Table 2.
Cincinnati Black neighborhoods under study: Census characteristics, 2008–2012, and violent crime, 2009
| Neighborhoods under study | % Black | Unemployment rate % |
% Blacks living below poverty | Median household earnings | % Renters black | Marital status “married” % Black (F) | % of Violent crime by type in 2009 for Cincinnati neighborhoods under study* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black % | White | |||||||
| Pinewood | 48.50% | 28.60% | 5.50% | 58.40% | $13,164 | 94.10% | 6.50% | Aggravated assault=38.4%; Robbery=36.6%; Homo- cide=37.7%; Rape=36.4% |
| Cypress | 82.70% | 20.60% | 2.40% | 43.20% | $18,019 | 72.00% | 13.90% | |
| Cedarville | 61.61% | 29.30% | 5.80% | 49.60% | $15,410 | 80.90% | 10.10% | |
| Mapleville | 32.00% | 18.20% | 8.50% | 32.02% | $26,955 | 67.80% | 26.30% | |
| Magnolia | 17.00% | 16.23% | 3.40% | 45.30% | $20,697 | 75.00% | 14.60% | |
| Goodwood | 68.00% | 28.10% | 1.90% | 42.50% | $19,892 | 69.00% | 10.00% | |
*
To protect neighborhood anonymity, violent crime data are aggregated for all neighborhoods under study and presented by crime type.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 3200S-2012, American Community Survey; Dan Wells, “Cincinnati’s Most Dangerous Neighborhoods,” Foxl9NOW-WIX, February 23, 2010, p. 1, http://www.foxl9.com /story/1202697S/cincinnatis-most-dangerous-neighborhoods.