Law, government, and crime in Winnipeg explained

Winnipeg City Council 2022–2026
MayorScott Gillingham
River Heights-Fort GarryJohn Orlikow
Charleswood-Tuxedo-WestwoodEvan Duncan
Waverly WestJanice Lukes
St. JamesShawn Dobson
Fort Rouge-East Fort GarrySherri Rollins
North KildonanJeff Browaty
St. BonifaceMatt Allard
Old KildonanDevi Sharma
Point DouglasVivian Santos
Daniel McIntyreCindy Gilroy
St. VitalBrian Mayes
St. Norbert-Seine RiverMarkus Chambers
Elmwood-East KildonanJason Schreyer
TransconaRuss Wyatt
MynarskiRoss Eadie
The municipal government of Winnipeg is represented by 15 city councillors and a mayor elected every four years.

Along with being the current provincial capital of Manitoba, Winnipeg has served as the capital for two other Canadian territories: the North-West Territories, from 1870 to 1876, and the District of Keewatin, from 1876 to 1905.

In the past, Winnipeg has garnered a reputation as the "gang capital" of Canada[1] and, in 2013, the Canadian Police Association claimed that gangs were "a key and distinguishing feature of the urban landscape in Winnipeg."[2] In 2019, there were an estimated 4,000 local gang members in Winnipeg—around 1,500 full members and 2,500 associates—spread out between 25 and 30 separate gangs.[3] [4]

From 2018 to 2019, the Winnipeg Census Metropolitan Area had the largest Crime Severity Index increase (+22) in the number of homicides in Canada overall.[5] [6] Winnipeg in 2019 also dealt with a record breaking year in homicides with 44 and a rise in violent property crimes. In 2017, Winnipeg had among the highest number (192) of police officers per capita among major Canadian cities (i.e., those with populations of 500,000 or more).[7]

Scott Gillingham was elected as the 44th Mayor of the City of Winnipeg after a very tight race against Glen Murray, on October 26, 2022. Winnipeg is also represented in the Canadian House of Commons by eight Members of Parliament.

Politics

See also: List of mayors of Winnipeg, Winnipeg City Council, Canadian federal election results in Winnipeg and Amalgamation of Winnipeg.

Early years

Winnipeg officially became a city on 8 November 1873, with the passing of An Act to Incorporate the City of Winnipeg by the Manitoba Legislature. The Act would outline the essential powers of Winnipeg City Council, and provide a precise description of the city's boundaries (the city itself being 3 square miles at incorporation):[8]

With 4 city wards in total, Winnipeg's first civic election took place on 5 January 1874, for which voters had to be (1) male; (2) 21 years of age; (3) British subjects by birth or naturalization; (4) resident in the City at least 3 months prior to the election; and (5) own property valued at $100 or more, or pay at least $20 per year in rent. William Nassau Kennedy was the acting City Clerk and Registrar for the first election, and found that only 398 residents of the new City of Winnipeg met the qualifications to vote. With this election, Francis Evans Cornish became the first mayor of Winnipeg.

In 1887, civic suffrage was afforded to women in Winnipeg, 80 of whom would be eligible to vote in that year's civic election and 476 in the election of 1888.

Modern era

Starting in 1900, in both provincial and federal elections, central Winnipeg elected politicians from the Labour Party.

While the norm in the city's early years was for local elected officials to be English Protestants, there were still exceptions who won elections: Arni Frederickson (Ward 5, 1891) and Arni Eggertson (Ward 4, 1906) were Icelandic; Moses Finkelstein and Altar Skaletar (Ward 5, 1912) were Jewish; and Theodore Stefanik (Ward 5, 1911) was the first Ukrainian elected to City Council.

Women could not hold office in Winnipeg until 1916, after which Alice A. Holling in 1917 (Ward 7) became the first woman to run for Council. (Holling lost to Alexander McLennan, 693 to 358.) In December 1920, Jessie Kirk became the first woman elected to Council. Kirk served a two-year term on Council for Ward 2, running again in 1922, 1923, 1926, and 1934, but was defeated each time.

From 15 May to 28 June in 1919, Winnipeg was the site of a general strike. There were violent protests during this strikes, several deaths at the hands of the Royal North-West Mounted Police, and the arrest of many of Winnipeg's future politicians. The unrest was adapted into a stage musical in 2005 called Strike!, itself being adapted into a 2019 film directed by Robert Adetuyi, titled Stand!. Though it was not chartered until 1932, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation would be born out of the 1919 labour unrest, as well as out of the Depression. Its successor, the New Democratic Party, has enjoyed much support in Winnipeg since the early 1960s.

The 1965 Winnipeg municipal election was held on October 27, 1965.[9] On July 27, 1971, the City of Winnipeg became a unicity by amalgamating the Town of Tuxedo; the rural municipalities of Charleswood, Fort Garry, North Kildonan, Old Kildonan; the cities of East Kildonan, West Kildonan, St. Vital, Transcona, St. Boniface, St. James-Assiniboia; the old City of Winnipeg; and the Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg.

The first election for the newly combined city was held on 6 October 1971. The City Council consisted of 50 councillors and one mayor. The councillors were elected on the basis of one councillor per city ward while the mayor was elected by the city-at-large. The term of office was three years. The inaugural meeting of the new council took place on 4 January 1972. Since 50 councillors proved too unwieldy, the city wards were reduced to 29 in 1977. In 1992, the city wards were reduced even further to the present 15 and city councillors became full-time politicians.

On 22 June 2004, Sam Katz was elected as the first Jewish mayor of Winnipeg. He beat out prominent politicians Dan Vandal, Al Golden, and MaryAnn Mihychuk for the job by receiving 42.51% of the vote. This came after the resignation of Glen Murray as mayor of Winnipeg to run in the 2004 federal election. Katz was re-elected to a second term in the 2006 elections on 25 October 2006. After promising in his first election to run for only two terms, Katz ran for a third term in 2010. He was re-elected in the 2010 elections. Brian Bowman, the city's first Indigenous mayor, was elected as the 43rd Mayor of the City of Winnipeg in a landslide victory on 22 October 2014.

Year! colspan="2" scope="col"
LiberalConservativeNew DemocraticGreen
202138%123,25829%91,97727%86,7472%5,418
201936%119,82533%108,04824%78,7455%15,327
Year! colspan="2" scope="col"
PCNew DemocraticLiberal
201936%100,14237%100,38619%52,093
201643%108,54432%79,06317%43,033

Winnipeg is represented in the Canadian House of Commons by eight Members of Parliament:, the eight include four from the Liberal Party, two from the Conservative Party, and two from the New Democratic Party. Winnipeg's longest-serving Members of Parliament include J.S. Woodsworth (21 years), Stanley Knowles (38 years), David Orlikow (25 years), Bill Blaikie (almost 27 years and re-elected in the 2006 federal election), and Lloyd Axworthy (21 years).

Winnipeg City Hall

Winnipeg City Hall
Alternate Names:Winnipeg Civic Centre
Address:510 Main Street, Winnipeg, MB
Start Date:1962–63
Opened Date:5 October 1964
Cost:
  • $8.2 million CAD (initial)
  • $5.4 million (renovation)
Architectural Style:International Style (Modernist)
Renovation Date:2015–17

Winnipeg City Hall is the municipal government complex and seat of municipal government of Winnipeg.[10] [11]

Built in 1962–63 and officially opened in 1964, the current City Hall of Winnipeg (also known as Winnipeg Civic Centre) is the third municipal administrative facilities to exist for the city.[12] The Civic Centre includes four buildings that were completed in 1964:

The Council and Administrative Buildings are joined by an underground corridor, which also connects the Civic Centre to the Manitoba Centennial Centre.

First Hall (1876–83)

During the initial two years of the city's incorporation in November 1873, city council meetings were held in various buildings in Winnipeg, including a furniture store.[14]

Winnipeg's first City Hall (1876–83) was built for CA$40,000 in 1876, three years after the city was incorporated, and was located on Main Street between William and Market Avenues. Commencing in 1875, the building was constructed by Robert Dewar on top of a creek that was filled-in for that purpose.

The placing of the cornerstone of the city hall on 17 August 1875 was celebrated as a "grand civic holiday," with a large procession down Main Street to the ritual of laying the cornerstone. In the cornerstone, a casket (or time capsule) was deposited, containing coins, bills, newspapers, and photographs of the city.

The building was formally opened in March 1876 with a concert in aid of the Winnipeg General Hospital. During these early years, the hall served as a multi-use building. Developing cracks in its walls shortly after it was erected along with other structural flaws for which wooden poles had to be used to prop it up, the building was demolished in 1883.

Second Hall (1886–1962)

During the construction of the second hall (1884–86), the Mayor and City Council took up residence at 238 King Street in the newly built Coronation Block, which served as an interim "City Hall" between 1883 and 1886. (Eventually needing repairs and becoming a public safety hazard itself, the Coronation Block building was demolished in 2012.)[15] In July 1884, the cornerstone for the second City Hall was laid. This new building, designed by architectural firm Barber and Barber, had a Victorian, Queen Anne Revival style.

The second Hall not only served the city government throughout its years, it also provided residence for the city's Board of Trade, the Historical and Scientific Society of Manitoba's library and reading room, and club rooms of the St. George's and St. Andrew's Societies. The building lasted just under 80 years, being demolished in 1962. While its replacement was initially planned for construction around 1913, the First World War would get in the way of these plans and not resurface until the late 1950s.

