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Thursday, October 2, 2003
Killerpeg, Murdertoba
We post the most homicides per capita
By NATALIE PONA, STAFF REPORTER
We killed the competition.
For the third consecutive year, Winnipeg and Manitoba have won the dismal distinction of having the highest per-capita murder rates in Canada, according to figures released yesterday.
"It's unfortunate we don't attend to these statistics and correct them. We'd be happy to make a murder-free T-shirt," said Roman Panchyshyn, who owns Wild Planet Music and Film Merchandise, famous for "Murder Capital of Canada" shirts.
According to numbers from Statistics Canada, Winnipeg, with 23 homicides in 2002, tied Saskatoon for cities with the highest per-capita homicide numbers, up from 2.82 in 2002. Each had a rate of 3.41 per 100,000 residents.
"Winnipeg is marginally more dangerous but this is not the festering hellhole that Detroit is," said Doug Skoog, a criminologist at the University of Winnipeg.
Manitoba -- with a homicide rate of 3.1 murders per 100,000 population, or 36, was tops in the category among the provinces. That's up from 2.9 in 2001.
The national homicide rate was 1.85 homicides for every 100,000 people, StatsCan reported.
Premier Gary Doer said any death is unacceptable and called the numbers a "very regrettable" situation.
"Any victim of murder, there's loss of life, there's a loss of dignity with the family and personal loss," Doer said. "As a society we have to continue to try to do as much as we can to prevent tragedies like murder from being committed."
RCMP spokesman Sgt. Steve Saunders said Manitoba's statistics aren't an accurate reflection of the safety of its residents.
"Certainly the majority of homicide victims are known (by their attackers). They're isolated incidents," he said.
Skoog said social problems in central areas of Prairie cities drive up the homicide rate.
"You have a ghettoized, low-income population living in the centre of the city, with all their hopelessness coupled with substance abuse. That's the formula for high homicide rates."
Det. Thane Chartrand of the Winnipeg police homicide unit, said a key ingredient in most homicides is alcohol and drugs.
"There's no such thing as a typical homicide," he said. "We have a wide variety of all kinds ... but just from my general experience alcohol and drugs are aggravating factors."
Coun. Jenny Gerbasi, head of city hall's protection committee, said Winnipeg's statistics can "sound pretty bad," but pointed out that the figures show the city's overall violent crime dropped 32% in 2002 from a year earlier.
"These statistics don't really show that Winnipeg is unsafe," said Gerbasi (Fort Rouge-East Fort Garry). "In terms of homicide, it's not a random act, generally, in most of these cases. So it's not an accurate measuring stick in relation to security in the community, or safety."
Jack McLaughlin, People for Justice president, said the province's rate is so high because the justice system leads killers to believe they will serve little time.
"There's no fear in taking a life," said McLaughlin.
I am doing my part to make sure we are number 1 again next year.
So, Fellow Killerpegers, pick up your guns and help make next year the most 'killingest' yet!
BTW. Anyone wanna come for a visit?
Killerpeg, Murdertoba
We post the most homicides per capita
By NATALIE PONA, STAFF REPORTER
We killed the competition.
For the third consecutive year, Winnipeg and Manitoba have won the dismal distinction of having the highest per-capita murder rates in Canada, according to figures released yesterday.
"It's unfortunate we don't attend to these statistics and correct them. We'd be happy to make a murder-free T-shirt," said Roman Panchyshyn, who owns Wild Planet Music and Film Merchandise, famous for "Murder Capital of Canada" shirts.
According to numbers from Statistics Canada, Winnipeg, with 23 homicides in 2002, tied Saskatoon for cities with the highest per-capita homicide numbers, up from 2.82 in 2002. Each had a rate of 3.41 per 100,000 residents.
"Winnipeg is marginally more dangerous but this is not the festering hellhole that Detroit is," said Doug Skoog, a criminologist at the University of Winnipeg.
Manitoba -- with a homicide rate of 3.1 murders per 100,000 population, or 36, was tops in the category among the provinces. That's up from 2.9 in 2001.
The national homicide rate was 1.85 homicides for every 100,000 people, StatsCan reported.
Premier Gary Doer said any death is unacceptable and called the numbers a "very regrettable" situation.
"Any victim of murder, there's loss of life, there's a loss of dignity with the family and personal loss," Doer said. "As a society we have to continue to try to do as much as we can to prevent tragedies like murder from being committed."
RCMP spokesman Sgt. Steve Saunders said Manitoba's statistics aren't an accurate reflection of the safety of its residents.
"Certainly the majority of homicide victims are known (by their attackers). They're isolated incidents," he said.
Skoog said social problems in central areas of Prairie cities drive up the homicide rate.
"You have a ghettoized, low-income population living in the centre of the city, with all their hopelessness coupled with substance abuse. That's the formula for high homicide rates."
Det. Thane Chartrand of the Winnipeg police homicide unit, said a key ingredient in most homicides is alcohol and drugs.
"There's no such thing as a typical homicide," he said. "We have a wide variety of all kinds ... but just from my general experience alcohol and drugs are aggravating factors."
Coun. Jenny Gerbasi, head of city hall's protection committee, said Winnipeg's statistics can "sound pretty bad," but pointed out that the figures show the city's overall violent crime dropped 32% in 2002 from a year earlier.
"These statistics don't really show that Winnipeg is unsafe," said Gerbasi (Fort Rouge-East Fort Garry). "In terms of homicide, it's not a random act, generally, in most of these cases. So it's not an accurate measuring stick in relation to security in the community, or safety."
Jack McLaughlin, People for Justice president, said the province's rate is so high because the justice system leads killers to believe they will serve little time.
"There's no fear in taking a life," said McLaughlin.
I am doing my part to make sure we are number 1 again next year.
So, Fellow Killerpegers, pick up your guns and help make next year the most 'killingest' yet!
BTW. Anyone wanna come for a visit?
Hahahahahahaha, Canadians are rather direct people, no?
