Visible minorities feel less safe than other Canadians: Statistics Canada
MONTREAL — Visible minorities, particularly Arabs and West Asians, feel less safe walking alone in their neighbourhoods after dark than do other Canadians, according to a Statistics Canada survey released Tuesday.
The study was conducted with data collected in 2014.
Forty-four per cent of respondents who identified themselves as belonging to a visible minority group said they felt “very safe” walking home alone after dark, versus 54 per cent for other Canadians.
Stats Can noted that the majority of visible minorities in the country live in large cities, “where feelings of safety are relatively low.”