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

Figure 6.5 - High Crime Areas, Ottawa 2001 - Drug Offences (Top Quintile, n=237 Census DAs)

Figure 6.5 This is a map of Ottawa showing the boundaries of census dissemination areas. The shaded areas are those with high drug offence rates in 2001. Drug offences concentrated mostly near the downtown areas.

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The map shows census dissemination areas for areas in which there is an elevated risk of drug offences (0.04 to 0.4 SD), a high risk of drug offences (0.4 to 1 SD), and the highest risk of drug offences (above 1 SD). Areas of an elevated risk of drug offences are represented by a light green, areas of a high risk of drug offences are represented by a medium green, and areas of the highest risk of drug offences are represented by a dark green.

The map demonstrates that the areas with the highest risk of minor property offences are dispersed within the city and seen in both rural and suburban areas. Areas with an elevated risk of minor property crime are also dispersed within the city and in the suburban and rural areas.