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Originally Posted by MonkeyRonin
Given a 2018 population estimate of 8,550,405 for NYC and 2,970,000 for Toronto, that would work out to a murder rate of 3.38 for New York and and 3.23/100,000 for Toronto. So, close, but not quite.
Either way, that the US's safest big city has a murder rate roughly equal to Canada's most dangerous for the year isn't particularly surprising or unusual. The only thing that's really changed are the cities that occupy each position.
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Where are those population numbers from?
The official population counts are:
Toronto (2016 Canadian Census) 2,731,571
New York City (2017 US Census Estimate) 8,622,698
The Toronto figure is two years off from 2018 and the NYC figure is one year off from 2018. Now both cities are growing in population but I find it hard to believe Toronto grew to 2,970,000 in just two years, maybe that is a figure from the Toronto government or urban planning agency but I think Canadian Census vs. US Census is a better apples to apples comparison.