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

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• Executive Summary
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Social and Geographic Aspects of Crime: A Review of Theory and Literature
• 3. The Social Geographies of Ottawa and Saskatoon and Overall Trends in Crime
• 4. Sources of Data
  • Study # 1 - Ottawa Dissemination Areas
  • Study # 2 - Saskatoon Neighbourhoods
  • Study # 3 – A Comparison of Neighbourhoods in Ottawa and Saskatoon
• 5. Methods Of Analysis
  • 5.1 Plan of Analysis
  • 5.2 Statistical and Geographic Methods of Analysis
    • Descriptive statistics
    • Transformation of Variables
    • Principal Components Analysis
    • Multiple Regression
    • Cartographic and GIS Analysis
    • Spatial Autocorrelation
• 6. Study # 1 Findings: Dissemination Areas of Ottawa
  • 6.1 Descriptive Statistics
  • 6.2 Principal Components Analysis
  • 6.3 Multiple Regression
  • 6.4 Cartographic and GIS Analysis: Examining Spatial Patterns of Crime and Disadvantage
    • High Crime Areas (HCAs)
    • Disadvantaged Areas
    • The Intersection of High Crime and Disadvantaged Areas
  • 6.5 Discussion
• 7. Study # 2 Findings: Neighbourhoods of Saskatoon
  • 7.1 Descriptive Statistics
  • 7.2 Principal Components Analysis
  • 7.3 Multiple Regression Analysis
  • 7.4 Mapping and GIS Analysis: Identifying Spatial Patterns of Crime and Neighbourhood Characteristics
  • 7.5 Spatial Autocorrelation
  • 7.6 Characteristics of High Crime Areas
  • 7.7 Summary of Findings and Policy Issues for Saskatoon
• 8. Study # 3 Findings: A Comparison of Neighbourhoods in Ottawa and Saskatoon
  • 8.1 Principal Components Analysis
  • 8.2 Multiple Regression Analysis
  • 8.3 Geographic Patterns of Crime in Ottawa and Saskatoon's Neighbourhoods
  • 8.4 Discussion
• 9. Summary
• 10. References

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