This research paper explores the spatial distribution of crime in the City of Saskatoon and the characteristics of high crime neighbourhoods. It is divided into five sections. The first section provides the local context for the City of Saskatoon. In the second section, crime data in Saskatoon are presented and mapped. The third section offers a more detailed analysis of crime rates in the western and eastern sectors of the city and by neighbourhood. In the fourth section, the main factors for differentiating the dissemination areas (DAs) of Saskatoon are presented, along with the relationships between these characteristics and crime. This analysis is different from the earlier ones by its use of factor analysis to define the characteristics of neighbourhoods and specific categories of crimes (assault, mischief, break and enter, motor vehicle theft, shoplifting and other thefts) as crime indicators. The final section contains the discussion and the conclusion.--Document.