Third Hall (1964–present)

When planning for Winnipeg's third city hall, City Council considered various different sites in and around the core downtown area. However, they would eventually decide to remain in the Exchange District, the city's traditional central business district, adjacent to Old Market Square.

With a modernist, International style, the current City Hall was built in 1962–63 for $8.2 million—the style symbolizing upcoming centennial celebrations: the 1967 Canadian Centennial, the 1970 Manitoba centennial, and the 1973 Winnipeg centennial. The building's cornerstone was laid by Stephen Juba, Winnipeg's first “immigrant” mayor, and it was officially opened on 5 October 1964.The Civic Centre and the Manitoba Centennial Centre were connected by tunnels in 1967. From 2015 to 2017, the two buildings went through $5.4 million in renovations. Its administration building was renamed the Susan A. Thompson Building to recognize the titular first female mayor of Winnipeg, who held office from 1992 to 1998.

In the inner courtyard of City Hall, which was refurbished in 2003, are ceramic crests of each of the rural municipalities that were amalgamated into the City of Winnipeg in 1972. Commemorating the second City Hall is a Historic Winnipeg plaque found behind the City Hall sign near the northwest corner of the Council Building of the current City Hall.[16]

The current Hall consists of two individual buildings: one for Winnipeg City Council and the other for administrative works, both joined by an underground corridor. Faced with Tyndall stone and Quebec Granite, the two buildings feature a bronze frame, screen, and hardware elements; with public-area interior wall finishes being limestone, granite, brick, and plaster.

The dedication to the City Hall, dedicated during the official opening ceremony for the City Hall on 5 October 1964, is inscribed into the west wall of the Council Building lobby. The Council Building, located on Princess Street, contains:

The Administration Building, (now called the Susan A. Thompson Building), is seven-stories high and houses:

Law enforcement and military

See main article: Winnipeg Police Service.

See also: Manitoba Justice. Winnipeg is policed by the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS), which in 2012, had 1,442 police officers.[17] Prior to 2014, Winnipeg Police were headquartered at the Public Safety Building in Winnipeg's Exchange District.

In February 1874, John S. Ingram became Winnipeg's first Chief of Police. Failing to control the city's rise in lawlessness, however, Ingram resigned in July 1875, and replaced by D. B. Murray.[18]

In 2017, Winnipeg had 192 police officers per 100,000 people, being among the highest number of cops per capita among major Canadian cities (i.e., those with populations of 500,000 or more). However, this number would be down from 200 in 2015, a change consistent with an overall decline in police officers per capita across Canada, which saw a 1% drop last year and a 1% decline the year before.

The City of Winnipeg has five distinct police districts.[19]

Winnipeg police districts!District!Region!Total area
District 1 City Centre14.22km2
District 2St. James / Assiniboia65.11km2
District 3 Lord Selkirk

West Kildonan

65.28km2
East DistrictSt. Boniface

St. Vital

Elmwood

East Kildonan

North Kildonan

Transcona

174.37km2
District 6Assiniboine Park

Fort Rouge

Fort Garry

156.22km2

Military

Winnipeg-based units/groups belonging to the Canadian Armed Forces include:

Royal Canadian Navy[20]

Canadian Army[21]

Royal Canadian Air Force[22]

Crime

Between 2009 and 2019, overall crime in Winnipeg has dropped by 4%.

Crime rates in Winnipeg, 1991–2012[23] [24] [25]
YearHomicide & Unlawful Death[26] Attempted MurderRobberyBreak &EnterTheft[27] Motor Vehicle Theft
19912.67.0670.2129.6212.52,059.54,575.1393.2
19921.96.0789.1146.1244.81,883.84,943.8390.9
19932.45.8974.9122.4237.52,003.94,434.71,055.1
19942.84.4956.2132.0278.72,110.44,523.71,272.6
19952.65.5859.0106.9298.61,625.94,226.31,275.2
19964.53.91,150.279.7303.51,596.74,071.01,349.9
19973.63.11,116.583.4321.31,567.93,352.41,460.525.51,851.8
19982.71.5997.675.2270.01,456.03,262.71,369.553.51,837.1
19992.31.3918.674.1291.81,296.93,232.51,405.975.12,051.7
20002.62.31,077.691.4273.41,283.43,189.01,527.685.92,008.4
20012.92.71,042.595.9292.81,210.63,391.81,721.178.82,352.2
20023.41.91,045.8108.8240.71,085.53,385.01,497.876.22,410.4
20032.91.6951.8114.1257.81,219.34,030.41,62188.12,785.4
20045.41.6925.5107.0253.21,191.33,835.92,119.292.22,760.2
20054.01.9965.3106.6291.11,142.03,381.51,877.450.43,100.8
20063.52.4935.7104.8308.91,129.23,218.62,165.075.93,033.4
20074.24.2781.189.4302.11,085.12,569.91,919.528.92,786.9
20084.54.0863.297.6253.0822.32,343.51,059.645.42,402.6
20094.62.6953.4105.7346.7870.42,301.0692.761.52,264.1
20103.32.0920.2110.6304.1852.22,287.0555.856.92,134.9
20116.80.8849.9108.6262.8712.61,890.5341.569.31,832.8
20125.00.9810.9100.7250.1 / 272.9691.7 / 729.81,869.3327.0 / 338.963.61,736.1

Violent crime

In 2019, Winnipeg's Violent Crime Severity Index (VCSI)[28] rating came to 173, against the national average of 82.44, ranking #13 out of a total 237.[29]

Though the city experiences high rates of violent crime, Winnipeg has witnessed a general decreasing trend in the frequency of these crimes. For example, the assault rate has dropped every year since 2009, from 953.4 per 100,000 residents to 810.9 in 2012. Although this rate is still not as low as the number recorded in 2007 (781.1), it is substantially lower than the years of 1996 to 2002, when the average rate was 1049.8 per 100,000 residents. The robbery rate has also decreased over time, peaking in 2009 at 346.7.[30] In 2012, the robbery rate was at either 250.1 or 272.9, as there were discrepancies between the numbers of the annual crime report (1,660 robberies reported) and of CrimeStat (1,811).[31] Either rate was nonetheless several times higher than the national average of 79.4,[32] though it would be a decrease from 2009 (346.7) and 2007 (781.1). The Winnipeg Transit system is a frequent place of violent crime including assaults on drivers and passengers,[33] and the homicide of a transit driver in 2017.[34]

The only rate that has increased is the homicide rate. From 1981 to 2012, Winnipeg had the highest murder rate among Canada's largest nine cities a total of sixteen times, with a rate of 6.2 per 100,000 residents.[35] There were an additional 4 unlawful deaths, which would bring the rate to 6.8. This rate was around 4 times higher than the national rate (1.7 per capita).[36] The next year, there were 34 known homicides in Winnipeg (5.1 per capita) with an addition 3 unlawful deaths (equating to a rate of 5.6 per 100,000 people), again being a few times higher than the national rate (1.6).[37] [38]

From 2018 to 2019, the Winnipeg Census Metropolitan Area had the largest VCSI increase (22) in the number of homicides in Canada overall.[39] In November 2019, Winnipeg experienced an unprecedented 11 homicides in the span of 30 days.[40] Two weeks before the end of 2019, Winnipeg broke its own record for the most homicides in a year, with 44 homicides. Of those 42, 36 were men or boys and six were women or girls; four were under age 18, with a total of 44 homicides in the year (a homicide rate of 6.2 per 100,000 people).[41]

In 2020, gangs were a significant driving force of violence in Winnipeg—with 50% of all 110 shootings and 30% of all 43 homicides that year being gang related. By December that year, 86% of the homicide cases had been solved. Among the victims were more than 93 young Indigenous people (male and female) between the ages of 17 and 25 years old.[42] [43]

In 2021, the city nearly tied their homicide record with 43 homicides being reported in the year, along with and a record 186 fatal & non-fatal shootings throughout the city (a shooting rate of 24.8 shootings per 100,000 residents, higher than any other major city in Canada).[44] [45]

2022 was the deadliest year in the city's history with a record 54 homicides being reported, a 25.5% increase from the year before, giving the city a homicide rate of 7.2 per 100,000 residents, a rate which is comparable to modern-day Los Angeles, and the second highest homicide rate of all major cities in Canada, after Thunder Bay (13.7 per 100,000).[46] [47] [48]

!3-year average
Common assault3,1522,9903,1249,2663,089
Assault with weapon or causing bodily harm2,1121,8071,9485,8671,956
Robbery1,8772,0782,1736,1282,043
Uttering threats1,0511,1049913,1461,049
Sexual assault (incl. aggravated)[49] 5826066971,885628
Assault against peace office3723673561,095365
Aggravated assault182182175539180
Other sexual offences165149177491164
Firearms offences(use, discharge, point)72884020067
Homicide44451810736
Attempted murder1120144515
Sexual assault with a weapon2219135418
Other assaults1746279
Total9,6599,4599,73228,850740
Note: This is not a total of all violent crimes in Winnipeg, as some offences have been excluded.

Property and nonviolent crime

Drug-related offences in Canada are administered by the federal Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA).[57] Criminal traffic violations are facilitated via the Criminal Code.[58]

In 2019, in addition to a significant spike in homicides, violence, and child pornography, Winnipeg dealt with rising violent property crimes, exacerbated by a meth crisis. Contributing to that change was an increase in fraud, theft of $5,000 or under, and breaking & entering.

