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

Table 7.6 - Mean Values for Crime and Neighbourhood Variables
Variable All Saskatoon Neighbourhoods (n=55) High Crime Areas (HCAs) Total Offences (n=10) High Crime Areas (HCAs) Violent Offences (n=12)
TOTAL_OFF 128.9 321 294
VIOLENT 19.4 63 59
MAJOR_PROP 35.5 86 80
MINOR_PROP 70.8 163 147
DRUGS 3.2 9 8
POP_DENS 25.0 23 22
SINGLE 35.9 46 45
MOVERS 21.1 29 30
ABORIGINAL 10.9 25 26
YOUTH_NO_SC 42.2 55 53
NO_HS_DIP 26.7 41 41
COLLEGE_DIP 15.6 14 13
UNIV_DEGREE 18.6 8 8
GOVT_TRANSFER 15.4 25 26
LONE_PARENT 20.2 32 34
LOW_INC_FAM 16.7 35 36
LOW_INC_IND 36.5 49 49
HOUSE 65.4 63 56
APT_HIGH_RISE 4.4 10 9
DWEL_OWNED 63.1 47 44
DWEL_RENTED 36.8 53 56
MAJOR_REPAIRS 6.7 14 13
OLD_HOUSE 30.4 61 51
$DWELLING $123,477 $91,129 $92,232
LFP_RATE 66.7 58 57
UNEMP 8.1 14 15
YOUTH_UNEMP 13.2 20 21
AVG_SELL_PRICE $119,830 $78,720 $79,730
PARK_ACRES 8.2 8 9
PERS_PARK_ACRE 189.3 193 162
VEH_PERS 0.6 1 1