“When you’re never coming together to connect with one another, everything feels out of the ordinary.”
Canadians feel that there has been more violence in the community since the COVID-19 pandemic started, according to a recent poll by Ipsos done on behalf of Global News.
In Alberta, there is a general sense of some people feeling more unsafe. Forty-four per cent said there appears to be more violence in the community since COVID-19, and they feel less safe where they live compared to a year ago. Forty per cent said they would not walk alone at night in their neighbourhood.“Albertans actually feel the least safe walking in their own neighbourhoods.
Click to share quote on Twitter: "Many saw the pandemic as a tipping point for this country and believe that since the pandemic, violence has become worse in their own communities."“First, because of the increased mental health challenges that emerge as a result of the pandemic, and the second is the pandemic clearly laid bare the inequality in our society.
“Before I was on council I used to run a retail business, and if I had stats that showed two out of 10 customers … didn’t feel safe, I would be really worried about that stat,” Knack said. “For folks not to feel safe to go out … to go to the bank or get groceries, that’s really troubling.”
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