Exploring the Link between Crime and Socio-Economic Status in Ottawa and Saskatoon: A Small-Area Geographical Analysis
Table 4.3 - Study # 2 – Saskatoon Neighbourhoods
Crime, Census and Development/Planning Indicators
| Criminal Offence Variables, 2003 (rate per 1,000 population) |
Acronym |
| 1. Total Offences |
TOTAL_OFF |
| 2. Violent |
VIOLENT |
| 3. Major Property |
MAJOR_PROP |
| 4. Minor Property |
MINOR_PROP |
| 5. Drugs |
DRUGS |
| Socio-Economic Variables, 2001 Census |
Acronym |
| 1. Population density - number of persons per hectare |
POP_DENS |
| 2. Percent total population aged 15+ that is single |
SINGLE |
| 3. Percent total population aged 1+ that has moved during past year |
MOVERS |
| 4. Percent of total population by Aboriginal identity |
ABORIGINAL |
| 5. Percent of youth not attending school |
YOUTH_NO_SC |
| 6. Percent of population aged 20+ without a high school diploma |
NO_HS_DIP |
| 7. Percent of population aged 20+ with a college diploma |
COLLEGE_DIP |
| 8. Percent of population aged 20+ with a university degree |
UNIV_DEGREE |
| 9. Government transfer payments as a percentage of total income. |
GOVT_TRANSFER |
| 10. Percent of total census families that are lone-parent families |
LONE_PARENT |
| 11. Incidence of low-income families in 2000 (%) |
LOW_INC_FAM |
| 12. Incidence of low-income unattached individuals in 2000 (%) |
LOW_INC_IND |
| 13. Percent of occupied private dwellings that are houses |
HOUSE |
| 14. Percent of occupied private dwellings that are apartments in high-rise buildings (five or more storeys) |
APT_HIGH_RISE |
| 15. Percent of occupied private dwellings that are owned |
DWEL_OWNED |
| 16. Percent of occupied private dwellings that are rented |
DWEL_RENTED |
| 17. Percent of occupied private dwellings requiring major repairs |
MAJOR_REPAIRS |
| 18. Percent of occupied private dwellings built before 1961 |
OLD_HOUSE |
| 19. Average value of dwelling $ |
$DWELLING |
| 20. Labour force participation rate |
LFP_RATE |
| 21. Unemployment rate |
UNEMP |
| 22. Youth unemployment rate (aged 15-24) |
YOUTH_UNEMP |
| Development, Planning and Vehicle Data |
Acronym |
| 23. Average home selling price (2002) |
AVG_SELL_PRICE |
| 24. Total park space in acres as a percentage of total neighbourhood area (2003) |
PARK_ACRES |
| 25. Number of persons per park acre in neighbourhood (2003) |
PERS_PARK_ACRE |
| 26. Number of vehicles per resident (2002) |
VEH_PERS |
