Exploring the Link between Crime and Socio-Economic Status in Ottawa and Saskatoon: A Small-Area Geographical Analysis

Figure 3.4 - Selected Criminal Code Offences, Ottawa1 and Saskatoon2 1999-2003

Figure 3.4 This is a line graph showing the rate of Criminal Code offences and violent offences in Ottawa and Saskatoon between 1999 and 2003. The trends all show slow increases.

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The Y axis represents the rate of selected offences per 100,000 and is measured in thousands and increases in increments of 5000 from 0 to 15000 from bottom to top.

The X axis lists the years 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003 from left to right.

The rates of the selected offences for the years 1999 to 2003 are as follows:

Saskatoon Total Criminal Code (Exc. Traffic):

Saskatoon Total Crimes of Violence

Ottawa Total Criminal Code (Exc. Traffic)

Ottawa Total Crimes of Violence

The line graph shows that the rate of total criminal code offences in Saskatoon has risen between 1999 and 2003 and highlights that this is the highest rate in comparison to the other offences. Total violent crimes in Saskatchewan have evened out over this time period and this line sits below the total criminal code offences in Saskatoon. The total criminal code offence rate and total crimes of violence rate in Ottawa remained stable over this time period. The rate of total crimes of violence in Ottawa is the lowest rate in comparison to the other offences.