bay Street Corridor; 640 per 100,000 residents),[3] such as Lord Selkirk Park with a rate of 4,395.6,[4] or South Portage at 4,301.1. The two highest rankings are South Point Douglas (11,304.3) and Logan-C.P.R. (6,333.3) but both have low populations under 1,000 residents. Lord Selkirk Park and South Portage compare to some of the most dangerous neighborhoods in the United States of America,[5] however no ranking is 100% certain as Canada and the USA have different classifications for crimes, robbery is one though that both countries use, but there is also no recorded assault rates for Winnipeg neighborhoods. Other neighborhoods (with over 1,000 residents) with robbery rates over 1,000 are; Portage-Ellice (3891.4), Spence (2112.7), Central Park (2025.3), William Whyte (1881.0), West Alexander (1750.0), North Point Douglas (1707.9), Centennial (1618.0) and Dufferin (1148.3). In the same year (2012), the robbery rate of Canada as a whole was 79.4,[6] where as in Winnipeg it was 250.4, which was a decrease from the year before in 2011 where the robbery rate was 268.4.[7]

Winnipeg is protected by the Winnipeg Police Service, which has 1418 members.[8]

Crime Rates

Crime Rates (per 100,000 residents) in Winnipeg, MB [9][10]
Year Homicide &

Unlawful Death[11]

Attempted

Murder

Assault Sexual Assault Robbery Break & Enter Theft[12] Motor Vehicle Theft Arson Mischief
1991 2.6 7.0 670.2 129.6 212.5 2,059.5 4,575.1 393.2
1992 1.9 6.0 789.1 146.1 244.8 1,883.8 4,943.8 390.9
1993 2.4 5.8 974.9 122.4 237.5 2,003.9 4,434.7 1,055.1
1994 2.8 4.4 956.2 132.0 278.7 2,110.4 4,523.7 1,272.6
1995 2.6 5.5 859.0 106.9 298.6 1,625.9 4,226.3 1,275.2
1996 4.5 3.9 1,150.2 79.7 303.5 1,596.7 4,071.0 1,349.9
1997 3.6 3.1 1,116.5 83.4 321.3 1,567.9 3,352.4 1,460.5 25.5 1,851.8
1998 2.7 1.5 997.6 75.2 270.0 1,456.0 3,262.7 1,369.5 53.5 1,837.1
1999 2.3 1.3 918.6 74.1 291.8 1,296.9 3,232.5 1,405.9 75.1 2,051.7
2000 2.6 2.3 1,077.6 91.4 273.4 1,283.4 3,189.0 1,527.6 85.9 2,008.4
2001 2.9 2.7 1,042.5 95.9 292.8 1,210.6 3,391.8 1,721.1 78.8 2,352.2
2002 3.4 1.9 1,045.8 108.8 240.7 1,085.5 3,385.0 1,497.8 76.2 2,410.4
2003 2.9 1.6 951.8 114.1 257.8 1,219.3 4,030.4 1,621 88.1 2,785.4
2004 5.4 1.6 925.5 107.0 253.2 1,191.3 3,835.9 2,119.2 92.2 2,760.2
2005 4.0 1.9 965.3 106.6 291.1 1,142.0 3,381.5 1,877.4 50.4 3,100.8
2006 3.5 2.4 935.7 104.8 308.9 1,129.2 3,218.6 2,165.0 75.9 3,033.4
2007 4.2 4.2 781.1 89.4 302.1 1,085.1 2,569.9 1,919.5 28.9 2,786.9
2008 4.5 4.0 863.2 97.6 253.0 822.3 2,343.5 1,059.6 45.4 2,402.6
2009 4.6 2.6 953.4 105.7 346.7 870.4 2,301.0 692.7 61.5 2,264.1
2010 3.3 2.0 920.2 110.6 304.1 852.2 2,287.0 555.8 56.9 2,134.9
2011 6.8 0.8 849.9 108.6 262.8 712.6 1,890.5 341.5 69.3 1,832.8
2012 5.0 0.9 810.9 100.7 250.1 691.7 1,869.3 327.0 63.6 1,736.1

