Table 1

Distance for re-engineered and randomly generated points to the closest road.

Distance from road (meters)
0 to 5
6 to 10
11 to 15
16 to 20
21 to 25
Above 25

New Orleans East






Deaths From Map
16.7%
16.7%
8.3%
25.0%
8.3%
25.0%
Random Points
16.4%
12.5%
10.8%
9.4%
9.0%
42.0%







London Canal






Deaths From Map
37.5%
4.2%
16.7%
25.0%
8.3%
4.2%
Random Points
18.0%
15.7%
13.0%
10.3%
11.0%
32.1%







Ninth Ward






Deaths From Map
19.4%
27.8%
16.7%
11.1%
8.3%
16.7%
Random Points
19.6%
18.0%
14.9%
11.8%
10.0%
25.9%







All Deaths From Map (Orleans Parish)
22.5%
23.0%
14.1%
13.6%
8.4%
18.4%

Curtis et al. International Journal of Health Geographics 2006 5:44   doi:10.1186/1476-072X-5-44