Calgary: Canada's Nottingham?

Nottingham is nicknamed the 'guns and gangs capital' here in the UK. I got this email from Chris today and it's so bizarre that I had to post it. I just sat in the office with my mouth gaping open as I read it. The moral of the story is: do not open your door at night. Here it is:

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So this morning at around 2:30 am my telephone rang and shook me from a
very deep sleep. At first I was concerned that someone had died, but
luckily it turned out to be the front door. I was told that it was 'The
Plumber' and that the apartment below me had flooded and he needed to
come in to look at my bathroom. Mmmmhmm. Luckily TV and a
non-so-distant alley-way encounter have made me sceptical and scared of
people, so I refused to buzz him in. Not 90 seconds later there was a
knock at my door. I looked out my peephole to see a man with a large
red tool box. The toolbox made me think, momentarily, 'Well, he must be
a plumber then.' But logic set in and I refused to open my door without
some confirmation that he was legit. Of course, he couldn't seem to
produce anything confirming who he was, and Matt telling him there was
no water in the bathroom was not good enough. We suggested that he give
us the number of his work, or get them to call us, or have the people
downstairs come up and confirm the situation (which would have made the
most sense you'd think). Nope, he didn't agree to any of these, we
should just let him in. He finally stormed off saying that if there was
any damage we would be responsible. Mmmhmmm. Then we could hear
knocking on someone elses door down the hall, so we called the Police.

The Police showed up within 5-10 minutes and saw no lights on in the
apartment below, or any sign of 'The Plumber'. Apparently we did the
right thing not letting him in, the normal route for such a case were he
telling the truth would be to have Management call us. So I couldn't
get back to sleep last night thinking of all the horrible things that
could have happened if we'd opened the door (not that I would have).
Sketchy huh? So DON'T either of you ever answer your doors in the
middle of the night to strange people! Seems like common sense, but
apparently it happens all the time. I think the lesson of the story is
'Don't Trust Anyone, Always Be Suspicious'. There could be a terrorist
in your home RIGHT NOW.

But seriously, where do I live? Why am I having such bad luck with
violence and attempted violence? I live in a good 'hood, perhaps too good. Apparently being
associated with our nice building makes people think we have nice things
:) We just rent silly.

Anywho, now I have to try and stay awake at work on a Council day that
is predicted to run until 8 pm. I am the last item on the agenda. :(

Have a goooooood day y'all.

Chris