A study of animal cruelty reports in Detroit shows that human relationships play a role in animal cruelty. Higher numbers, calculated through logistic regression, denote greater probability that a person in that category would commit that type of animal crime. For example, neighbors are 14.3 times more likely than non-neighbors to poison an animal.
Category | Shot | Blunt force | Dog fighting | Neglect | Poison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family | 2.042.036 | 7.47.405 | 0.00 | 0.20.154 | 0.00 |
| Male | 1.951.951 | 0.40.437 | 4.84.753 | 0.40.425 | 0.40.426 |
| Of color | 1.401.401 | 1.21.202 | 4.64.564 | 1.31.332 | 0.70.672 |
| Age | 0.990.988 | 1.00.984 | 1.00.961 | 1.01.039 | 1.11.055 |
| Partner | 0.960.964 | 8.88.768 | 0.00 | 0.10.112 | 0.00 |
| Neighbor | 0.410.406 | 2.12.092 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.314.301 |
