Comments on: I like urban blight! http://laurencemiall.com/2008/03/24/i-like-urban-blight/ Yakking on about whatever Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:33:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Laurence Miall http://laurencemiall.com/2008/03/24/i-like-urban-blight/#comment-504 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:27:31 +0000 http://lmiall.wordpress.com/?p=94#comment-504 I’ve done some digging around on crime statistics and you’re correct to point out that some Canadian cities have violent crime rates that are similar or, in some cases, higher than their American counterparts. However, I was talking here about Montreal and comparing it to old industrial towns like Buffalo and Detroit. In 2009, there were 379 homicides in Detroit, a city of 912,000. By contrast, Montreal had 31 homicides in 2009 – this for a city of 1.6 million. 31 versus 379 is a big difference, I am sure you can agree, and it means that walking around the slummy parts of Montreal is far safer than the Detroit equivalent, and indeed, was the point of my post.

I cannot agree that Montreal is ugly. Some parts are, but vast swathes of it are peaceful and beautiful and our heritage architecture is unique and well maintained.

]]> By: Mario http://laurencemiall.com/2008/03/24/i-like-urban-blight/#comment-502 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:05:50 +0000 http://lmiall.wordpress.com/?p=94#comment-502 You’re more likely to be a victim of a violent crime in Toronto than New York City. In fact, you’re more likely to be a victim of a violent crime in Winnepeg than most US cities these days. Stop watching so much TV. BTW, Montreal is an ugly town. I was shocked with the huge massive widespread decay, vandalism, poverty and blight. Are you blaming that on the US, too?

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