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

Table 7.1 - Descriptive Statistics (n=55)
Variable Minimum Maximum Mean Std. Deviation Coefficient of Variation
TOTAL_OFF 16.4 546.4 128.9 111.2 0.86
VIOLENT 0.3 131.3 19.4 26.2 1.35
MAJOR_PROP 3.7 125.6 35.5 30.3 0.85
MINOR_PROP 10.9 345.0 70.8 58.4 0.82
DRUGS 0.0 23.1 3.2 3.9 1.22
POP_DENS 2.3 45.0 25.0 8.9 0.36
SINGLE 12.4 61.4 35.9 10.1 0.28
MOVERS 7.3 51.7 21.1 8.7 0.41
ABORIGINAL 0.0 48.4 10.9 10.4 0.95
YOUTH_NO_SC 19.5 75.9 42.2 10.7 0.25
NO_HS_DIP 10.3 62.4 26.7 12.3 0.46
COLLEGE_DIP 5.8 22.1 15.6 3.5 0.22
UNIV_DEGREE 1.5 48.0 18.6 11.5 0.62
GOVT_TRANSFER 3 49 15.4 9.8 0.64
LONE_PARENT 4.1 62.2 20.2 11.1 0.55
LOW_INC_FAM 0.0 62.5 16.7 14.3 0.86
LOW_INC_IND 0.0 70.2 36.5 16.3 0.45
HOUSE 0.0 100.9 65.4 25.2 0.39
APT_HIGH_RISE 0.0 85.4 4.4 13.5 3.07
DWEL_OWNED 4.7 100.0 63.1 21.5 0.34
DWEL_RENTED 0.0 95.3 36.8 21.3 0.58
MAJOR_REPAIRS 0.0 30.2 6.7 5.6 0.84
OLD_HOUSE 0.0 85.7 30.4 31.4 1.03
$DWELLING 69,065 246,786 123477 35602 0.29
LFP_RATE 13.9 85.3 66.7 13.1 0.20
UNEMP 2.5 27.5 8.1 5.5 0.68
YOUTH_UNEMP 0.0 45.5 13.2 9.0 0.68
AVG_SELL_PRICE 53,130 225,624 119830 35930 0.30
PARK_ACRES 0.6 33.4 8.2 6.4 0.78
PERS_PARK_ACRE 11.7 896.7 189.3 143.7 0.76
VEH_PERS 0.2 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.33