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Study: Perceptions of incivility in the metropolitan landscape
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The study, "Perceptions of incivility in the metropolitan landscape," published today in Canadian Social Trends, assesses public perceptions of what criminologists call "incivility." This term refers to anti-social behaviour in neighbourhoods, ranging from graffiti on walls, to loud parties, to evidence of drug dealing.
Note: This release explores various types of incivilities identified by residents of the nation's 12 largest metropolitan areas as a very big or fairly big problem in their neighbourhoods. It was based on data from the 2004 General Social Survey on victimization, where respondents were asked how much of a problem certain conditions or disruptive behaviours were in their neighbourhood.
Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 4504.
The article, "Perceptions of incivility in the metropolitan landscape," is now available in Canadian Social Trends, no. 86 (11-008-XWE, free), from the Publications module of our website.
For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact Client Services (613-951-5979; sasd-dssea@statcan.gc.ca), Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division.
