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

Table 8.5 - A Summary of the Multiple Regression Analyses - Ottawa and Saskatoon, Ottawa Neighbourhoods (n=50)
Dependent Var. TOTAL_OFF VIOLENT MAJOR_PROP MINOR_PROP DRUGS DIST_OTHER
R2 0.613 0.495 0.638 0.500 0.269 0.519
Independent Vars.(significant betas) YOUTH_NO_SC
SINGLE
AVG_HSLD_INC		 YOUTH_NO_SC SINGLE
YOUTH_NO_SC
AVG_HSLD_INC
NO_HS_DIP		 SINGLE
YOUTH_NO_SC		 SINGLE
YOUTH_NO_SC		 YOUTH_NO_SC
AVG_HSLD_INC

Saskatoon Neighbourhoods (n=55)
Dependent Var. TOTAL_OFF VIOLENT MAJOR_PROP MINOR_PROP DRUGS
R2 .690 .726 .710 .618 .688
Independent Vars. (significant betas) YOUTH_NO_SC
SINGLE
GOVT_TRANSFER
APT_HIGH_RISE		 ABORIGINAL
GOVT_TRANSFER		 AVG_SELL_PRICE
*MOVERS
OLD_HOUSE		 APT_HIGH_RISE
YOUTH_NO_SC
DWEL_RENTED		 APT_HIGH_RISE
LOW_INC_FAM
YOUTH_NO_SC

* Negative beta coefficients indicating inverse relationship.


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