Governance Public Safety and Justice Survey 2022-2023

South Africa, 2022 - 2023

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ZAF_2022-2023_GPSJS_v01_M

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Statistics South Africa

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DataFirst , University of Cape Town, South Africa

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Aug 12, 2025

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Main thing you have done to protect yourself against crime (WhatWay)

Data file: gpsjs-2022-2023-individual-v1

Overview

Valid: 20543

Invalid: 0

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 2

Range: 1 - 88

Format: Numeric

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Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1	I do not walk alone anymore	648	3.2%
2	I use safer routes	406	2%
3	I only walk during safer hours	2681	13.1%
4	I am more aware of my surrounding now	1051	5.1%
5	I have now stopped using public transport	9	0%
6	I carry a pepper spray	141	0.7%
7	I carry a knife/screwdriver/blade	71	0.3%
8	I carry a gun	159	0.8%
9	I have enrolled in self-defence class	33	0.2%
10	Other (specify)	617	3%
88	Not applicable	14727	71.7%

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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