Whistler’s rankings in Maclean’s ‘Dangerous Places’ list don’t paint full picture

By Brandon Barrett
Resort ranked third in impaired driving; 20th in cocaine trafficking, 21st for assault and 22nd for sexual assault

At first glance, Whistler’s rankings on Maclean’s annual list of “Canada’s Most Dangerous Places” should sound the alarm bell, but the results don’t paint an entirely accurate picture. Based on police-reported criminal offences from 2016, the most recent data available, Maclean’s ranked 229 communities across Canada in a number of categories according to the Crime Severity Index, which takes into account both the volume and seriousness of offences.…

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• Whistler News

November 14, 2018

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