I just recently read that Vancouver Police were investigating the 13th homicide of 2015. Don’t know if that is just Van or it is the metro area. Meanwhile here in Calgary, the CPS is investigating the 29th or 30 of the year. Calgary’s murder rate is up because of a gang war, so the police say. I’m guessing that Baltimore’s murder rate is running average because the Bloods and the Crops are ALWAYS at war! Personally, I believe our murder rate is up because of all the African and Arab immigrants that have inundated Calgary in the last 10 years.
Vancouver is known as Hongcouver because of all the immigration from HK and China. I believe it is about 15-20% Chinese and 10% Indian (mostly Sikh). Since the average single family dwelling in Vancouver has hit $1,000,000CDN ($760,000USD), it seems that only wealthy Chinese are able to afford such houses!
Not an encouraging trend.