National Victim Study 2003

Why conduct national victim surveys?

Methodology

Demographics

Demographics: province

Demographics: urban\rural

Demographics: age

Demographics:
monthly household income after tax

Crime rates in SA - results cover:

Victim surveys: notes about crime rates

Crime rates in SA, 2003

Crime rates in SA, 2003 & 1998

Reporting of crime to the police, 2003

Comparative reporting rates,
SA 1998 & 2003

Victims who were satisfied with police service when reporting specific crimes, 2003

Victims who were satisfied with police when reporting, 1998 & 2003 surveys

Public perceptions of crime & safety - results cover:

Views on how crime level has changed in area, in past 3 years

Views on how crime level has changed in area, in past 3 years

The one type of crime that people think occurs most in their area

One crime that people are most afraid of in their area

How safe people feel walking in their area during the day

How safe people feel walking in their area during the day, 1998 & 2003

Feelings of safety during the day, by race, 2003

How safe people feel walking in their area at night

How safe people feel walking in their area at night, 1998 & 2003

People who feel safe walking alone in their areas at night, ICVS 2003 city surveys

Views on perpetrators of crime

People who know someone in their area who makes a living from crime, by province

Views on why people commit property & violent crime

Views on perpetrators of crime (cont)

Summary

Summary

Summary

Impact of crime - results cover:

Witnesses to murder

‘The level of crime in my area prevents me from…’

Views on the state’s response to crime - results cover:

Access to the police

How often police are seen on duty, in uniform, in area

People who see police in uniform, in their area, once a day, by province

Views of police performance:
How are views affected by actual contact with police?

Views of police performance: ‘how are the police doing in your area?’

Those rating police performance as ‘good’, by province

Rating of police performance according to how often they are seen on duty

Views of police performance in area, by settlement type

Views of police performance in area, by race

Why police are doing a good job

Why police are doing a poor job

Summary: police

Summary: police (cont)

Access to the courts

People who say it takes < 30 mins to reach magistrate’s court

Views on court performance

People who think courts are performing ‘adequately’, by province

Reasons for being satisfied with how courts deal with perpetrators

Reasons for dissatisfaction with how courts deal with perpetrators

Summary: courts

Knowledge of victim support services

Places to take victims of violent crime for counseling

Places to take victims of rape & violent crime

Summary: victim support

One thing government should spend money on to make my area safer

One thing government should spend money on to make area safer from violence, by race

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