We went to social media to ask our listeners whether they think Saint John is as violent as other cities.
Doris says, “there is crime everywhere there are people: it doesn’t matter where you live.”
But Leanne says she thinks we have a higher crime rate per capita than Toronto.
Kelly tells us Saint John is nothing compared to Prince George…the downtown there is much rougher and she’d never seen so many people on the streets.
Monique agrees: “Violence is everywhere but we Saint Johners should count ourselves lucky. We aren’t nearly as bad as some other places. Yes, we have our crimes but I feel safe here in our city compared to others.”
Police Chief Bill Reid tells CHSJ News the crime rates aren’t low in Saint John compared to what you see elsewhere–but according to Andrea, “of course he would say that.”
