That is a myth
Flemingdon Park is a ver scary place at night!
"Bound by Hwy. 400 and Jane St. to the west, Dufferin St. to the east, Steeles Ave. to the north and Grandravine Dr. and Sheppard Ave. to the south, Ward 8 has for years held claim to a higher rate of immigrants, single parents, low-income families, rental households and unemployment than the rest of Toronto.
The 2001 census found 67.6% of the ward's occupied private dwellings were rented, compared to 49.3% in all of Toronto.
Of residents older than 20, 17.5% had less than a Grade 9 education, compared to the city's 10.8%, and more than 20% didn't graduate from high school, compared to Toronto's 14.3%.
Low-income families made up 35.4% of Ward 8's population, compared to Toronto's 19.4%. Nearly twice as many residents in Ward 8 made less than $10,000 in total annual household income, while less than half made $100,000 or more."
source:
http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0...-s-cities.html
source 2:
http://www.ontariotenants.ca/article...ts-01b03.phtml