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Table 2 Individual-and community-level variables and homicide case clearance, by Victim/Neighborhood racial/ethnic characteristics, Indianapolis, IN, 2007–2017

From: Neighborhood variation in unsolved homicides: a retrospective cohort study in Indianapolis, Indiana, 2007–2017

 

Model A

Model B

Model C

 

All Victims,

All Neighborhoods

N = 1320

African American Victims, All Neighborhoods

n = 908

Minority Neighborhoods, All Victims

n = 674

 

OR

Std. Error

OR

Std. Error

OR

Std. Error

Victim Characteristics

 Minority race/ethnicity

.566

.095

.896

.264

 Male sex

.576

.099

.538

.119

.483

.121

 Age, years

  0–13

3.10

1.44

4.29

2.73

5.80

4.46

  14–17

1.41

.481

1.54

.577

1.27

.549

  25–29

.800

.149

.767

.160

.743

.183

  30–34

.667

.131

.652

.143

.508

.135

  35 and older

.862

.135

.669

.122

.654

.134

Homicide Year

 2009–2011

1.32

.227

1.19

.249

1.29

.310

 2012–2014

1.45

.236

1.12

.214

1.25

.273

 2015–2017

.812

.134

.641

.125

.820

.185

Community Characteristics

 Resident Complaints against Police Rate

1.08

.158

1.33

.225

1.47

.296

 Resident Complaints about Community Disorder Rate

.687

.122

.656

.135

.611

.152

 Violent Crime Rate

.910

.170

.733

.161

.730

.182

 Shots Fired Run Rate

.752

.136

.773

.158

.816

.187

 Arrest Rate

1.65

.294

1.93

.417

1.75

.441

 Gini Index

.244

.247

.402

.465

.427

.590

 Percent Minority Neighborhood

.511

.071

.547

.087

 Constant

6.18

1.55

4.38

1.27

2.94

1.15

  1. Bold values statistically significant at p < 0.05 Reference categories – Age: 18–24 years old; Year: 2007–2008