The effect of the location of the high resistivity region on gamma-ray detector performance within the crystal boule is investigated for 10% zinc with 1.5% excess Te. By varying the indium-doping concentration in several CdZnTe boules, the region of high resistivity is seen to move along the vertical length of the crystal. The variation of the zinc concentration within the crystal boule is compared with the location of the high resistivity region along the length of the crystals. The concentration of zinc is extracted from Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) measurements, and the segregation coefficient is calculated using data obtained from the CdZnTe crystals. The zinc distribution is plotted in terms of the location along the crystal length in order to correlate the concentration with detector performance. Radiation spectra obtained from the 122-KeV gamma rays using a 57Co source reveal a strong dependence between detector performance and the relative location of the high resistivity region within the crystal. Initial results suggest that there are three semi-distinct regions along the length of the boule that give very different characteristics, where it can be said that the best detector performance is in the middle region with a 6% resolution of the 122-KeV peak, which is quite good for test detectors without a guard ring such as these. It is determined that this middle region has a zinc concentration of ∼9–11%, which varies slightly from the original concentration of 10%. The differences in the performance characteristics are discussed, and defect distribution within the crystal as the main source of the variation is suggested. Also, based on the results, it is believed that the role of indium is essentially to compensate for the vacancies in the crystal and, therefore, is secondary to the crystalline properties and impurities within the boule. Overall, it is believed that crystalline defects and inclusions play a greater role in determining the performance characteristics of CdZnTe radiation detectors.