Change in crime * Poverty level Crosstabulation
% within Poverty level


Poverty level Total
Hardship cases Below the poverty line Above the poverty line
Change in crime Improved 40.9% 42.6% 36.5% 39.9%
Worsened 59.1% 57.4% 63.5% 60.1%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Chi-Square Tests

Value df Asymp. Sig. (2-sided)
Pearson Chi-Square 1.520(a) 2 .468
Likelihood Ratio 1.526 2 .466
Linear-by-Linear Association .755 1 .385
N of Valid Cases 546

a 0 cells (.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 70.27.