Property and nonviolent crime, 2020[59]
Property crime[60]
Offence202020192018
Theft ($5,000 or under)17,20520,68416,084
Mischief13,91113,49612,852
Breaking & Entering5,4096,276 5,641
Fraud3,0502,509 2,210
Motor Vehicle Theft2,9053,2402,641
Possession of Stolen Property599715633
Arson354282398
Theft (over $5000)216245265
Total43,64947,44740,724
Criminal traffic offences
Offence202020192018
Impaired Operation308380 443
Dangerous Operation364276 317
Total672656760
Drug offences (CDSA)
Offence202020192018
Trafficking, Production, Distribution, Import, Export416294349
Possession226208321
Cannabis trafficking or production39——
Cocaine trafficking or production171——
Total852502670
Other crimes[61]
Offence202020192018
Cybercrime[62] —1,040[63] 556
Hate Crime[64] —41[65] 29
Administration of Justice violation4,1963,8544,454
Offensive Weapons882849762
Counterfeit Money(making, possessing, uttering)62315282
Other Criminal Code Violations218247303
Disturb the Peace375433
Child Pornography302435
Prostitution1—4
Total5,9876,2616,258

Crime severity index

From 2018 to 2019, the Winnipeg Census Metropolitan Area had the largest Violent Crime Severity Index (VCSI) increase (22) in the number of homicides in Canada overall. In 2019, Winnipeg also dealt with rising violent property crimes. Driving that change was an increase in homicide, fraud, shoplifting of $5,000 or under, as well as breaking and entering, and child pornography.

Winnipeg ranked #13 out of 237 on Canada's VCSI in 2019, with a rating of 173 (the national average was 82.44). Its overall Crime Severity Index (CSI) rating came to 125, against the national average of 75.01. With an increase of 12% from the previous year, Winnipeg therefore saw the third largest increase in the 2019 CSI, tied with Thunder Bay, Ontario, but behind Victoria (20%) and Kelowna (13%), BC.

Among municipalities of Manitoba, Winnipeg still fell behind Thompson at #1 (CSI: 366; VCSI: 570), Portage la Prairie at #3 (CSI: 263; VCSI: 316), and Selkirk at #7 (CSI: 193; VCSI: 231).

Crime severity index[66] !Index!2015!2016!2017!2018!2019
Crime severity index90.35103.45108.58119.81131.71
Violent crime severity index125.98145.38155.29162.40173.96
Non-violent crime severity index77.2088.1391.53104.21116.20
Youth crime, 2020!Crime!Actual incidents!Rate(incidents per 100,000)!National average
Youth Criminal Justice Act offences15220.17 13.01
Crime Severity Index
City200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017
Winnipeg165.49170.83163.93166.09150.73125.82137.52117.65103.5598.2383.8481.1289.64102.37106.93
Regina221.85229.09205.96196.57187.00164.61143.67133.18124.12117.36106.05103.08109.73125.76111.89
Saskatoon219.50190.69183.29165.24158.14138.85133.48128.62114.76107.2699.74110.10112.82116.40114.98
Calgary102.9898.5597.0196.2991.8084.9280.7876.3965.3461.1560.9960.6779.1177.4781.76
Edmonton141.52144.32141.01129.75128.64122.69114.74101.8187.0284.4985.4187.90102.58106.51112.34
Non-violent Crime Severity Index
City200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017
Winnipeg162.66167.89154.67157.17139.04110.79116.8698.4981.6379.7270.0568.0876.5987.2189.92
Regina232.24244.95213.78192.01188.71161.97138.91125.99124.86119.56105.06102.74109.91125.01114.27
Saskatoon216.29195.30176.87149.93138.76128.59124.76117.94108.83100.0295.59105.42112.39118.27117.24
Calgary106.97102.5997.8896.8690.8883.1177.8774.6963.4960.8260.2459.3281.2082.1084.52
Edmonton147.60154.35148.34135.11128.90119.52113.4799.7180.4280.1783.1885.44101.45107.83113.99
Violent Crime Severity Index
City200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017
Winnipeg172.86178.47188.03189.27181.16164.92191.24167.48163.23148.53121.26116.50124.99143.86153.53
Regina194.82187.86185.63208.41182.55171.47156.03151.86121.38110.63108.16103.41108.59127.01104.54
Saskatoon227.84178.68199.98205.05208.54165.52156.16156.39130.39126.54110.57122.34113.35110.44107.93
Calgary92.6188.0494.7694.8094.1989.6388.3680.8270.0561.7062.6964.0472.9264.0973.54
Edmonton125.69118.24121.95115.80127.96130.95118.04107.26104.6795.8891.0594.18105.09102.13106.99

Concentration of crime

Despite high overall violent crime rates compared to other Canadian cities, crime in Winnipeg is very concentrated. For example, 80 of 234 neighbourhoods had not one robbery in 2012,[67] and 32 others only had one robbery. However, there were 20 neighbourhoods (about 10% of neighbourhoods) that had higher robbery rates than the highest robbery rate in Toronto (Bay Street Corridor; 640 per 100,000 residents),[68] [69] such as Lord Selkirk Park with a rate of 4,395.6.,[70]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.apin.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/invisible-gang-members.pdf
  2. Web site: The gangs of Winnipeg. 2021-01-27. winnipegsun. en-CA.
  3. Web site: Around 4,000 local gang members, associates in city: Winnipeg police – Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca.
  4. Web site: Winnipeg's gangs: Splintered, chaotic and prone to violence CBC News.
  5. "Police-reported crime statistics in Canada, 2019." Statistics Canada.
  6. Froese, I. 2019. “Winnipeg homicide record broken with 42nd killing in a year.” CBC News.
  7. News: 2018-07-12. BRODBECK: Winnipeg police force still among largest in Canada. en-US. Winnipeg Sun. 2018-10-09.
  8. Web site: An Act of Imagination Exhibit – Pathways – Archives and Records Control – City Clerk's Department – City of Winnipeg.
  9. Winnipeg Free Press, 28–29 October 1965
  10. "Winnipeg City Hall Pamphlet." City of Winnipeg Archives, City Clerk's Department.
  11. Web site: Historic Sites of Manitoba: Winnipeg City Hall (510 Main Street, Winnipeg).
  12. Web site: City Hall: The Heart of Winnipeg's Decision Making. 2021-01-29. Heritage Winnipeg. en-CA.
  13. Web site: 1965 – Public Safety Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba. 22 April 2010.
  14. Web site: Manitoba Pageant: Winnipeg's City Halls 1876–1965.
  15. News: Shanghai restaurant will be torn down CBC News. en-US. CBC. 2021-01-29.
  16. Web site: Historic Sites of Manitoba: Old City Hall Plaque (Princess Street, Winnipeg).
  17. 2012 Annual Crime Report, http://www.winnipeg.ca/police/annualreports/2012/2012_wps_annual_report_english.pdf. Retrieved November 28th, 2013
  18. Web site: The Emergent City Exhibit – Pathways – Archives and Records Control – City Clerk's Department – City of Winnipeg.
  19. Web site: About the Service Winnipeg Police Districts. 29 November 2012. City of Winnipeg.
  20. https://www.canada.ca/en/navy/corporate/our-organization/structure/navres/divisions.html
  21. https://www.canada.ca/en/army/corporate/3-canadian-division.html
  22. https://www.canada.ca/en/air-force/corporate/wings-squadrons.html
  23. Annual Crime Reports: http://www.winnipeg.ca/police/AnnualReports/annualreports.stm
  24. The populations used for the rates were based on trends on the every-5-year census report. For example, the population on the 2001 census was 619,544, and in 2006 it was 633,451. Therefore the population used for 2002 was 622,325 and for 2005 it was 630,670. The populations reported on the annual reports are much higher than the census reports, therefore likely inaccurate by an overestimation.
  25. If there are two rates with a "/" between them, it is because there were two different recorded rates. The rate on the left is from the Annual Crime Report, where as on the right is from CrimeStat.
  26. "Other violations causing death" only started showing records in the 2012 report (shows 2011 data as well), meaning from 1991 to 2010, only includes 1st and 2nd degree murders.
  27. Includes all thefts such as over $5,000, under $5,000, possession of stolen goods and fraud. It doesn't include motor vehicle theft however.
  28. Violence crime, according to Winnipeg Police and the Criminal Code, includes abduction and kidnapping; aggravated assault; aggravated sexual assault; assault against a peace officer; assault with weapon or causing bodily harm; "commodification of sexual activity;"common assault and other assaults; criminal harassment; extortion; firearms offences (including use, discharge, point); indecent/harassing communications; homicide and attempted murder; robbery; uttering threats; sexual assault, including with a weapon; and other violent/sexual offences.
  29. Web site: Canada's Most Dangerous Places 2020. 2021-01-26. Macleans.ca. en.
  30. Every Annual Crime Report, http://www.winnipeg.ca/police/AnnualReports/annualreports.stm. Retrieved November 28th, 2013
  31. Web site: CrimStat. 28 November 2013. City of Winnipeg.
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    The 20 neighbourhoods in Winnipeg with the highest robbery rates, all have boundaries that connect to each other, with a cumulative population of 54,255 in 2006:[70] South Point Douglas, Logan – C.P.R., Lord Selkirk Park, South Portage, Portage – Ellice, Dufferin Industrial, Spence, Central Park, St. John's Park, William Whyte, West Alexander, North Point Douglas, Centennial, Colony, Chinatown, Dufferin, Daniel Mcintyre, St. John's, Portage & Main, and West Broadway[71] In 2012, with 918 robberies (1692.9 per capita), this geographical cluster is where the majority of violent crime happened in Winnipeg. 918 of the 1,812 (50.7%) robberies in the city occurred in this area, where only 8.7% of the cities total population lives. From 2009 to 2013, 95 of the 145 (65.5%) homicides in Winnipeg occurred in this smaller portion of the city,[72] creating an average homicide rate of 35.0 per 100,000 residents, peaking at 57.1 in 2011. If one were subtract these areas from the city, the homicide rate average in Winnipeg would substantially lower at 1.8 per 100,000 people, and the robbery rate in the city is over 1,000% lower at 156.7.