Auto Thefts

Manitoba has also has a continuing problem with auto thefts, most of which occur in Winnipeg.[13] To combat auto theft, Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) established financial incentives for motor vehicle owners to install ignition immobilisers in their vehicles. It now requires owners of high-risk vehicles to install immobilisers.[14] In 2004, Winnipeg had 2102.1 auto thefts per 100,000 residents,[15] which was an insanely high rate, considering the highest auto theft rate in the USA in 2012 was in Fresno, California at about 808.25.[16] In 2006, the rate was at it peaks at 2165.0, and in 2007, the auto theft rate in Winnipeg was 1,939.2 per 100,000 people. During 2007, the auto theft per 100,000 people rate in Canada, was 443.[17]

During the first quarter of 2013, the auto theft rate is on pace for 1/4th of what it was back in 2004.

City of Winnipeg Auto Theft Rates History[18]
Year Winnipeg Rate (per 100,000 people) Canada Rate (per 100,000 people)
2004 2102.1
2005 1870.5
2006 2165.0 487
2007 1939.2 443
2008 1080.6
2009 680.7
2010 551.9
2011 341.3
2012 327.3
Note: Population calculated for rates are the nearest census year as the yearly population estimates are over-estimated

Homicide

Winnipeg's homicide rate in 2011 was 1.7 homicides per 100,000 population, with 598 reported for the year. In 2011, Winnipeg had the highest homicide rate of any city in Canada, and Manitoba had the highest rate of any province. 2011 was the fifth consecutive year in which Winnipeg and Manitoba were top ranked in homicide rates for the country. The 2011 homicide rate for Winnipeg was the highest recorded since 1981, when data first became available.[19]

Homicide History

City of Winnipeg Homicide Rates History[20]
Year Rate per 100,000 people (includes criminally negible deaths) Homicides Population
1981 3.9 22 564,373
1982 2.8 16 564,373
1983 3.2 18 564,373
1984 4.3 24 564,373
1985 2.8 16 564,373
1986 4.2 25 592,551
1987 5.1 30 592,551
1988 2.4 14 592,551
1989 3.4 20 592,551
1990 3.4 20 592,551
1991 2.6 16 616,790
1992 2.1 13 616,790
1993 2.8 17 616,790
1994 2.9 18 616,790
1995 2.6 16 616,790
1996 4.5 28 618,477
1997 3.4 21 618,477
1998 2.9 18 618,477
1999 2.4 15 618,477
2000 2.8 17 618,477
2001 3.1 19 619,544
2002 3.7 23 619,544
2003 2.9 18 619,544
2004 5.5 34 619,544
2005 4.2 26 619,544
2006 3.5 22 633,451
2007 4.3 27 633,451
2008 4.6 29 633,451
2009 4.7 30 633,451
2010 3.5 22 633,451
2011 6.2 (6.8) 41 (45) 663,617
2012 4.5 (5.0) 30 (33) 663,617

Homicide Rates by Neighbourhood

Only neighborhoods with over 1,000 people, and more than one homicide are accounted for in this table. These rates are from 4 years, 2009 to 2012.

Winnipeg Homicide Rates via Neighbourhood (2009-2012)[21][22][23][24][25][26]
Neighbourhood Rate (per 100,000 people) Homicides Population
Daniel Mcintyre 33.4 13 9,750
William Whyte 48.3 12 6,220
North Point Douglas 123.6 11 2,225
St. John's 32.4 10 7,725
Broadway-Assiniboine 24.7 5 5,080
Centennial 56.2 5 2,225
Dufferin 48.3 5 2,090
Spence 23.5 4 4,260
Central Park 28.3 4 3,555
West Alexander 25.0 4 4,000
South Portage 40.4 3 1,860
The Maples 3.8 2 13,335
Chalmers 5.3 2 9,475
Melrose 39.3 2 1,275
West Broadway 9.4 2 5,325
Weston 8.7 2 5,810
River East 6.0 2 8,350
River-Osborne 10.3 2 4,800
Sargent Park 8.6 2 5,845
St. Matthews 8.7 2 5,795
Wolseley 6.6 2 7,610

