The West End is a mostly residential area of Downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It includes the neighbourhoods of Armstrong's Point, Colony, Daniel McIntyre, Minto, Sargent Park, Spence, St. Matthews, West Broadway, and Wolseley. The area is bordered by Route 62 (Osborne, Memorial, Colony, and Balmoral Streets) on the east, St. James Street on the west, the Assiniboine River on the south, and Notre Dame Avenue on the north. Demographics In 2011, the population of the West End was 46,140. The area is ethnically diverse. Data from the 2011 census shows the West End as 51% Caucasian, 21% Filipino, 15% Aboriginal, 4% Black, and 9% other visible minorities. Historically, the area was home to large German, Scandinavian, and Icelandic communities. Contrast between neighbourhoods in the West End is extreme. Armstrong's Point is one of Winnipeg's most affluent neighbourhoods with a median household income of $89,887; West Broadway is located directly north of Armstrong's Point, and has a median household income of $25,877. Politics Municipally, the West End is within both the Daniel McIntyre and Fort Rouge - East Fort Garry city council wards, which are represented by Cindy Gilroy and Sherri Rollins respectively. Provincially, the electoral map of Manitoba was redrawn in 2019. The West End is now divided into the following four electoral districts, all represented by Manitoba NDP members: Wolseley (Lisa Naylor), St. James (Adrien Sala), Notre Dame (Malaya Marcelino), and Union Station (Uzoma Asagwara). Federally, the West End is within the Winnipeg Centre electoral district and is represented by Leah Gazan (NDP). Crime The West End, much like the North End though to a lesser extent, is thought by Winnipeggers to be one of the more dangerous areas of the city. However, contrary to popular belief, much of the West End's neighborhoods have quite low crime rates, such as Sargent Park and Minto. With that being said, some of the neighborhoods in the West End do indeed possess some of the highest crime rates in the city, such as Spence and Colony. Generally speaking, the further west, the less crime. The table below shows the crime rates of various crimes in each of the West End neighborhoods. The crime data spans 5 years from the year 2017 to the year 2021. The rates are crimes per 100,000 residents per year. History The development of the West End as a residential expansion came during one of Winnipeg's largest periods