    The two highest rankings are South Point Douglas (11,304.3) and Logan-C.P.R. (6,333.3) but both have lower populations under 1,000 residents. Lord Selkirk Park and South Portage compare to some of the most dangerous neighbourhoods in the US,[73] however no ranking is 100% certain as Canada and the USA have different classifications for crimes, (robbery is one though that both countries use the same), and there are also no recorded assault rates for Winnipeg neighbourhoods.

    Crime in Winnipeg by neighborhood, 2011[74]
    NeighborhoodPopulation (2006)RobberiesRateAuto TheftsRateBurglaries (Break and Enter)Rate
    South Point Douglas2302611304.3939135724782.6
    Logan – C.P.R.300196333.362000165333.3
    Polo Park285155263.2144912.393157.9
    Lord Selkirk Park1365604395.6221611.7201465.2
    South Portage1860774139.8311666.7613279.6
    Portage – Ellice1105433891.410905121086
    Exchange District420143333.3112619255952.4
    Dufferin Industrial125324004320086400
    Spence4260902112.723539.9681596.2
    Central Park3555722025.320562.619534.5
    Kensington25551960.81392.21392.2
    St. John's Park57511191391565.271217.4
    William Whyte6220117188159948.61582540.2
    West Alexander4000701750541350631575
    North Point Douglas2225381707.9331483.1763415.7
    Centennial222536161814629.2462067.4
    Colony715101398.691258.7243356.6
    China Town605711570000
    Dufferin2090241148.319909.1582775.1
    Daniel Mcintyre975093953.849502.61221251.3
    St. John's772567867.3861113.31121449.8
    West Broadway532545845.132600.9871633.8
    Burrows Central480536749.2491019.8741540.1
    Brooklands225516709.520886.9281241.7
    River – Osborne488034696.716327.9561147.5
    Mission Industrial1501666.753333.3138666.7
    St. Matthews579533569.529500.4831432.3
    Talbot – Grey229512522.99392.212522.9
    Lavalee13457520.46446.17520.4
    Varennes11706512.8185.57598.3
    Airport2051487.82975.600
    Broadway – Assiniboine508024472.414275.626511.8
    Mcmillan342014409.415438.633964.9
    Leila North75034002266.74533.3
    West Wolseley2601384.631153.831153.8
    Chalmers947536379.975791.61141203.2
    Burrows – Keewatin276010362.314507.2281014.5
    Fairfield Park29513391339113728.8
    Central St. Boniface621521337.919305.752836.7
    St. Norbert12904310.1005387.6
    Weston581018309.842722.9771325.3
    Shaughnessy Park22857306.314612.7391706.8
    Riverview435013298.915344.832735.6
    Garden City576017295.12543438659.7
    North St. Boniface17755281.79507221239.4
    King Edward534015280.928524.3571067.4
    Glendale10703280.44373.83280.4
    Armstrong Point3601277.81277.841111.1
    Rivergrove109532744365.3181643.8
    Glenelm21956273.310455.6341549
    Earl Grey441012272.113294.8451020.4
    Victoria West26007269.212461.521807.7
    Crestview885522248.428316.233372.7
    Worthington542513239.69165.922405.5
    Melrose12753235.375497549
    Munroe West30207231.821695.4341125.8
    Dufresne4351229.961379.32459.8
    Agassiz4351229.90000
    Norwood East41259218.213315.2601454.5
    Roslyn41459217.15120.613313.6
    Vialoux9502210.52210.52210.5
    Rossmere – B38858205.98205.9441132.6
    Leila – Mcphillips Triangle30406197.410328.916526.3
    Inkster – Faraday41358193.539943.239943.2
    Robertson42058190.220475.6621474.4
    Grant Park27005185.28296.321777.8
    Wolseley76101418430394.2821077.5
    Elm Park17103175.40013760.2
    Rossmere – A1335022164.841307.178584.3
    Lord Roberts49558161.517343.132645.8
    Kingston Crescent6201161.31161.300
    East Elmwood31105160.811353.721675.2
    Sargent Park5845915430513.3691180.5
    Pulberry45607153.56131.617372.8
    Montcalm46207151.56129.910216.5
    Minto53608149.320373.1751399.3
    Fort Richmond1161017146.423198.134292.9
    The Maples1333519142.547352.561457.4
    Edgeland14202140.8006422.5
    Margaret Park21553139.216742.57324.8
    Niakwa Park7451134.21134.200
    Jefferson828010120.854652.254652.2
    Rockwood42055118.96142.7551308
    Silver Heights51006117.68156.920392.2
    Varsity View26003115.44153.83115.4
    Heritage Park55006109.119345.530545.5
    Pembina Strip28153106.66213.18284.2
    Munroe East84609106.42226028331
    Deer Lodge37854105.79237.830792.6
    Westdale47705104.816335.421440.3
    Seven Oaks28703104.5311080.122766.6
    Point Road19452102.82102.810514.1
    Templeton – Sinclair5160596.923445.722426.4
    Bruce Park2165292.4292.414646.7
    Minnetonka4340492.2492.226599.1
    Southdale6710689.49134.120298.1
    Tyndall Park127751186.137289.672563.6
    Richmond West8195785.414170.812146.4
    Valley Gardens8250784.819230.336436.4
    Beaumont2360284.73127.18339
    Windsor Park9665882.822227.634351.8
    Kildonan Drive4855482.4510333679.7
    Glenwood3650382.29246.634931.5
    Luxton256527810389.910389.9
    Mynarski1350174.13222.29666.7
    Crescentwood2705273.96221.825924.2
    River East8350671.912143.746550.9
    Westwood7120570.2684.329407.3
    Wellington Crescent1605162.32124.616996.9
    Sturgeon Creek3215262.24124.418559.9
    St. Vital Perimeter South1680159.53178.68476.2
    Mandalay West508535910196.735688.3
    Alpine Place3515256.97199.1385.3
    River Park South10820655.51092.440369.7
    North River Heights5660353470.7651148.4
    Dakota Crossing10265548.7987.735341
    Betsworth4220247.4494.810237
    Amber Trails2135146.88374.7311452
    Maybank2335142.84171.36257
    Riverbend4715242.46127.317360.6
    Crescent Park2520139.7279.46238.1
    Eric Coy2540139.4278.79354.3
    Meadows5165238.76116.28154.9
    Mathers2605138.49345.512460.7
    Buchanan2820135.59319.18283.7
    Valhalla2905134.4134.46206.5
    Meadowood5970233.518301.526435.5
    Norwood West3055132.712392.816523.7
    Central River Heights3145131.88254.4491558
    Inkster Gardens3175131.59283.515472.4
    Radisson3355129.84119.29268.3
    Island Lakes6750229.6344.414207.4
    Whyte Ridge7565226.4452.913171.8
    Elmhurst4705121.3242.513276.3
    Waverley Heights5195119.210192.519365.7
    Canterbury Park5410118.59166.429536
    Booth5485118.210182.322401.1
    Linden Woods9550110.5331.421219.9
    Tissot1350021481.532222.2
    Holden1450021379.31689.7
    Ridgewood South1700021176.500
    Rosser – Old Kildonan220002909.162727.3
    Stock Yards415003722.93722.9
    Archwood780004512.84512.8
    Maginot1585008504.76378.5
    Wilkes South595003504.23504.2
    Wildwood1095005456.64365.3
    Ebby – Wentworth720003416.7152083.3
    Birchwood1890006317.55264.6
    Peguis320001312.52625
    J.B. Mitchell2095006286.417811.5
    Transcona South720002277.82277.8
    Mission Gardens3590009250.728779.9
    St. George2530006237.2311225.3
    Grassie2165005230.921970
    Kern Park1735004230.58461.1
    Sir John Franklin2320005215.5381637.9
    Springfield North52450011209.722419.4
    Eaglemere1460003205.52137
    Springfield South1555003192.93192.9
    Linden Ridge1080002185.24370.4
    Parc La Salle2165004184.89415.7
    Kirkfield2770005180.515541.5
    Norberry1295002154.411849.4
    Kildare – Redonda6490009138.728431.4
    Marlton7750011293387.1
    Old Tuxedo860001116.3121395.3
    South Tuxedo3790004105.515395.8
    Niakwa Place238500283.97293.5
    South River Heights258500277.413502.9
    Vista138500172.24288.8
    Royalwood284000270.48281.7
    River West Park144500169.22138.4
    Southboine150500166.42132.9
    Richmond Lakes179000155.9155.9
    Tuxedo241500141.412496.9
    Brockville705000081134.8
    Cloutier Drive205000000
    Jameswood125000002160
    Kil-Cona Park36000003833.3
    Normand Park70000003428.6
    Ridgedale84000004476.2
    Roblin Park980000000
    Southland Park123500005404.9
    Victoria Crescent61500001162.6
    Woodhaven88500002226
    Assiniboia DownsN/A031
    Assiniboine ParkN/A012
    Bridgewater CentreN/A000
    Bridgewater ForestN/A0510
    Bridgewater LakesN/A0011
    Bridgewater TrailsN/A000
    BuffaloN/A023
    ChevrierN/A046
    Civic CentreN/A3214
    DugaldN/A014
    GriffinN/A011
    Inkster Industrial ParkN/A51115
    Kildonan CrossingN/A410
    Kildonan ParkN/A000
    La BarriereN/A000
    Maple Grove ParkN/A000
    McCleod IndustrialN/A144
    Murray Industrial ParkN/A000
    North Inkster IndustrialN/A034
    North Transcona YardsN/A011
    Oak Point HighwayN/A0913
    Omand's Creek IndustrialN/A056
    Pacific IndustrialN/A436
    ParkerN/A002
    PerraultN/A001
    Portage and MainN/A1013
    RegentN/A161917
    Sage CreekN/A1215
    Saskatchewan NorthN/A000
    South PointeN/A016
    St. Boniface Industrial ParkN/A052
    St. James IndustrialN/A174127
    St. Vital CentreN/A483
    Symington YardsN/A015
    The ForksN/A1064
    The MintN/A000
    Transcona NorthN/A000
    Transcona YardsN/A2010
    TrappistesN/A100
    Turnbull DriveN/A000
    Tyne-TeesN/A3317
    UniversityN/A013
    Waverly West BN/A000
    Waverly West DN/A000
    West Fort Garry IndustrialN/A075
    West Kildonan IndustrialN/A100
    West PerimeterN/A000
    Weston ShopsN/A146

