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SOUTH AFRICAs CRIME PROFILE November 2010 JOHAN BURGER Crime & Justice Programme INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

Perceptions of crime & victim survey Official (SAPS) crime statistics (focus on worrying trends) ATM attacks (SABRIC) Crime combating model Presentation Outline

Public & media perceptions of crime in SA

How safe do you feel walking alone in your area after dark? SAs feel increasingly unsafe in their areas, despite declining crime levels The % feeling very unsafe increased by 148% between 1998 and 2007

SAPS: 20 most serious crimes recorded 1994/95 – 2009/10

Murder & Attempted Murder trend 1994/95 – 2009/10 (rates per )

Trends for Assault GBH & Assault Common 1994/95 – 2009/10 (rates per )

Aggravated Robbery 1994/95 – 2009/10

Trio crimes 2002 – 2009/10

Bank & CIT Robberies 1994/95 – 2009/10

ATM Attacks

Rates per Real figures Crimes against business 2003/04 – 2009/10

Residential and Business Burglary Trends 2003/04 – 2009/10 (rates per )

Car Hijackings House Robberies Business Robberies 2002/03 – 2009/10 Att Murder Murder 2002/03 – 2009/10 Assault GBH Assault Common 1994/95 – 2009/10 Police numbers Police budget in SA Rand

Relationships & motives relating to murder Perpetrators known to victims Perpetrators as relatives, friends, etc Relatives as perpetrators 81,5%61,9%20,1% Relationships Motives Social behaviour (E.g. arguments, jealousy, other domestic causes, alcohol, drugs, etc) Criminal behaviour (E.g. resulting from other crime, self defence, retali- ation, etc) Group behaviour (Gang related, taxi violence & vigilantism) Accidental killings 65,4%26,3%6,9%1,5%

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