Résumé
This research paper explores the spatial distribution of crime and various social, economic, and physical characteristics in the city of Winnipeg. Analysis is based on police-reported crime data from 2001 Uniform Crime Reporting Survey. In general, results suggest that distribution of crime is not randomly distributed, but is associated with population and land-uses of the city. In particular, crime in Winnipeg in 2001 was concentrated in the city centre, a relatively small proportion of the total geographic area of the city. Results also point to significant differences in the characteristics of high-and low-crime neighbourhoods, with high-crime neighbourhoods characterized by reduced access to socio-economic resources, decreased residential stability, increased population density and land-use patterns that may increase opportunity for crime. The level of socio-economic disadvantage of the residential population in a neighbourhood was most strongly associated with the highest neighbourhood rates of both violent and property crime.