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Neighbourhood characteristics and the distribution of crime, Edmonton, Halifax and Thunder Bay : Caractéristiques des quartiers et répartition de la criminalité : Edmonton, Halifax et Thunder Bay

17 Mar 2008

Supplementing the analytical findings of this research paper, three additional publications are available, 1. Appendix 1: Neighbourhood characteristics and the distribution of crime in Edmonton, 2. Appendix 2: Neighbourhood characteristics and the distribution of crime in Halifax, and 3. Appendix 3: Neighbourhood characteristics and the distribution of crime in Thunder Bay. [...] In Edmonton in 2001, when all neighbourhood characteristics available in the framework of the study are held constant, three characteristics contribute to the explanation of variations in the violent and property crime rate: the proportions of lone-parent families, people with no high school diploma and the number of workers in retail trade (as an indicator of commercial land used). [...] When the population at risk (the sum of the resident population and the worker population2) is taken into account in the distribution of crime, the high concentration in the city centre diminishes and several smaller, moderate-to-high concentrations appear in different neighbourhoods of the city (Map 1.6 and Map 1.7). [...] The spatial autoregressive model gives a squared correlation coefficient of 0.77 between the observed values for neighbourhood crime rates and the predicted values in the case of violent crimes, and of 0.71 in the case of property crimes. [...] In Edmonton in 2001, when all neighbourhood characteristics are held constant, three characteristics common to violent and property crime contribute to the explanation of variations in the crime rate level based on the population at risk: the proportion of lone-parent families, people with no high school diploma and workers in retail trade (an indicator of the use of the commercial area).
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ISBN
9780662482673
Pages
174
Published in
Canada

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