Mapping Income and B&E Crimes Rate in Vancouver

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Data

Census Geography

  • 2016 census tracts (CTs) (named Van_CT) (Source: Statistics Canada Geography Data)
  • 2016 dissemination areas (DAs) (named Van_DA) (Source: Statistics Canada Geography Data)

Ancillary spatial data files

  • City boundary (named City) (Source: DMTI, 2006)
  • Parks and lakes (named Parks_Lakes) (Source: Statistics Canada Geography Data)

Census Data

  • Added three census attributes to the CT and DA files
    • Total population: pop;
    • Total number of private dwellings: Tot_Private;
    • Median (total) household income: MedHHInc)(Source: Statistics Canada Attribute Data from the 2016 census).

Crime data

  • Information on types of crime geocoded to the block level (Source: City of Vancouver).
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