Table 2.

Pairwise correlations between of property features and crimes rates in Johannesburg towns

Variables(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)
Johannesburg
(1) lnSalesPrice1
(2) lnPropertySize0.41***1
(3) lnRobbery0.1498***−0.0303***1
(4) lnBurglary−0.1549***0.0303***−0.6917***1
Tolerance (VIF)0.9989 (1.0011)0.5215 (1.9177)0.52147 (1.9177)
Randburg
(1) lnSalesPrice1
(2) lnPropertySize0.4606***1
(3) lnRobbery0.0847***−0.0652***1
(4) lnBurglary−0.1683***0.0756***−0.1681***1
Tolerance (VIF)0.9915 (1.0086)0.9690 (1.032)0.9675 (1.0336)
Roodeport
(1) lnSalesPrice1
(2) lnPropertySize0.6212***1
(3) lnRobbery0.0548***−0.0499***1
(4) lnBurglary−0.1366***0.0178***−0.3963***1
Tolerance (VIF)0.9975 (1.0025)0.8411 (1.1889)0.8429 (1.1863)
Midrand
(1) lnSalesPrice1
(2) lnPropertySize0.5523***1
(3) lnRobbery0.0819***−0.063***1
(4) lnBurglary−0.118***0.0247***−0.6603***1
(5) No. of Bedrooms0.5149***0.6147***−0.0298***−0.015***1
(6) No. of Bathrooms0.5248***0.4746***−0.019***−0.023***0.6774***1
Tolerance (VIF)0.6138 (1.6292)0.5616 (1.7807)0.5625 (1.7778)0.5354 (1.8678)0.4299 (2.360)
Soweto
(1) lnSalesPrice1
(2) lnPropertySize0.0897***1
(3) lnRobbery0.1241***0.0767***1
(4) lnBurglary−0.1162***0.0214***−0.1661***1
(5) No. of Bedrooms0.1383***0.1792***0.0251***0.012***1
(6) No. of Bathrooms0.1424***0.1388***0.1447***−0.0972***0.4503***1
Tolerance (VIF)0.9583 (1.0435)0.9499 (1.0528)0.9624 (1.0389)0.7701 (1.2986)0.7791 (1.2836)
Note(s):

***, *** and *indicate 1, 5 and 10% significance levels, respectively

Source(s): Authors’ own creation

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