Contents - Crime in Cape Town, Results of a City Victim Survey - Monograph No 23, 1998


	CRIME IN CAPE TOWN Results of a City Victim Survey Lala Camerer, Antoinette Louw, Mark Shaw, Lillian Artz and Wilfried Scharf Monograph No 23 April 1998 LIST OF FIGURES ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: ANALYSING CRIME IN CAPE TOWN Methodology The extent and nature of crime in Cape Town Specifics of criminal victimisation Fear of crime Perceptions of the police Making Cape Town safer RESULTS OF THE CAPE TOWN VICTIM SURVEY Victim surveys Survey methodology LEVELS OF VICTIMISATION IN CAPE TOWN (1993 - 1997) Profile of victims by race, age and gender Victimisation rates by crime type Victim surveys and police statistics People most at risk of victimisation by specific crimes Sexual assault Sexual harassment REPORTING CRIME Reporting crime to the police Reasons for not reporting Levels of satisfaction with the police SPECIFICS OF VICTIMISATION General observations Times when crimes occurred Where the incident occurred What victims were doing when the incident occurred Part of a group or alone when victimised Relationship between victim and offender Weapons used in criminal activities RESPONSES TO VICTIMISATION Repeat victimisation Behaviour changes Protection measures PERCEPTIONS OF SAFETY IN CAPE TOWN Fear of crime MAKING CAPE TOWN SAFER Government safety strategies Safety strategies other than policing Individuals' roles in making Cape Town a safer place PERCEPTIONS OF POLICE EFFECTIVENESS VICTIM ASSISTANCE What victims want Usefulness of specialised agencies ENDNOTES APPENDICES Appendix 1: Participants invited to the 11 March 1998 workshop ISS, Cape Town Appendix 2: Street interview survey on safety: Cape Town - February 1998 Appendix 3: Place of interview This publication is sponsored by Business Against Crime, the Royal Netherlands Embassy in South Africa, the Open Society Foundation of South Africa and the Hanns Seidel Foundation Research partner for this publication is the Institute of Criminology, University of Cape Town Price \| Subscribe