There are over 25 other neighbourhoods with homicides, however they did not qualify

Crime by District

The City of Winnipeg has five distinct police districts:[27]

  • District 1 - City Centre
  • District 2 - St. James / Assiniboia
  • District 3 - Lord Selkirk / West Kildonan
  • East District - St. Boniface / St.Vital / Elmwood / East Kildonan / North Kildonan / Transcona
  • District 6 - Assiniboine Park / Fort Rouge / Fort Garry
Crime by District, 2011[28]
District 1 District 2 District 3 East District District 6 Not District Specific
Violent Crime 2,958 633 2,348 1,575 940 31
Property Crimes 7,691 3,697 6,414 7,732 5,309 1,019
Other Crimes 12,689 4,798 10,707 10,355 6,816 1,067
Total Area 14.22 km2 (5.49 sq mi) 65.11 km2 (25.14 sq mi) 65.28 km2 (25.20 sq mi) 174.37 km2 (67.32 sq mi) 156.22 km2 (60.32 sq mi)

Manitoba

In 2011, Manitoba had the highest violent crime rate and homicide rate of all Canadian provinces[29]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/120724/dq120724b-eng.pdf
  2. ^ http://www.winnipeg.ca/crimestat/
  3. ^ http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/legal50a-eng.htm
  4. ^ To get the crime rates I used the populations from now.Winnipeg: http://now.winnipeg.ca/census
  5. ^ http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/neighborhoods/crime-rates/25-most-dangerous-neighborhoods/
  6. ^ http://www.statcan.gc.ca/tables-tableaux/sum-som/l01/cst01/legal50a-eng.htm
  7. ^ http://www.winnipeg.ca/police/annualreports/2012/2012_wps_annual_report_english.pdf
  8. ^ "Police officers and crime rates — Police officers in census metropolitan areas". Government of Canada. 2009-12-20. Retrieved 2009-12-20. [dead link]
  9. ^ Annual Crime Reports: http://www.winnipeg.ca/police/AnnualReports/annualreports.stm
  10. ^ The populations used for the rates were based of trends on the every-5-year census report. For example, the population on the 2001 Census was 619,544, and in 2006 it was 633,451. Therefore the population used for 2002 was 622,325 and for 2005 it was 630,670. The populations reported on the annual reports are much higher then the census reports, therefore likely inaccurate by an overestimation.
  11. ^ "Other violations causing death" only started showing records in the 2012 report (shows 2011 data as well), meaning from 1991 to 2010, only includes 1st and 2nd degree murders.
  12. ^ Includes all thefts such as over $5,000, under $5,000, possession of stolen goods and fraud. It doesn't include motor vehicle theft however.
  13. ^ "Neighbourhood Characteristics and the Distribution of Crime in Winnipeg". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2009-07-17. [dead link]
  14. ^ "Immobilizers to be mandatory on high-risk used cars in Manitoba". CBC. 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
  15. ^ See Auto-Theft History of Winnipeg Table
  16. ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/21/car-theft-10-cities-where_n_1612720.html#slide=1120883
  17. ^ [1], 2007 Auto Theft Stats
  18. ^ http://www.winnipeg.ca/police/AnnualReports/annualreports.stm
  19. ^ "Canada's homicide rates highest in Winnipeg, Manitoba". CBC News. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  20. ^ http://www.winnipeghomicide.org/archive.html
  21. ^ http://www.cbc.ca/manitoba/features/homicides/
  22. ^ http://now.winnipeg.ca/home
  23. ^ http://www.winnipegsun.com/2011/08/27/homicide-unit-on-dead-body-case
  24. ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2011/08/31/baseball-bat-beating-death.html
  25. ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2011/09/22/mb-tanya-nepinak-missing-winnipeg.html
  26. ^ http://www.winnipegsun.com/2012/05/21/victims-family-talks
  27. ^ "About the Service Winnipeg Police Districts". City of Winnipeg. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  28. ^ "Annual Report 2011" (PDF). City of Winnipeg. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
  29. ^ [2], StatCan 2011 Crime by Province/Territory

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