    Crime by neighborhood (2017–2021)

    The table below shows the crime rates of various crimes of each population area of Winnipeg. The crime data spans 5 years from the year 2017 to the year 2021. The rates are crimes per 100,000 residents per year. For more narrow and specific data, there are two more tables below that show the crime rates for each individual neighborhood.

    Crime Rates per 100,000 people in Winnipeg Areas, 2017–2021[75] !Area!Pop.[76] !Homicide!Rate !Robbery!Rate!Agr. Aslt. !Rate!Cmn. Aslt !Rate!Utt. Threat !Rate!Property!Rate
    North End12,0604473.01,2172,018.21,8002,985.11,9933,305.1511847.49,42715,633.5
    Central11,6252949.91,0521,809.91,8033,101.92,6394,540.2518891.211,98620,621.1
    West Central20,9053331.61,2511,196.81,5381,471.42,0431,954.6366350.212,92812,368.3
    South West End13,1851319.7295447.5355538.56881,043.6153232.16,92810,508.9
    St. John's11,4351119.2446780.15921,035.48531,491.9194339.35,2279,142.1
    Downtown8,995817.87321,627.68121,805.41,8244,055.6358796.012,37927,524.2
    Osborne-Corydon12,745812.6221346.8212332.7395619.999155.45,7158,968.2
    East Inkster7,660410.495248.0155404.7290757.262161.92,3526,141.0
    Burrows14,93045.4291389.8243325.5372498.3113151.44,6676,251.8
    Elmwood20,57054.9351341.3439426.8830807.0239232.47,5327,323.3
    Weston9,05524.4271598.6361797.35331,177.3116256.24,2199,318.6
    Fort Rouge East9,23524.374160.376164.6178385.558125.62,2534,879.3
    Kirkfield Park10,92023.73767.84480.6127232.64480.61,5552,848.0
    West Inkster17,14533.597113.27182.8165192.55361.83,8084,442.1
    Fort Garry13,63522.9111162.8193283.1290425.481118.84,4106,468.6
    Fort Rouge West14,74022.7164222.5128173.7234317.591123.56,0778,245.6
    North Main7,88512.5512.71127.92050.7922.8231585.9
    North Kildonan16,73522.45565.76881.3147175.75970.52,1012,510.9
    Old Kildonan34,01042.4219128.8223131.1533313.4187110.06,4033,765.4
    Fort Richmond17,39522.3161185.1149171.3352404.7107123.03,0673,526.3
    South St. Vital11,41011.8129226.181142.0206361.171124.53,1835,579.3
    Sargant-Minto11,90011.7118198.3104174.8233391.672121.04,9168,262.2
    East St. James12,11011.7143236.297160.2273450.969114.03,0765,080.1
    East St. Boniface13,01511.55483.066101.4180276.64975.31,9292,964.3
    East Seine27,23521.53928.65238.211483.75439.72,6921,976.9
    Waverly West28,86521.49062.410874.8192133.08961.74,2292,930.2
    West St. James15,05511.35674.4104138.2255338.87295.62,7183,610.8
    Suburban Kildonan16,60511.27185.5106127.7195234.97286.72,7473,308.6
    Assiniboia20,15011.0187185.6127126.1348345.4117116.13,9503,920.6
    Charleswood24,99010.85342.410483.2237189.78467.22,6772,142.5
    North St. Vital27,17010.7194142.8212156.1485357.011282.46,1594,533.7
    East Kildonan30,71010.7267173.9322209.7592385.5202131.65,7743,760.3
    River Heights20,65000.06361.05048.4163157.93029.16,5696,362.2
    Tuxedo7,85500.043109.545114.6200509.266168.01,4983,814.1
    Fort Whyte20,04500.04140.92322.97372.84948.92,6802,674.0
    Transcona35,54500.0268150.8229128.9562316.2186104.78,6054,841.7
    St. Norbert5,53000.0932.52383.260217.01761.56632,397.8
    Dakota27,20500.03223.52719.811181.64936.02,1021,545.3
    Garden City12,26500.0145236.466107.6208339.273119.04,2056,856.9
    West Kildonan14,19500.0131184.6189266.3535753.8115162.03,4774,898.9
    Dugald1,52000.0792.1678.923302.610131.63124,105.3
    St. Boniface16,39500.0266324.5233284.2494602.6150183.07,7619,467.5
    Winnipeg727,426 [77] 1895.29,958273.811,797324.320,895574.55,368147.6206,5275,678.3
    The table below features all of the majorly residential neighborhoods of Winnipeg. It excludes neighborhoods that are majorly or entirely commercial, like Polo Park, Regent, Kildonan Crossing and the vast majority of Downtown. It also excludes neighborhoods that are majorly or entirely industrial, like St. James Industrial, Tuxedo Industrials and South Point Douglas. Finally, it also excludes neighborhoods that are majorly or entirely parks, like Kildonan Park and Assiniboine Park, though just because a neighborhood has "park" in its name does not mean the neighborhood is actually majorly a park in the same sense that just because a neighborhood has "lake" (i.e.: Island Lakes) in its name or "forest" (i.e.: Bridgewater Forest) in its name does not actually mean it's majorly a lake or a forest.

    Some neighborhoods here are marked as being residential-commercial (res./com.), and this refers to the fact that some residential neighborhoods also have a large commercial or industrial area forming part of them. The consequence of this is that they will have somewhat inflated crime rates compared to typical residential neighborhoods because commercial and industrial zones are non-residential and thus these non-residential establishments can also be victims to crimes like robbery and theft, so essentially is extra crime occurring in non-residential areas of the neighborhoods that don't necessarily have any effect on the residential parts.

