Markham is the second safest city in Canada, according to a website that compares cities around the globe. Numbeo ranked Markham second behind Quebec City on its top 10 list released in June based on a crime index of 22.22 and safety index of 77.78. By comparison, Quebec City, which topped the list, came in with a crime index of 14.98 and safety index of 85.02.
Being seen as safe is one of nine equally weighted attributes used to develop the quality of life sub-ranking in the report based on a study that surveyed more than 20,000 citizens to assess perceptions of 73 countries on 65 different metrics. Factors such as walking during daylight and during night, worries of being mugged or robbed, worries of physical attacks or drug problems were used to compare crime levels and crime types by city.
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