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safest cities in canada

Montreal was ranked among the safest cities to visit in 2024 — Here’s who beat us

Canada recently ranked among the safest countries to visit, and if you're wondering which cities are the most secure, put Montreal on your list.

Berkshire Hathaway's travel insurance subsidiary, Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection (BHTP) recently ranked the safest cities to travel to in 2024 and the city in Quebec was just one spot shy of taking the lead.

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The Safest Cities In Canada Were Ranked & 5 Quebec Towns Made The Top 10

In Quebec, the living is easy and, apparently, much safer too. A recent study has placed five Quebec towns in the top 10 safest places in the country, with Quebec City taking second place.

Pulling data from the Canadian Crime Index, Money.ca analyzed crimes that directly impact residents' sense of security, including arson, robbery, impaired driving, and burglary. They calculated the number of offenses per 100,000 people, painting a picture of safety across Canadian cities.

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The Safest Cities In Canada Were Ranked & Montreal Didn't Make The Top 5

The safest cities in Canada were recently ranked and while Montreal managed to make the list, it failed to reach the top five.

Money.ca, which serves as a comprehensive financial platform that provides reliable financial news, expert advice, and practical tips on personal finance, investing, retirement planning, and business finance, released its ranking of the Safest Areas of Canada To Live In and Toronto was ranked number one.

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Canada’s Safest Cities Were Ranked & Here’s Why Quebec Should Be Embarrassed

The safest metropolitan areas in Canada were ranked and not a single city in Quebec managed to make the top 10. A new report published by Rental.ca indicated that Ontario has some of the safest urban areas in the entire country — with Barrie securing the top spot.

In fact, eight Ontario cities made up the top ten, proving that the eastern province is particularly secure. Rentola analyzed a number of different factors in order to compile the ranking of the safest cities including the number of citizens per police officer, crime severity, the amount of violent and non-violent crimes and the crime-solving rate, all based on a scale of one to 10.

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Montreal Is Canada's Safest City & It Ranked Top 3 In The Whole World

Montreal is one of the safest places in the world, according to a new ranking. The Canadian city placed in the top three in the State of Travel Insurance Safest Destinations report compiled by travel insurance provider Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection.

No other Canadian city made it onto the safety list, although Canada as a whole did place in the top 10 for safest countries.

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Montreal Ranked Safest City In The World To Visit In 2022

Berkshire Hathaway's travel insurance subsidiary, Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection (BHTP), named Montreal the safest city in the world to travel in 2022. Next in line in the ranking are Amsterdam, Tokyo, Singapore and Sydney.

London, Barcelona, Hong Kong, Berlin and Rome round out the BHTP list.

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