    Crime Rates per 100,000 people in Winnipeg Residential Neighborhoods, 2017–2021!Type!Area!Neighborhood!Pop.!Homicide!Rate !Robbery!Rate!Agr. Aslt. !Rate!Cmn. Aslt !Rate!Utt. Threat !Rate!Property!Rate
    ResidentialBurrowsBurrows Central5,415414.8167616.8118435.8198731.338140.41,9007,017.5
    ResidentialNorth EndDufferin2,255762.11341,188.52452,172.93032,687.469612.01,46913,028.8
    ResidentialBurrowsInkster-Faraday4,54500.082360.896422.4129567.754237.61,5566,847.1
    ResidentialNorth EndLord Selkirk Park1,520565.83104,078.93404,473.73294,328.9861,131.61,39918,407.9
    ResidentialSt. John'sLuxton2,57500.045349.536279.663489.320155.37495,817.5
    ResidentialNorth EndNorth Point Douglas2,025439.51451,432.12702,666.73223,180.280790.11,91318,893.8
    ResidentialBurrowsRobertson4,97000.042169.029116.745181.12184.51,2114,873.2
    ResidentialSt. John'sSt. John's8,3301126.4347833.15171,241.37211,731.1157377.04,0289,671.1
    ResidentialSt. John'sSt. John's Park53000.0542,037.7391,471.7692,603.817641.545016,981.1
    ResidentialNorth EndWilliam Whyte6,2602889.56101,948.99322,977.61,0293,287.5272869.04,33313,843.5
    ResidentialCentralCentennial2,8301070.71691,194.34353,074.25173,653.788621.92,10914,904.6
    ResidentialCentralCentral Park3,775210.62781,472.84122,182.85372,845.0110582.82,67814,188.1
    ResidentialCentralWest Alexander3,970315.13931,979.85412,725.48444,251.9154775.84,65323,440.8
    ResidentialDowntownBroadway-Assiniboine5,27013.885322.6106402.3224850.136136.62,0247,681.2
    ResidentialSouth West EndArmstrong Point370154.13162.200.08432.4154.11387,459.5
    ResidentialWest CentralColony645131.0621,922.5631,953.51434,434.123713.21,07233,240.3
    ResidentialWest CentralDaniel McIntyre10,0751427.85841,159.36371,264.57901,568.2125248.14,4368,806.0
    ResidentialSargent-MintoMinto5,72000.070244.852181.8112391.637129.42,4698,632.9
    ResidentialSargent-MintoSargent Park6,18013.248155.352168.3121391.635113.32,4477,919.1
    ResidentialWest CentralSpence4,4151254.43331,508.55622,545.96863,107.6106480.23,39415,374.9
    ResidentialWest CentralSt. Matthews5,770620.8272942.8276956.74241,469.7112388.24,02613,954.9
    ResidentialSouth West EndWest Broadway5,010416.0214854.32821,125.74921,964.1100399.23,80715,197.6
    ResidentialSouth West EndWolseley7,805820.578199.973187.1188481.752133.22,9837,643.8
    ResidentialFort Rouge EastLord Roberts4,96514.033132.956225.6126507.638153.11,3085,268.9
    ResidentialFort Rouge EastRiverview4,27014.741192.02093.752243.62093.79454,426.2
    ResidentialFort Rouge WestCrescentwood2,71500.016117.917125.232235.716117.91,3129,664.8
    ResidentialFort Rouge WestEarly Grey4,26014.748225.469323.9105493.023108.01,6547,765.3
    ResidentialFort Rouge WestEbby-Wentworth79500.023578.66150.919478.010251.646911,798.7
    Res./Com.Fort Rouge WestGrant Park2,72517.357418.320146.854396.334249.51,44810,627.5
    ResidentialFort Rouge WestRockwood4,24500.02094.21675.424113.1837.71,1945,625.4
    ResidentialOsborne-CorydonMcMillan3,44515.834197.471412.2105609.631180.01,77910,328.0
    Res./Com.Osborne-CorydonRiver-Osborne4,750729.597408.4122513.7235989.555231.62,3429,861.1
    ResidentialOsborne-CorydonRoslyn4,55000.090395.61983.555241.81357.11,5947,006.6
    ResidentialRiver HeightsCentral River Heights3,34000.0529.9529.922131.7212.09275,550.9
    ResidentialRiver HeightsJ.B. Mitchell2,27000.013114.5326.415132.2217.65344,704.8
    ResidentialRiver HeightsMathers2,68000.0429.9537.314104.517.54753,544.8
    ResidentialRiver HeightsNorth River Heights5,61500.01035.6310.71864.1932.11,8186,475.5
    ResidentialRiver HeightsSir John Franklin2,42500.0324.71082.541338.1541.27746,383.5
    ResidentialRiver HeightsSouth River Heights2,66500.000.017127.626195.1860.01,1718,788.0
    ResidentialRiver HeightsWellington Crescent1,65500.028338.4784.627326.3336.387010,513.6
    ResidentialCharleswoodBetsworth4,04000.015.0734.71784.2629.72281,128.7
    ResidentialCharleswoodElmhurst4,40000.0522.7522.724109.1731.84742,154.5
    ResidentialCharleswoodEric Coy2,44018.2216.4432.81298.4541.01541,262.3
    ResidentialCharleswoodMarlton63500.000.000.06189.0131.5702,204.7
    ResidentialCharleswoodRidgedale71500.00.05139.9128.000.0461,286.7
    ResidentialCharleswoodRidgewood South19000.000.04421.15526.33315.810210,736.8
    ResidentialCharleswoodRiver West Park1,48000.0227.0340.58108.19121.61091,473.0
    ResidentialCharleswoodRoblin Park94500.0242.36127.06127.000.01052,222.2
    ResidentialCharleswoodSouthboine1,36000.000.0114.711161.8458.81131,661.8
    ResidentialCharleswoodVarsity View2,68500.0214.91289.41289.4752.12772,063.3
    ResidentialCharleswoodVialoux95000.06126.323484.242884.219400.01773,726.3
    ResidentialCharleswoodWestdale4,54000.033145.431136.684370.023101.37073,114.5
    ResidentialCharleswoodWilkes South61000.000.0398.49295.100.01153,770.5
    ResidentialTuxedoEdgeland1,25500.023366.524382.561972.125398.45729,115.5
    ResidentialTuxedoOld Tuxedo91500.000.010218.6801,748.621459.02114,612.0
    ResidentialTuxedoSouth Tuxedo3,44000.0423.3211.61269.8423.33401,976.7
    ResidentialTuxedoTuxedo2,24500.013115.8762.439347.414124.72772,467.7
    ResidentialElmwoodChalmers9,65548.3204422.6251519.9462957.0122252.73,4087,059.6
    ResidentialElmwoodEast Elmwood3,42500.018105.162362.0153893.438221.97684,484.7
    ResidentialElmwoodGlenelm2,15500.024222.731287.730278.423213.57967,387.5
    ResidentialElmwoodMunroe West3,01000.032212.620132.958385.418119.68575,694.4
    ResidentialElmwoodTalbot-Grey2,32500.027232.356481.772619.418154.86405,505.4
    ResidentialEast KildonanKildonan Drive4,69500.042178.92189.548204.534144.89293,957.4
    ResidentialEast KildonanMunroe East8,50012.43991.896225.9185435.347110.61,5143,562.4
    ResidentialEast KildonanRossmere-A13,33000.0163244.6190285.1316474.1105157.52,7204,081.0
    ResidentialEast KildonanRossmere-B4,18500.023109.91571.743205.51676.56112,920.0
    ResidentialNorth KildonanRiver East7,72500.03795.83795.892238.23590.61,2083,127.5
    ResidentialNorth KildonanSpringfield North5,82000.01241.22275.632110.01551.55131,762.9
    ResidentialNorth KildonanValhalla2,855214.0642.0642.021147.1856.03212,248.7
    ResidentialSuburban KildonanEaglemere1,56000.0676.9451.320256.48102.62062,641.0
    ResidentialSuburban KildonanGrassie5,12000.027.81766.429113.31766.43651,425.8
    ResidentialSuburban KildonanSpringfield South1,49500.0113.411147.2566.9113.42313,090.3
    ResidentialSuburban KildonanValley Gardens8,43012.455130.572170.8135320.346109.11,6944,019.0
    ResidentialFort WhyteLinden Woods9,70000.02449.5714.42755.72143.31,2072,488.7
    ResidentialFort WhyteLinden Ridge1,65500.000.0112.1336.3784.61882,271.9
    ResidentialFort WhyteWhyte Ridge7,69000.01026.0923.42257.21333.85651,469.4
    ResidentialFort WhyteBrockville1,00000.000.0480.07140.0360.02084,160.0
    ResidentialFort GarryBeaumont2,31000.028242.443372.360519.516138.51,0569,142.9
    ResidentialFort GarryCrescent Park2,65000.018135.829218.957430.21075.55594,218.9
    ResidentialFort GarryMaybank2,50018.0648.033264.038304.016128.04873,896.0
    Res./Com.Fort GarryPembina Strip3,17500.043270.956352.881510.220126.01,2197,678.7
    ResidentialFort GarryPoint Road1,87000.014149.718192.529310.210107.04414,716.6
    ResidentialFort GarryWildwood1,13000.000.0588.57123.9470.81312,318.6
    Residential~Transcona South64500.000.0131.06186.000.0702,170.5
    ResidentialTransconaCanterbury Park8,00500.0512.53484.987217.42357.55711,426.6
    ResidentialTransconaKern Park1,77500.0445.1778.928315.5445.12462,771.8
    ResidentialTransconaKildare-Redonda6,14000.02065.12684.761198.72478.29373,052.1
    ResidentialTransconaMeadows6,46500.01958.81030.92989.71752.66381,973.7
    ResidentialTransconaMelrose1,66000.013156.624289.235421.713156.63564,289.2
    ResidentialTransconaMission Gardens4,53000.01253.029128.069304.623101.54882,154.5
    ResidentialTransconaPeguis95000.000.012252.630631.611231.654911,557.9
    ResidentialTransconaRadisson3,31500.016.0530.220120.7636.23712,238.3
    ResidentialTransconaVictoria West2,70500.015110.938281.071525.014103.54933,645.1
    ResidentialSt. NorbertRichmond Lakes1,62000.0112.3337.012148.1786.41311,617.3
    ResidentialSt. NorbertSt. Norbert1,76500.0556.7668.026294.6334.03063,467.4
    ResidentialSt. NorbertParc La Salle2,14500.0328.014130.522205.1765.32262,107.2
    Residential~St. Vital Permimeter South1,82000.0111.0554.914153.8554.92252,472.5
    ResidentialDakotaDakota Crossing12,10500.01524.8813.23456.21524.81,0181,681.9
    ResidentialDakotaNormand Park1,74500.0334.4111.5445.8445.81661,902.6
    ResidentialDakotaRiver Park South13,35500.01421.01827.073109.33044.99181,374.8
    ResidentialNorth St. VitalAlpine Place3,89500.020102.721107.868349.21682.25652,901.2
    ResidentialNorth St. VitalElm Park1,71500.015174.912139.925291.513151.63694,303.2
    ResidentialNorth St. VitalGlenwood3,88000.032164.923118.660309.3946.41,94210,010.3
    ResidentialNorth St. VitalKingston Crescent72000.000.000.000.000.000.0
    ResidentialNorth St. VitalLavalee1,24500.08128.514224.943690.87112.42263,630.5
    ResidentialNorth St. VitalNorberry1,34000.015223.918268.740597.010149.33024,507.5
    ResidentialNorth St. VitalPulberry4,70500.02397.825106.354229.51459.56122,601.5
    ResidentialNorth St. VitalSt. George2,76000.0965.217123.241297.120144.94713,413.0
    ResidentialNorth St. VitalVarennes1,07000.010186.916299.134635.5237.43356,261.7
    ResidentialNorth St. VitalVictoria Crescent52500.000.000.0138.100.0361,371.4
    ResidentialNorth St. VitalWorthington5,31513.862233.366248.4119447.82179.01,3014,895.6
    ResidentialSouth St. VitalMeadowood5,68513.535123.146161.894330.72691.51,3444,728.2
    ResidentialSouth St. VitalMinnetonka4,28500.01674.71360.741191.41570.05692,655.8
    ResidentialSouth St. VitalVista1,44000.0341.7797.213180.6683.32273,152.8
    ResidentialFort RichmondAgassiz36500.03164.43164.410547.900.0985,369.9
    ResidentialFort RichmondCloutier Drive32000.000.02125.000.000.0241,500.0
    ResidentialFort RichmondFort Richmond11,77023.472122.384142.7198336.45288.41,6442,793.5
    ResidentialFort RichmondMontcalm4,94000.086348.260242.9144583.055222.71,3015,267.2
    ResidentialWaverly WestBridgewater Forest4,52000.000.0626.52297.3939.84011,774.3
    ResidentialWaverly WestBridgewater Lakes2,36500.0216.9325.421177.6867.72632,224.1
    ResidentialWaverly WestBridgewater Trails26500.0175.52150.910754.79679.219915,018.9
    ResidentialWaverly WestFairfield Park2,88516.91390.11283.244305.0748.58335,774.7
    ResidentialWaverly WestRichmond West8,60500.03786.03990.600.02148.81,3413,116.8
    ResidentialWaverly WestSouth Pointe4,79514.21666.71354.238158.51041.73721,551.6
    ResidentialWaverly WestWaverly Heights5,18000.01038.632123.647181.52284.95252,027.0
    ResidentialEast InksterBurrows-Keewatin3,015426.543285.296636.81741,154.235232.26484,298.5
    ResidentialEast InksterMynarski1,90000.022231.615157.939410.5663.24264,484.2
    ResidentialEast InksterShaughnessy Park2,74500.027196.735255.057415.315109.36744,910.7
    ResidentialGarden CityGarden City6,25500.087278.242134.3131418.935111.91,9146,119.9
    ResidentialGarden CityTempleton-Sinclair6,01000.057189.72376.569229.636119.82,1567,174.7
    ResidentialNorth MainRiverbend5,55513.6310.81139.62072.0932.4222799.3
    ResidentialNorth MainRivergrove2,33000.0217.200.000.000.0977.3
    ResidentialOld KildonanAmber Trails8,41500.0819.01330.961145.02764.26121,454.5
    Res./Com.Old KildonanLeila North1,230116.352845.535569.1691,122.024390.269011,219.5
    Res./Com.Old KildonanLeila-McPhillips Triangle2,98000.080536.930201.388590.629194.62,31115,510.1
    ResidentialOld KildonanMandalay West6,07500.01342.81446.151167.92272.47012,307.8
    ResidentialOld KildonanRosser – Old Kildonan680129.4129.46176.512352.95147.11434,205.9
    ResidentialOld KildonanThe Maples14,63022.76588.9125170.9252344.580109.41,9462,660.3
    ResidentialWest InksterInkster Gardens4,27514.7418.7837.436168.41360.85822,722.8
    ResidentialWest InksterTyndall Park12,56023.291144.95892.4119189.53555.72,7244,337.6
    ResidentialWest KildonanJefferson8,98500.085189.275166.9208463.066146.92,2344,972.7
    ResidentialWest KildonanMargaret Park2,21000.0763.317153.851461.51199.53643,294.1
    ResidentialWest KildonanSeven Oaks3,00000.036240.096640.02691,793.337246.78195,460.0
    ResidentialWestonBrooklands2,82017.191645.4110780.11591,127.737262.41,0197,227.0
    ResidentialWestonWeston6,23500.0149477.9228731.43421,097.072231.02,1897,021.7
    Residential~Holden18000.000.000.04444.41111.1404,444.4
    Res./Com.DugaldSt. Boniface Industrial Park1,52000.0792.1678.921276.39118.42112,776.3
    ResidentialEast SeineIsland Lakes7,52500.012.7718.62361.11026.6357948.8
    ResidentialEast SeineNiakwa Place2,30500.018.7326.012104.1760.71581,370.9
    ResidentialEast SeineRoyalwood4,95500.014.0832.31248.4728.32581,041.4
    ResidentialEast SeineSage Creek4,79000.0416.7520.91041.8312.55142,146.1
    ResidentialEast SeineSouthdale6,45013.13196.12680.653164.32474.41,3104,062.0
    ResidentialEast SeineSouthland Park1,210116.5116.5349.6466.1349.6891,471.1
    ResidentialEast St. BonifaceMaginot1,54500.0112.915194.226336.6338.82693,482.2
    ResidentialEast St. BonifaceNiakwa Park71000.0256.3128.26169.0384.51113,126.8
    Res./Com.East St. BonifaceStock Yards71000.0384.56169.012338.0256.337510,563.4
    ResidentialEast St. BonifaceWindsor Park10,05012.04895.54487.6136270.64181.61,1742,336.3
    ResidentialSt. BonifaceArchwood74000.000.000.000.000.000.0
    ResidentialSt. BonifaceCentral St. Boniface6,16500.0119386.1116376.3284921.388285.53,95812,840.2
    ResidentialSt. BonifaceDufresne37000.02108.17378.49486.54216.21307,027.0
    ResidentialSt. BonifaceNorth St. Boniface2,08500.019182.326249.462594.715143.99939,525.2
    ResidentialSt. BonifaceNorwood East4,07000.034167.151250.682402.929142.51,5157,444.7
    ResidentialSt. BonifaceNorwood West2,96500.01494.424161.948323.8960.71,1617,831.4
    Res./Com.~Assiniboa Downs41500.0148.24192.811530.14192.81416,795.2
    ResidentialAssiniboiaBuchanan2,98000.0320.11494.057382.61280.53492,342.3
    ResidentialAssiniboiaCrestview8,68000.0130299.567154.4164377.973168.21,8414,241.9
    ResidentialAssiniboiaHeritage Park5,53500.01657.830108.478281.82175.96522,355.9
    ResidentialAssiniboiaSturgeon Creek2,95516.838257.21494.845304.61174.51,0537,126.9
    ResidentialEast St. JamesBruce Park2,13500.0328.1765.626243.614131.14193,925.1
    ResidentialEast St. JamesDeer Lodge3,87500.0736.11367.153273.51367.17083,654.2
    ResidentialEast St. JamesKensington27000.0332,444.410740.7272,000.05370.425919,185.2
    ResidentialEast St. JamesKing Edward5,52500.085307.751184.6134485.134123.11,5035,440.7
    ResidentialEast St. JamesWest Wolseley305165.615983.6161,049.2332,163.93196.718712,262.3
    ResidentialKirkfield ParkGlendale1,04000.07134.69173.137711.517326.91973,788.5
    ResidentialKirkfield ParkKirkfield2,78517.2428.719136.429208.3857.54072,922.8
    ResidentialKirkfield ParkWestwood7,09512.82673.31645.161172.01953.69512,680.8
    ResidentialWest St. JamesBirchwood2,17000.0436.9764.542387.1655.33553,271.9
    ResidentialWest St. JamesBooth5,46513.72280.560219.6137501.435128.19903,623.1
    ResidentialWest St. JamesJameswood1,38000.0229.0687.09130.4343.51602,318.8
    ResidentialWest St. JamesSilver Heights5,14000.028108.930116.764249.026101.21,0354,027.2
    ResidentialWest St. JamesWoodhaven90000.000.000.0122.2122.21102,444.4

