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

Table 6.7 - Mean Z-Scores for Crime and Selected Socio-Economic Variables
Variable High Crime Areas (n=237) Disadvantaged Areas (n=237) Intersection 1 Total Off./ Disad. (n=98) Intersection 2 Violent/ Disad. (n=103)
TOTAL_OFF 0.937 0.279 0.883 0.783
VIOLENT 1.038 0.495 1.284 1.310
MAJOR_PROP 1.012 0.313 0.976 0.803
MINOR_PROP 0.858 0.197 0.721 0.615
DRUGS 0.355 0.095 0.306 0.290
DIST_OTHER 0.908 0.396 0.999 0.872
TOT_YOUTH 0.083 0.485 0.486 0.500
REC_IMM 0.242 0.963 0.841 0.822
VIS_MIN 0.293 1.008 0.978 1.039
AVG_INC -0.425 -1.036 -1.104 -1.129
AVG_FAM_INC -0.479 -1.062 -1.130 -1.138
AVG_HSLD -0.555 -1.110 -1.205 -1.205
LOW_INC 0.671 1.639 1.814 1.870
LFP_RATE -0.216 -0.487 -0.538 -0.590
UNEMP 0.343 1.033 1.158 1.317
YOUTH_UNEMP 0.066 0.271 0.236 0.335
MOVERS_1_yr 0.423 0.761 0.850 0.749
SINGLE 0.831 1.159 1.430 1.389
LONE_PARENT 0.445 1.007 1.100 1.187
DWEL_OWNED -0.674 -1.304 -1.392 -1.346
DWEL_RENTED 0.673 1.308 1.391 1.349
HOUSE -0.535 -1.048 -1.134 -1.051
ROW_HOUSE -0.063 0.156 0.043 0.030
APT_HIGH_RISE 0.312 0.803 0.757 0.673
APT_LOW_RISE 0.599 0.589 0.938 0.907
YOUTH_NO_SC 0.281 0.374 0.457 0.519
NO_HS_DIP 0.589 0.802 1.042 1.174
COLLEGE_DIP -0.259 -0.337 -0.385 -0.390
UNIV_DEGREE -0.227 -0.474 -0.526 -0.638