Winnipeg Adult Education Centre

That’s a question to which I would like an answer. As a young woman I don’t feel safe walking around down town on my own. Reading a story about a young women at the age of 16 who was sexually assaulted at gun point made me more worried about walking alone. The man took her into a small forest in a small town in Manitoba. He then hit her with his gun and brutally raped the young teen. When I hear about things like this happening I don’t feel so safe.  Even though there are cops on duty I’ve still been jumped two times walking alone. To this day I still have to walk around alone which makes me worried about who I may run into. The only things I can do to prevent this is to always let someone know where I’m going and how long I may be. This just doesn’t seem like it’s enough because even after the fact I told someone where I was going I still ran into problems. I believe that the cops need to keep their eyes more open for things like this. That’s what they’re there for; to help and protect us. No one wants their loved ones or themselves to be hurt. 

Samantha D.

  I sincerely  hope that Sam Katz opens his eyes and sees just how bad the gangs are effecting our city. Winnipeg is getting a bad rap for it’s high crime rate and  living in the Central area I have no choice but to have witnessed some unacceptable behaviors.

Gangs contribute to drugs, violence and prostitution. The city focuses on the crime when it happens instead of trying to avoid or lessen the chance of a crime involving in things such as gangs. It seems as though the gangs are controlling the city instead of the city officials controlling the gangs. Illegal activities will always occur but helping keep youths active may in the end help teens become well behaved citizens which may help slow down the gang involvement. 

Crystal

  Having moved from Victoria, B.C. eight months ago, I am finding living in Winnipeg quite an adjustment. No, I am not talking about the weather, I am talking about the insane amount of crime. There aren’t really any places in Victoria where I can’t walk down the street alone, even at night! Winnipeg, on the other hand, is a completely different story. There are places here that I have never been for fear that I might get beaten up and mugged. Thousands of dollars worth of belongings have been stolen from my house, and I have even been assaulted. At one point I didn’t leave my house for over a month because I didn’t know what would happen to me next. But do you know what the saddest part is? I live in a nice little part of town called Riverview, which just goes to show that nowhere is really safe. I think that the policy should pay more attention to places like Riverview because not all the crime is happening in the north end; it’s EVERYWHERE!