Placing 32nd can be a good thing

Sometimes not being number one is a good thing.

In MacLean's recently published Canada's Most Dangerous Cities of 2010 chart, Sault Ste. Marie sits at number 32, far below the overall top ranked city of Prince George, British Columbia.

Prince George ranks number one in the homicide sub-category, with seven murders in 2010, 486 percent above the national average.

It's interesting to note that Thunder Bay, Ontario ranks number four on the homicide chart, at 163 percent above the national average.

Thankfully, the Sault ranks 20 percent below the national average when it comes to homicide, 42.2 percent below for auto theft and 9.6 percent below for robbery.

However, we don't do so well when it comes to aggravated assault, scoring 68.9 percent above the national average.

We're also well above the national average - 29.9 percent - for both break-and-enter and sexual assault.

Surprisingly, Toronto ranks 13th for violent crime and 86th for non-violent crime for an overall ranking of 52.

To view MacLean's complete crime chart, please click here