These are the safest cities in Ontario

As homeownership in Canada often focuses on location and affordability, it can be easy to forget that safety is also a primary concern.

As a result, Canadian real estate experts at Wahi reviewed national statistics and made a concrete assessment of the safest cities in Canada for prospective homeowners — and Ontario scored big.

To do so, researchers looked at the Crime Severity Index via Statistics Canada to understand how each Canadian municipality differs in degrees of criminal activity and their corresponding trends.

According to Wahi, the safest municipalities in Canada are:

Barrie, Ontario
Saguenay, Quebec
Sherbrooke, Quebec
Saint John, New Brunswick
Quebec City, Quebec
Ottawa, Ontario
St. Catharines/Niagara, Ontario
Guelph, Ontario
Greater Toronto Area, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario
Peterborough, Ontario
Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Gatineau, Quebec
Montreal, Quebec
Windsor, Ontario

When looking at the critical data when researching the safest cities in Canada, Wahi found that Ontario held over half (eight) of the top 15.

Beyond the Crime Severity Index, researchers at Wahi also took into account census data to get a better understanding about regional specifics, such as population and base income.

For more information on Wahi’s report, visit their official website.