Why conduct national victim surveys?
Demographics:
monthly household income after tax
Crime rates in SA - results cover:
Victim surveys: notes about crime rates
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)
Impact of crime - results cover:
‘The level of crime in my area prevents me from…’
Views on the state’s response to crime - results cover:
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
People who say it takes < 30 mins to reach magistrate’s court
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
Knowledge of victim support services
Places to take victims of violent crime for counseling
Places to take victims of rape & violent crime
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