Victims of Crime Survey 2016-2017

South Africa, 2016 - 2017

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ZAF_2016_VCS_v01_M

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Statistics South Africa

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DataFirst , University of Cape Town, South Africa

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Jun 02, 2020

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Data file: vcs-2016-2017-hh-v1

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Valid: 21095

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Start: 177

End: 177

Width: 1

Range: 1 - 9

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	They do not have enough convictions	694	3.3%
2	Matters drag for too long/postponements	1781	8.4%
3	No proper notice of hearing is served	362	1.7%
4	Courts are too lenient on criminals	5241	24.8%
5	Courts are corrupt	679	3.2%
6	They release perpetrators unconditionally	1824	8.6%
7	Some people get preferential treatment	664	3.1%
8	Other	68	0.3%
9	Unspecified	9782	46.4%

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

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