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a new report from rental platform Rentola.ca reveals the safest cities in Canada, with Ontario cities dominating the top 10 on the list.
According to the study, Barrie, Ont. is the safest city in all Canadian metropolitan areas with an overall safety index of 7.13. Closely followed is Brantford, Ont., Canada’s second safest city, with an overall safety index of 7.00.
To determine the safest city rankings, Rentola analyzed several indicators — including the number of citizens per police officer, the number of violent and non-violent crimes, and resolution — on a scale of one to ten.
Guelph, Ont. ranked third as Canada’s safest city with an overall safety index of 6.84, and Toronto, Ont. came in as the fourth safest city in the country with a safety index of 6.63.
Closely followed by Saint John, NB, which is the fifth safest city in the country, with a safety index of 6.46.
Winnipeg received the lowest safety index of the 34 cities analyzed in the study, with a score of 4.59.
Here are the top 10 safest cities by overall safety index, according to Rentola.ca:
1. Barrie, Ontario, 7.13
2. Brantford, Ontario, 7 a.m
3. Guelph, Ontario, 6.84
4. Toronto, Ont., 6.63
5. Saint John, NB, 6.46
6. Belleville, Ont., 6.43
7. Windsor, Ont., 6.42
8. St. Catharines-Niagara, On.t, 6:40
9. Lethbridge, Alta., 6.37
10. Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo, Ont., 6.29
Coverage for this story was paid for through the Meta-funded The Afghan Journalists in Residence Project.
