Seems the west is more badass than they'd like to admit

Toronto gets a bit of a bad rap in some parts of this country, especially if you talk to folks out west. I lived in Regina for a year, and most of the friends I made were from the western provinces; I got my share of digs simply because of the fact that I had lived NEAR Toronto my whole life. According to many out west, Toronto is a dangerous, crime-ridden, and delusionally-self-aggrandizing city. Self-aggrandizing MAYBE (although I happen to really like the city, and I think if you've got the goods to back it up, go ahead...to a point). Anyway, dangerous? Not so much, as it turns out. This article was a bit of an eye-opener. Apparently Toronto is 26th on a cross-country list of communities of 50,000 or more people in terms of crime rate per capita. Montreal is 19th, and the top nine 'crime-ridden' communities are - get ready for it - all out west. Between (and including) Winnipeg and Victoria, to be more precise. Number 10 on the list is Halifax, the only city from the eastern provinces to make the top 10. Veeeerrrrry iiiiiiinterrrresting. A.K.A. "SUCK IT!" to my friends out west, haha!