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

Table 8.6 - Mean Values for Crime and Neighbourhood Variables - Ottawa
Variable All Ottawa Neighbourhoods (n=50) High Crime Areas (HCAs) Total Offences (n=17) High Crime Areas (HCAs) Violent Offences (n=15)
TOTAL_OFF 66.5 98.4 101.3
VIOLENT 11.3 15.3 17.0
MAJOR_PROP 12.8 18.0 18.8
MINOR_PROP 34.0 54.5 53.8
DRUGS 1.8 3.2 3.5
DIST_OTHER 6.7 7.4 8.1
POP_DENS 24.4 34.9 39.4
TOT_YOUTH 13.4 14.4 14.2
REC_IMM 4.8 6.5 6.4
VIS_MIN 17.1 22.2 24.0
SINGLE 47.2 56.4 58.5
MARRIED 49.3 39.8 37.3
LONE_PARENT 15.9 19.0 21.0
DWEL_OWNED 62.8 44.0 38.8
DWEL_RENTED 37.2 55.9 61.2
MAJOR_REPAIRS 6.9 8.0 8.8
OLD_HOUSE 26.3 31.7 36.1
HOUSE 53.7 36.7 32.8
ROW_HOUSE 16.8 13.9 11.6
APT_HIGH_RISE 17.8 30.3 33.5
APT_LOW_RISE 9.3 15.1 17.9
MOVERS_1_yr 16.5 19.9 20.2
LFP_RATE 69.6 67.3 65.0
UNEMP 5.8 7.2 7.7
YOUTH_UNEMP 12.8 13.1 13.2
YOUTH_NO_SC 30.2 33.3 33.5
NO_HS_DIP 15.3 18.7 21.1
COLLEGE_DIP 17.7 16.5 15.7
UNIV_DEGREE 32.7 30.7 29.0
LOW_INC_FAM 11.4 17.2 20.9
LOW_INC_IND 26.5 34.1 38.7
AVG_HSLD_INC 81,581 65,284 59,948
$DWELLING 209,097 198,130 193,280