Abstract
Neighbourhood Characteristics and the Distribution of Crime in Canadian Cities Track: Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Author(s): Michael Wisener, Robin Fitzgerald, Josee Savoie This research paper explores the spatial distribution of crime and various social, economic, and physical neighbourhood characteristics in a Canadian city. Analysis is based on police-reported crime data from the 2001 Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (UCR2), the 2001 Census of Population, and city land-use data. In general, results support previous research suggesting that crime is not randomly distributed within cities but is associated with the distribution of other factors related to the population and land-uses of the city. In particular, crime in Winnipeg in 2001 was concentrated in the city centre, representing a relatively small proportion of the total geographic area of the city. Michael Wisener Statistics Canada Advisory Services 200-123 Main Street Winnipeg , Manitoba R3C4V9 CA Phone: 204 984 3696 E-mail: mwisener@shaw.ca Robin Fitzgerald Statistics Canada Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics 120 Parkdale Ottawa , Ontario K1A0T6 CA Phone: 613 951 6613 E-mail: Robin.Fitzgerald@statcan.ca Josee Savoie Statistics Canada Canadian Centre of Justice Statistics 120 Parkdale Ottawa , Ontario K1A0T6 CA Phone: 613 951 5190 E-mail: josee.savoie@statcan.ca |
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