Don't Blame Aboriginal Population For Bad Crime Stats

By Ben Meisner

For those who would like to lay the blame for the high rate of crime in this city on the aboriginal population, think again, you are dead wrong.

Yes we do have a high aboriginal population, somewhere between 8 and 10% but they are not the people who are responsible for our latest statistics.

While Maclean’s magazine says we are number 4 in the country overall , 5^th in motor vehicle crime, aggravated assault #3, break and entry #7, robbery # 8,  and sexual assaults# 6 , we can safely say that in the majority of the cases,  we can blame local home grown types for these crimes.  When I say  home grown, I  am not counting the aboriginal population, rather, every other  type of person who lives on  your block.

But there is more.  The police will tell you there are around 40 criminals who are responsible for the majority of the crime.

The police put it this way, let’s say you have one crook who commits 40 break and entries a year (and that does happen) four people like them will increase your statistics quickly.

Much of the crime the police say comes from a select group within the community.

It was well put by an editorial contributor recently who said the crooks want to have new BMW’s, new homes. and new toys, so they must grow their business. They do that by perhaps getting rid of the guy who operates a similar drug business down the street. They also try to increase their business by getting more people using drugs which results in them creating more B&E’s in order to supply the habit.

It then becomes a vicious circle and that is where we fit. Get rid of a select group within the city and you will see the crime stats drop like a stone.

The bottom line,  any comments  suggesting our high aboriginal population accounts for our crime stats simply do not hold water.

I’m Meisner and that’s one man’s opinion.

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