Summary
This research paper explores the spatial distribution of crime and various social, economic and physical neighbourhood characteristics in the City of Regina. Analysis is based on police-reported crime data from the 1999, 2001, and 2003 Incidentbased Uniform Crime Reporting Survey (UCR2), the 2001 Census of Population, 1999 and 2003 Small Area and Administrative data from tax filers, and City of Regina zoning and 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. When all other factors are taken into account, results indicate that higher levels of crime occur in neighbourhoods with lower levels of income and education, and higher proportions of young males. Housing related issues also have an impact on levels of neighbourhood crime.
Contents
1. Background – 2. Findings – 2.1. Regina in context – 2.2. How is crime distributed across Regina neighbourhoods? – 2.3. Neighbourhood characteristics and crime within neighbourhoods – 2.4. Descriptive results: a comparison of high- and lower-crime Neighbourhoods – 2.5. Multivariate results – 2.6. Regina’s Aboriginal population – 2.7. Exploration of changes in neighbourhood crime and characteristics over time – 3. Discussion – 4. Limitations and opportunities – 5. Methodology.