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

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

3. Public & media perceptions of crime in SA

4. 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

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

6. Murder & Attempted Murder trend 1994/95 – 2009/10 (rates per 100 000)

7. Trends for Assault GBH & Assault Common 1994/95 – 2009/10 (rates per 100 000)

8. Aggravated Robbery 1994/95 – 2009/10

9. Trio crimes 2002 – 2009/10

10. Bank & CIT Robberies 1994/95 – 2009/10

11. ATM Attacks 2004 - 2009

12. Rates per 100 000 Real figures Crimes against business 2003/04 – 2009/10

13. Residential and Business Burglary Trends 2003/04 – 2009/10 (rates per 100 000)

14. 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

15. 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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