    The table below features all of the majorly non-residential neighborhoods of Winnipeg, which includes things like shopping malls, parks, the airport and other commercial and industrial centers. There are no rates in this table because it is not appropriate to compare crime rates in residential areas with rates in industrial-commercial areas, as these areas are largely unpopulated with permanent residents when compared to how many people work there and how many people visit the area.

    Crime in Winnipeg Commercial-Industrial Neighborhoods, 2017–2021!Type!Area!Neighborhood!Pop.!Homicide!Robbery!Agr. Aslt. !Cmn. Aslt !Utt. Threat !Property
    Ind./Com.North EndDufferin Industrial001813104313
    Ind./Com.CentralChinatown420034315519446
    Ind./Com.CentralLogan CPR240385113223531,054
    Ind./Com.CentralSouth Point Douglas3901193271463941,046
    Ind./Com.DowntownCivic Center155029385611512
    Ind./Com.DowntownExchange District63016097178462,203
    ParkDowntownLegislature0017165920410
    Ind./Com.DowntownPortage & Main002520589422
    Ind./Com.DowntownPortage-Ellice1,0752190221505671,540
    Ind./Com.DowntownSouth Portage1,86542942756751634,806
    ParkDowntownThe Forks003239696462
    ParkTuxedoAssiniboine Park00328298
    Ind./Com.~Tuxedo Industrials5450291432261,413
    Ind./Com.ElmwoodKildonan Crossing0122113715446
    Ind./Com.ElmwoodTyne-Tees00248185617
    Ind./Com.~North Transcona Yards00004163
    ParkNorth KildonanKil-Cona Park3350032159
    Ind./Com.Suburban KildonanMcLeod Industrial007260251
    Ind./Com.Fort WhyteWest Fort Garry Industrial0072145512
    Ind./Com.Fort GarryBuffalo010343126
    Ind./Com.Fort GarryChevrier0026122343
    Ind./Com.Fort GarryParker00002048
    Ind./Com.~Griffin00001147
    Ind./Com.~Transcona North00000013
    Ind./Com.TransconaRegent0017941132513,858
    Ind./Com.TransconaTranscona Yards00030098
    Park~Maple Grove Park00004021
    Ind./Com.South St. VitalSt. Vital Centre00751558241,043
    University~University (of Manitoba)0147262440
    Ind./Com.Waverly WestBridgewater Centre250011193282
    UndevelopedWaverly WestWaverly West B00001013
    Ind./Com.East InksterInkster Industrial Park0039206604
    Ind./Com.Garden CityWest Kildonan Industrial001182135
    Ind./Com.West InksterNorth Inkster Industrial31000563173
    Ind./Com.West InksterOak Point Highway002042329
    ParkWest KildonanKildonan Park00317160
    Ind./Com.WestonOmand's Creek Industrial013361323
    Ind./Com.WestonPacific Industrial00198162451
    Ind./Com.WestonWeston Shops00912104237
    Ind./Com.~Mission Industrial0112141476
    Ind./Com.~Symington Yards000131137
    Ind./Com.DugaldDugald000021101
    Ind./Com.East SeineThe Mint0000006
    Ind./Com.St. BonifaceTissot00789954
    Airport~Airport130024176287
    Ind./Com.~Polo Park275248083192493,429
    Ind./Com.~St. James Industrial00218111257444,424
    Ind./Com.AssiniboiaSaskatchewan North00024055
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    Gangs and terrorism

