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Victims of Crime Survey 2011

South Africa, 2011
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ZAF_2011_VCS_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa
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Dec 20, 2012
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Data file: VCS 2011 Hhold_v1

Cases: 24145
Variables: 572

Variables

uqno
Unique number
prov
Province
gender
Gender of the head of household
popgroup
Population group of the head of household
Q161SALA
Salaries/wages/commission
Q162INBU
Income from a business
Q163REMI
Remittances/maintenance
Q164pens
Pensions
Q165GRAN
Social grants
Q166FARM
Sales of farm products and service
Q167OTHE
Other source of income
Q168NOIN
No income
Q17MAINI
Main income
Q21topic
Topic of Crime
Q2211Mur
Murder
Q2212Str
Street robbery
Q2213Hom
Home robbery
Q2214Bus
Business robbery
Q2215Hij
Vehicle hijacking (including truck or car)
Q2216Ass
Assault (including domestic violence)
Q2217Sex
Sexual assault (including rape)
Q2218Chi
Child abuse
Q2219Pol
Political violence
Q22110Vi
Mob justice/vigilante groups
Q2221Mur
Murder
Q2222Str
Street robbery
Q2223Hom
Home robbery
Q2224Bus
Business robbery
Q2225Hij
Vehicle hijacking (including truck or car)
Q2226Ass
Assault (including domestic violence)
Q2227Sex
Sexual assault (including rape)
Q2228Chi
Child abuse
Q2229Pol
Political violence
Q22210Vi
Mob justice/vigilante groups
Q2311Bag
Pick-pocketing, bag or purse-snatching
Q2312Bic
Bicycle theft
Q2313car
Car theft or theft of any other type of vehicle
Q2314Bur
Home burglary (excluding home robbery)
Q2315Cro
Crop theft
Q2316Liv
Livestock/poultry theft
Q2317Whi
White collar crime
Q2318The
Other theft of personal goods
Q2319Cor
Corruption in the public service
Q23110Ch
Non-payment of child maintenance
Q23111Ot
Other (specify)
Q2321Bag
Pick-pocketing, bag or purse-snatching
Q2322Bic
Bicycle theft
Q2323car
Car theft or theft of any other type of vehicle
Q2324Bur
Home burglary (excluding home robbery)
Q2325Cro
Crop theft
Q2326Liv
Livestock/poultry theft
Q2327Whi
White collar crime
Q2328The
Other theft of personal goods
Q2329Cor
Corruption in the public service
Q23210Ch
Non-payment of child maintenance
Q23211Ot
Other (specify)
Q24Levio
Level of violent crime
Q25PropC
Level of property crime
Q26ViolC
Perpetrators of violent crimes
Q27PropC
Perpetrators of property crimes
Q281Real
Real need (such as hunger)
Q282Gree
Greed
Q283Nonf
Non-financial motives (such as witchcraft, jealousy or hatred)
Q2834Oth
Other (Specify)
Q291PubT
Using public transport
Q292walk
Walking to the shops
Q293Walk
Walking to work/town
Q294Park
Going in open spaces or parks in your area,incl. forests/bushy areas
Q295Chil
Allowing your children to play in move around in your area freely
Q296Chil
Allowing your children to walk to school
Q297Live
Keeping livestock/poultry outside in the kraal
Q298Inve
Investing/starting a home business
Q210Walk
Walking in the dark
Q211Walk
Walking during the day
Q31GovSp
Government spending to reduce crime
Q321home
Physical protection measures of home (such as burglar doors, alarm, etc.)
Q322Vehi
Physical protection measures of vehicles (e.g. alarm)
Q323Weap
Carrying of weapons
Q324Priv
Private security (such as paid armed response)
Q325Self
Selfhelp groups
Q326Noth
Nothing
Q327Othe
Other (specify)
Q33FeelS
Feelings after taking the measures
Q34group
Groups providing protection against crime
Q35Victi
Suspect of being a victim of crime
Q41AccMe
Medical services access
Q421Poli
Police
Q422Hosp
Hospital or trauma unit
Q423Clin
Local clinic
Q424Doct
Private doctor
Q425ngo
NGO/volunteer group
Q426VicE
Victim Empowerment Centres/Thuthuzela Centres
Q427Trad
Traditional leader/authority
Q428Cour
Courts
Q429Othe
Other (specify)
Q43Couns
