I was in Winnipeg three years ago doing some work with the Winnipeg Police.  I walked to the police station through the downtown at 2 pm, on my way to work.   Upon finishing at 2 AM, I asked the constable I had worked with for a ride back to my hotel.  He said that he wouldn't have let me walk back because I would be robbed within the first two blocks.   That being said, the crime problem is particularly bad in the down town area, to the extent that many people won't go to attend major events, according to people I spoke with.