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Originally Posted by Winnipeg Grump
I have an old friend who's a DC with WPS and he's told our group a few times - 'look, unless you're ganged up, involved in the — trade, or make the wise decision to walk through Hell's Half Acre at 2 in the morning, the average Winnipeger has a near-zero chance of being a victim of violent crime'. Now, he said that before the fentanyl crisis, but Winnipeg isn't alone in that one either, so people need to keep things in perspective.
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This pretty much squares with my experience as a downtown resident. I've never felt unsafe even in the wee hours, at least in the Exchange or south of Portage. Anecdotally, of my friends, family, and colleagues, their fear of downtown scales with distance. Those from Charleswood or North Kildonan have their adrenaline pumping walking two blocks from my place to their car, but those from the core neighborhoods will happily toddle off into the night.
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