Victim Survey 2007
South Africa, 2007
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ZAF_2007_VS_v01_M
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Q3.2.1. What one type of crime occurs most in your area? (q03_2_1)
Data file: VS 2007_v1
Overview
Valid:
4500
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
104
End:
105
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 20
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assault | 390 |
8.7%
|
| 2 | Consumer Fraud | 4 |
0.1%
|
| 3 | Deliberate damaging/ burning/ destruction of dwellings | 9 |
0.2%
|
| 4 | Hijacking of car | 91 |
2%
|
| 5 | Housebreakings/ Burglary | 1836 |
40.8%
|
| 6 | Motor vehicle vandalism/ deliberate damage of motor vehicle | 25 |
0.6%
|
| 7 | Murder | 235 |
5.2%
|
| 8 | Robbery (incl. Armed robbery) | 673 |
15%
|
| 9 | Sexual Assault (incl. Rape) | 172 |
3.8%
|
| 10 | Theft of Bicycle | 5 |
0.1%
|
| 11 | Theft of car/ motor vehicle | 82 |
1.8%
|
| 12 | Theft of crops | 8 |
0.2%
|
| 13 | Theft of livestock | 209 |
4.6%
|
| 14 | Theft of motorbikes/ scooters | 0 |
0%
|
| 15 | Theft of personal property (including pick pocketing and bag snatching) | 249 |
5.5%
|
| 16 | Theft out of vehicle | 16 |
0.4%
|
| 17 | Other | 69 |
1.5%
|
| 18 | Refused to answer | 8 |
0.2%
|
| 19 | Don't Know | 191 |
4.2%
|
| 20 | Not Applicable | 228 |
5.1%
|
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.