    See also: List of gangs in Canada. The Terrorism Research & Analysis Consortium has listed Winnipeg as one of Canada's "vulnerable cities" for terrorism.[78]

    By 1998, Winnipeg had garnered a reputation as the "gang capital" of Canada. Accordingly, the Canadian Police Association claimed in 2013 that gangs were "a key and distinguishing feature of the urban landscape in Winnipeg." In 2019, there were an estimated 4,000 local gang members in Winnipeg—around 1,500 full members and 2,500 associates—spread out between 25 and 30 separate gangs. This total number of members has remained roughly the same over the years, though the associated gang violence has grown.

    In 2020, gangs were a significant driving force of violence in Winnipeg—with 50% of all 110 shootings and 30% of the 41 homicides by December 14 that year being gang related.

    Criminal organizations (active and inactive) based in Winnipeg include:[79] [80]

    • Most notable groups: African/Afrikan Mafia, formed in 2005;[81] Deuce (formerly The Over Lords, or TOL); Indian Posse, formed in 1988;[82] Mad Cowz; MMM (Money Making Mali's); Manitoba Warriors (or 1323), formed in the 1990s;[83] Main Street Rattlers (defunct), formed in the 1980s; Most Organized Brothers (MOB);[84] Native Syndicate, formed in the 1990s; Redd Alert, formed in the late 1990s;
    • Other groups: 204 Girlz; 334 Mob Squad; All 'Bout Money (ABM), formed in 2008;[85] Da Pitbull Army (DPA), formed in 2006; East Side Crips; Gangsta Crips; Good Squad; Junior Warriors; Krazies; Los Votos Chicanos; Noe Luv Crew; Nine O; North End Brotherhood; Renegades; Ruthless Crew; Sodiers; South Broadway Gang; Spade Bloods; Terror Squad;[86] Terrorizer; TFN (Tax Free N*ggers); Transcona Guardian Angels; West End Boyz; and Westside Outlawz.

    Local criminal cells in Winnipeg include Bandidos Motorcycle Club (Los Montoneros), who merged with Rock Machine in 2000;[87] Bloods (Troublesum Bloodz, Westside Bloodz); Crips (East Side Crips, Westside Crips); Los Bravos, which turned into Manitoba's first Hells Angels chapter in 2000;[88] and Triple M.

    The 2004 film Stryker, directed by Noam Gonick, depicts gang violence in Winnipeg's North End.

    History

    In 1949, the Dew Drop Gang was formed only to disappeared in April the following year. Other than that, prior to the 1980s, Winnipeg did not have many street gangs.[89]

    It was autumn in 1993 when Winnipeg would see its first street gang-related murder: the stabbing of Chris Robichaud, over a pack of cigarettes, by an Indigenous youth nearby Grant Park Shopping Centre. In response, to address the prevalence of youth violence in Winnipeg, Manitoba Minister of Justice Rosemary Vodrey called an emergency violence summit to be held in December 1993.

    In March 1993, the suspected leader for a gang based in Winnipeg's Maples area was arrested for uttering threats to school officials. This gang, which supposedly had 200 members around the city, was allegedly running a protection racket in the Seven Oake School Division. Winnipeg saw its first fatal gang-related drive-by shooting in July 1995, when 13-year-old Joseph "Beeper" Spence was shot in the back and killed outside a North End daycare centre. Spence was mistaken for an Indian Posse member by 8 members of the Deuce street gang. By May 1996, there were approximately 730 active street gang members, 75% of whom were Indigenous and 75% adults.

    In 2020, gangs were a significant driving force of violence in Winnipeg—with 50% of all 110 shootings and 30% of the 41 homicides by December 14 that year being gang related.

    Demographic-based gangs

    Winnipeg's gang activity consists of a number of demographics, primarily of Indigenous peoples, newcomers, and black Canadians, along with other ethnic groups, namely European and East Asian (Filipino and Vietnamese).[90] Moreover, in 2001, the overwhelming majority of identified female gang members (between 60% and 98%) in Winnipeg were found to be "Aboriginal" (i.e., Indigenous). Nonetheless, poverty and homelessness are much greater indicators of gang involvement than race, as well as addiction, intergenerational trauma, broken families, and social isolation.

    Ethnic-criminal organizations (active and inactive) centered in Winnipeg include:

    Newcomers have been susceptible to fall into gang associations often due to the lack of access to resources and/or alienation in their new environment. The largest proportion of Winnipeg immigrant-gangs in 2013 was African-Canadian—around 35% (including the Mad Cowz and the African Mafia). One reason is that many newcomers come from especially violent backgrounds in war-torn countries (such as Somalia, Kenya, Congo). In early 2018, Winnipeg Police identified at least 2 gangs that were heavily recruiting immigrants.

    The African Mafia, which was formed in 2005, is notoriously violent and has since splintered into other factions and regions. As late as 2019, Central Winnipeg is said to be a "stronghold" of Mad Cowz, with an additional presence of TFN and MMM, both gangs being splinters of the African Mafia. Recent shootings in the city are believed to be gang-related, including a fatal double homicide in 2019 in the Exchange District.

    Formed in the early 1980s, the now-defunct Main Street Rattlers was the first Indigenous street gang in Winnipeg, chiefly operating as drug traffickers for biker gangs. About one year after the Rattlers' emerged, Asian gangs would begin to appear, engaging in much more serious violent crimes than other gangs of the time, such as extortion and armed robbery, mostly directed at the local Asian community. Around the end of the 1980s came the Vietnamese-Canadian "Halloween Gang", who were reportedly responsible for the 1988 murder of a teenage prostitute named Charlene Orsulak.

    Indigenous gangs that followed the Rattlers were the Indian Posse in 1988 and the Manitoba Warriors in the 1990s, the latter beginning primarily as security on reserves and subsequently becoming a key player in the Winnipeg drug trade. The Native Syndicate would emerge soon after, as a prison gang at first.

    By May 1996, there were approximately 730 active street gang members, 75% of whom were Indigenous and 75% adults.

    In 2012—six years after it first caught the attention of Winnipeg Police Service (WPS)—WPS said the MOB had grown into a major criminal threat with over 100 documented members and associates. In 2008, the MOB began affiliating with the Manitoba Warriors, who would supply them drugs in exchange for committing violence on the Warriors' behalf. However, the two gangs have since become violent rivals.

    Crime in Manitoba

    In 2011, Manitoba had the highest violent crime rate and homicide rate of all Canadian provinces.[91]

    Among municipalities of Manitoba in the 2019 Violent Crime Severity Index (VCSI), Thompson ranked #1 out of 237 with a rating of 570 (the national average was 82.44). Its overall Crime Severity Index (CSI) rating came at 366 against the national average of 75.01. Portage la Prairie came at #3 with a CSI of 263 and VCSI of 316); Selkirk at #7 (CSI: 193; VCSI: 231); Winnipeg at #13 (CSI: 125; VCSI: 173); Brandon at #35 (CSI: 115; VCSI: 116); Steinbach at #79 (CSI: 87; VCSI: 80); and Winkler and Stanley at #140 (CSI: 54; VCSI: 52).

    Social services

    Organizations and initiatives in Winnipeg that serve at-risk, marginalized, and/or rehabilitation-seeking people include:

    • Gang Action Interagency Network — a collection of government and non-profit agencies, community groups, and law enforcement officials who collaborate towards supporting gang members out of a criminal lifestyle and towards grassroots initiatives against gang activity.
    • Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba — a non-profit agency for settling new Canadians.
    • Ogijiita Pimatiswin Kinamatawin — a social service agency that works with at-risk Indigenous youth and adults.
    • Rossbrook House — a neighbourhood drop-in centre active in Winnipeg's Centennial area, offering a safe space for children and young adults.
    • Winnipeg Youth Gang Prevention Fund[92]

    In pop culture

    Pop culture depictions of politics and/or crime in Winnipeg include:

    See also

    Further reading

    • Comack, Elizabeth. 2012. Racialized Policing: Aboriginal People's Encounters with the Police. Halifax: Fernwood Publishing.
    • Comack, Elizabeth, Lawrence Deane, Larry Morrissette, and Jim Silver. 2013. 'Indians Wear Red': Colonialism, Resistance, and Aboriginal Street Gangs. Halifax: Fernwood Publishing.

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