Neighbourhood characteristics and the distribution of police-reported crime in the city of Toronto : Caractéristiques des quartiers et répartition des crimes déclarés par la police dans la ville de Toronto

The first includes a profile of the city of Toronto, its residential structure and the spatial organization of its economical activities, while the second section provides an account of crimes reported by the Toronto Police Service. [...] The neighbourhoods where the residents earn high incomes are situated along three axes: that of the shore of Lake Ontario toward the east, that of the Humber River in the west, and that of Yonge Street in the north. [...] The neighbourhoods where the average income of residents is lower are located between the wealthier areas, along the Canadian National railway towards the northeast and the northwest. [...] The Rexdale neighbourhood in the northeast and the Malvern neighbourhood in the east are home to high concentrations of South Asians, whileseveral Blacks live in the vicinity of Jane, north of Eglinton. [...] The city of Toronto, which is the central municipality of the Toronto CMA and the subject of this study, is served by the Toronto Police Service.