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Edmonton is perceived as the fifth most dangerous city in Canada, outranked by Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal and Saskatoon, a new poll suggests.

Winnipeg is considered the least safe place. Ottawa is ranked as the safest city.

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More than 4,200 Canadians across the country were surveyed and asked to rank 15 cities in terms of safety, regardless of crime statistics, for a poll released Tuesday.

Fifty-two per cent of those polled believed Edmonton to be safe, compared to 41 per cent who believed it was unsafe. Seven per cent said they weren’t sure. Women were slightly more likely to believe Edmonton was dangerous than men.

Seventy-two per cent of Canadians said Ottawa is safe or very safe, compared to 16 per cent who believe it is unsafe.

“Perceptions compared to Statistics Canada’s Crime Severity Index yields some interesting comparisons,” Quito Maggi, president of Mainstreet Research, said in a written statement. “Winnipeg, which is ranked at the bottom by Canadians, has a Crime Severity Index lower than Vancouver, Edmonton, Regina and Saskatoon.”

Edmonton’s Crime Severity Index, which measures the volume of reports and how serious they are, put it as the 13th safest city in Canada in 2015, ahead of Regina and Saskatoon.