But way to go, Montreal, anyway...
MONTREAL -- In the 1970s, 80s and into the 90s, Montreal was saddled with scores of murders each year, a bloody battle that kept police busy and the crime tabloids happy. This year is closing out with a different kind of Montreal crime story: Homicides have hit record lows.Police report that, provided there are none today and tomorrow, 2008 is ending with 29 homicides, the smallest number recorded since the creation of the force in 1972.
Since murder is considered a reliable barometer of social violence, police cautiously argue that Montreal is one of the safest major North American cities. Attempted murders are down, too.
"Montreal is becoming like the suburbs," said Clément Rose, police commander of the major crimes division in Montreal. "People have this impression that Montreal is violent. That impression is false, really false, and these figures are real."
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However, Montreal roads are homicidal psycho-sexual maniacs who will cut you up and leave you walking funny.
Toronto gets a bad rap too, despite having a lower crime rate than any other major Canadian city.
Perhaps the numbers are down because Walton and Epstein have been too busy writing....?
Henshaw nails it in one.
"Right now, people love one another in Montreal," he said, half jokingly. "There is love in the city. All we can hope is that the same is true in 2009."
Oh yeah there's all that lovin' as well. It's hard to get homicidal with all this romance at every turn. My dep' just proposed... *again*..
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