Crime Levels Downtown

  • Junko Yamamota, first-year English Language Program (ELP) student

    No, I don’t think. Actually, my friend just last week walked downtown and got attacked. Luckily there was a kind man who helped her. It was a scary experience.

  • Sanjay Beharry, second-year chemistry student

    Personally I feel really good about it. I can stay at the university late and study and it feels safe.

  • Brent McAughey, second-year geography student

    Enlightened. I spend a lot of time around here. We are kind of renowned for having a ‘dirty’ downtown, but I feel good.

  • George Halaett, labourer, Canadian National Railway

    I don’t think it’s decreasing or increasing – I think it’s bad enough right now.

  • Renee Leneveu, first-year social work student, College Université St. Boniface

    I guess so. But I’d question what the specifics of what those reports are indicating are. I generally feel pretty safe downtown be it during the day or night or whatever – but my friends might disagree.

  • Sylvia Martens, downtown resident

    I don’t find it too bad. We’ve been starting to see more police officers walking around. But I don’t think it matters where you live – it could be Tuxedo or Downtown, there’s no real difference.

Published in Volume 65, Number 7 of The Uniter (October 14, 2010)

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