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Saturday, December 17, 2011

MacLeans Ranks Saint John Sexual Assault Capital of NB

Most of us think Saint John streets are fairly safe--but should we think otherwise?

According to the magazine, Saint John has the highest rate of reported sex crimes in the country.

The rate in the city is 132 per cent above the national average at 97 per 100,000. And our provincial capital, Fredericton has the third-highest rates in the country after Belleville, Ontario. 

The numbers don't necessarily mean that Saint John and Fredericton have more sex crimes. It does suggests that more people report the crimes here compared with other places.