Opportunity and rationality as an explanation for suspicious vehicle fires: demonstrating the relevance of time, place, and economic factors

Table 1 Non-suspicious and suspicious vehicle fires by zoning category: surrey, BC (2000–2015)

Zoning categories	Non-suspicious fires		Suspicious fires		Z-Score
Zoning categories	f	%	f	%	Z-Score
Single family residential	150	25.42	430	32.70	− 3.13^a
Low-density residential	105	17.80	201	15.29	1.45
Agriculture	39	6.61	196	14.90	− 5.76^a
Industrial	75	12.71	169	12.85	0.01
Development zone	75	12.71	120	9.13	2.34^a
High-density residential	44	7.46	95	7.22	0.25
Commercial	91	15.42	94	7.15	5.09^a
Public hall	3	0.51	8	0.61	0.26
Total	582		1313

^aIndicates a statistically significant difference in Z-proportions, with negative values indicating a larger proportion in the suspicious category and vice versa for positive values

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