DEPENDS upon WHERE in Vancouver.....at least when we lived there for 18 months (On False Creek)....there were good parts and bad parts.....but, there are cities in the US I’d not want to hang out in or walk thru, either.
Last weekend, I walked down Hastings between Chinatown and Gas Town. My God, was that a horrible experience! I’ve never seen so many wretched people in one place.