Is police work dangerous in New Brunswick?
The unpredictable nature of many of the people and events police officers encounter makes police work in any location dangerous at times. Interestingly enough, research shows that construction, transportation, mining, logging and fishing are more hazardous than policing [Forbes.com; Griffiths, C.T., & Verdon Jones, S. N. (1994). Canadian Criminal Justice. Toronto: Harcourt Brace]. New Brunswick is a relatively safe province in which to live, work and play. In 2005, New Brunswick had the fourth lowest crime rate in the country at 6,756 per 100,000 population. See Crime and Victimization in Canada and New Brunswick.
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