Neil Boyd

Neil Boyd: Neil Boyd, head of criminology at Simon Fraser University in B.C., says crime in the oilsands capital is a lot lower than the Canadian average, according to The Star. The study, paid for by the Fort McMurray municipality, also indicates those crime rates are falling faster in the city than elsewhere and A study suggests that Fort McMurray doesn't deserve its reputation as a crime-ridden, wild and woolly boom town. Fort McMurray's robbery, break-and-enter and sexual assault rates are well below the Alberta and Canadian averages. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.