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Crime and Tenure in Chicago: A Spatial Analysis

Billinghurst, Zackarias LU (2024) SGEL36 20241
Department of Human Geography
Abstract
This thesis examines the spatial relationships between tenure type composition and the crime rates of property and violent crime, using data at the census block level for Chicago, Illinois. A multi-scalar k-nearest neighbor analysis is employed to model patterns of tenure type composition at four different scales of aggregation, by constructing individualized neighborhoods for each census block. The analysis reveals distinct spatial patterns in both the tenure type composition and crime distribution across Chicago’s neighborhoods. Ordinary least squares is used to statistically assess the correlation of the two crime types to tenure type composition. The findings suggest a significant positive correlation between neighborhood proportion of... (More)
This thesis examines the spatial relationships between tenure type composition and the crime rates of property and violent crime, using data at the census block level for Chicago, Illinois. A multi-scalar k-nearest neighbor analysis is employed to model patterns of tenure type composition at four different scales of aggregation, by constructing individualized neighborhoods for each census block. The analysis reveals distinct spatial patterns in both the tenure type composition and crime distribution across Chicago’s neighborhoods. Ordinary least squares is used to statistically assess the correlation of the two crime types to tenure type composition. The findings suggest a significant positive correlation between neighborhood proportion of rental housing and neighborhood crime rate, for both violent and property crime. (Less)
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author
Billinghurst, Zackarias LU
supervisor
organization
course
SGEL36 20241
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Tenure type mix, property crime, violent crime, neighborhood effects, spatial analysis
language
English
id
9174921
date added to LUP
2024-09-19 15:06:01
date last changed
2024-09-19 15:06:01
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  abstract     = {{This thesis examines the spatial relationships between tenure type composition and the crime rates of property and violent crime, using data at the census block level for Chicago, Illinois. A multi-scalar k-nearest neighbor analysis is employed to model patterns of tenure type composition at four different scales of aggregation, by constructing individualized neighborhoods for each census block. The analysis reveals distinct spatial patterns in both the tenure type composition and crime distribution across Chicago’s neighborhoods. Ordinary least squares is used to statistically assess the correlation of the two crime types to tenure type composition. The findings suggest a significant positive correlation between neighborhood proportion of rental housing and neighborhood crime rate, for both violent and property crime.}},
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  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Crime and Tenure in Chicago: A Spatial Analysis}},
  year         = {{2024}},
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