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Poor Safety:
Crime and Policing in South Africa's rural areas
Monograph No 47
May 2000
List of figures
Figure 1: Percentage victims of crime between 1993 and July 1998
Figure 2: Number of animals stolen in the most recent incident of stock theft
Figure 3: Whether perpetrators were locals or outsiders according to victims of stock theft
Figure 4: Where violent crimes were committed
Figure 5: What victims of violent crime were doing at the time of the incident
Figure 6: Victims who thought the crime was committed by someone from their area
Figure 7: Victims’ views on the causes of particular crimes
Figure 8: Victims who changed their behaviour after victimisation
Figure 9: How safe people feel when walking to their village
Figure 10: How safe people feel when working in their fields, or collecting firewood and water
Figure 11: People who feel safe at night in relation to their assessments of police performance in their area
Figure 12: People who feel safe in relation to whether they think policing has improved compared to previous years
Figure 13: People who feel safe in relation to the frequency with which they see the police in their area
Figure 14: People who feel safe in relation to distance of their homes from a police station
Figure 15: Who victims turned to for help
Figure 16: Types of support victims would have liked
Figure 17: What government should do to make rural areas safer
Figure 18: Respondents’ awareness of community police forums
List of tables
Table 1: Population profile of South Africa’s provinces
Table 2: Victimisation of respondents
Table 3: Gender of respondents
Table 4: Household status of respondents
Table 5: Age of respondents
Table 6: Education of respondents
Table 7: Occupation of respondents
Table 8: Actual and attempted crimes reported to the survey, 1993-July 1998
Table 9: Comparative perspective: Percentage people and households victimised by crime between 1993-1997
Table 10: Number of respondents owning livestock and poultry
Table 11: Percentage people owning different quantities of livestock and poultry
Table 12: Methods of protection used to prevent stock theft
Table 13: Comparative perspective on where violent crimes happened
Table 14: Weapons used to commit violent crime
Table 15: Comparative perspective: Percentage victims who knew the offender
Table 16: Respondents’ views on factors causing violent crime
Table 17: Comparative perspective: Feelings of safety
Table 18: Type of crime that people fear most in their area
Table 19: Types of protection used to safeguard home
Table 20: Who victims of major crimes turned to for help
Table 21: Types of assistance that victims would have liked
Table 22: What government should do to make rural areas safer, besides policing
Table 23: What respondents said they could do to make their area safer
Table 24: The visibility of the police in rural areas
Table 25: Distance to nearest police station
Table 26: Reporting patterns by crime type
Table 27: Police response to reported crime
Table 28: Levels of satisfaction with service received from police
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