Table 2
Neighbourhood characteristics by violent crime rate, city of Toronto, 2006

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Neighbourhood characteristics by violent crime rate, city of Toronto, 2006
  Lower crime Average crime Higher crime City of Toronto
  rate
Police-reported crime rate 2 3 5 9 14 23 36 9
  number
Residents 101,030 223,570 459,970 923,150 594,880 145,730 17,210 2,465,735
Workers 170,200 273,800 393,710 423,870 175,570 39,970 4,640 1,481,975
  percent
Percent of total crime in the city 1 5 12 35 32 12 2 100
  population per km 2
Density (per km 2) 1,758 2,302 3,401 4,738 6,020 5,954 6,984 4,001
  percent
Apartment buildings 19 34 42 40 37 41 56 39
Children (under 15 years old) 16 15 15 16 18 20 24 16
University graduates 57 56 51 46 40 39 35 46
  dollars
Average employment income 82,725 66,728 54,953 37,824 32,780 30,274 24,039 44,128
  percent
Low-income households 11 12 14 18 20 28 33 18
Single-parent families 9 9 11 14 17 22 27 14
Renters 20 30 39 48 52 61 76 46
Visible minorities 45 42 39 47 52 61 79 47
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Incident-based Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, geocoded database, 2006 and 2006 Census.