Access to counselling services
Q441Poli
Police
Q442Hosp
Hospital or trauma unit
Q443Clin
Local clinic
Q444Doct
Private doctor
Q445ngo
NGO/volunteer group
Q446VicE
Victim Empowerment Centres/Thuthuzela Centres
Q447Trad
Traditional leader/authority
Q448Cour
Courts
Q449Othe
Other (specify)
Q45SafeP
Place of shelter in your area
Q46Shelt
Nature of place of safety
Q51Neigh
Nextdoor neighbours’ name
Q52watch
Next door neighbour watching your house
Q53trust
Trust nextdoor neighbour with children
Q541RELG
Religious group
Q542STOK
Stokvel /savings group
Q543BURI
Burial society
Q544SPOR
Sports group
Q545Othe
Any other group
Q61NEARP
Nearest police station
Q62time
Average time to police station
Q63POLST
Visited the police station in 3 years
Q64ContP
Official contact with police
Q65OPINI
Change of opinion about the police
Q66Chang
How did opinion change
Q671time
Police response in emergency
Q68Satis
Satisfaction with police
Q691Comm
The police are committed
Q692Trus
They are trustworthy
Q693time
They always respond on time
Q694csi
They come to the scene of the crime
Q695ARRE
They arrest criminals
Q696Reco
They recover stolen property
Q697OTHE
Other (specify)
Q6101Res
They don’t have enough resources
Q6102Laz
They are lazy
Q6103COR
They are corrupt
Q6104Sta
They don’t come to the area
Q6105Rel
They release criminals early
Q6106Cri
They cooperate with thieves/criminals
Q6107Har
They are harsh towards victims
Q6108Nev
They never recover goods
Q6109Tim
They don’t respond on time
Q61010Ot
Other (specify)
Q6111Vis
Police officer’s on duty
Q612Spec
Specialised police operations in the area
Q613REDU
Reduction of crime
Q614APPR
Children approach police officer
Q615saps
Trust in the SAPS
Q616Metr
Trust in metro/traffic police
Q71NearC
Nearest Court
Q72DoWor
Courts performing duties
Q73AttCo
Attended court last 3 years
Q74why
Reason for attending court
Q75Satis
Courts deal with perpetrators of crime
Q76Whysa
Reason for satisfaction
Q77Whyno
Reasons for not being satisfied
Q78Ovasa
Overall satisfaction with prosecutor
Q81Priso
Prison
Q821Inno
Innocent people are sometimes wrongly sent to prison
Q822Guil
Many people who are guilty do not go to prison
Q823Viol
Prison is the right kind of punishment for violent crimes
Q824NonV
Prison is the right kind of punishment for most non-violent crimes
Q825Well
Prisons are well-run
Q826Croo
Prisons are just colleges for crooks
Q827Paro
Prisoners get parole too easily
Q828Abus
Prisons abuse prisoners rights
Q829Esca
It is easy to escape from prisons
Q8210Ref
People who have been to prison will not easily commit crimes again
Q911Mone
Money
Q912Favo
A favour
Q913Pres
A present
Q921Pens
Pension or social welfare grant
Q922Wate
Water or electricity
Q923Hous
Housing
Q924Medi
Medical care
Q925Poli
Policing
Q926Cour
Court related services
Q927Educ
Education/schooling
Q928id
ID document/passport
Q929DLic
Drivers licenses
Q9210Tra
Traffic fine
Q9211Job
Employment/jobs
Q9212Vis
When visiting a prison
Q9213Cus
Customs
Q9214Oth
Other (specify)
Q10acar
Theft of car
Q10aexp
Experienced(Theft of car)
Q10amany
How many(Theft of car)
Q10amnth
Month(Theft of car)
Q10ayear
Year(Theft of car)
Q10bhous
House breakings/burglary (when someone was at home)
Q10bexp
Experienced(House breakings/burglary)
Q10bmany
How many(House breakings/burglary)
Q10bmnth
Month(House breakings/burglary)
Q10byear
Year(House breakings/burglary)
Q10dLive
Live stock
Q10cexp
Experienced(Livestock)
Q10cmany
How many(Livestock)
Q10cmnth
Month(Livestock)
Q10cyear
Year(Livestock)
Q10ecrop
Theft of crop
Q10dexp
Experienced(Theft of crop)
Q10dmany
How many(Theft of crop)
Q10dmnth
Month(Theft of crop)
Q10dyear
Year(Theft of crop)
Q10fMurd
Murder
Q10eexp
Experienced(Murder)
Q10emany
How many(Murder)
Q10emnth
Month(Murder)
Q10eyear
Year(Murder)
Q10gThef
Theft of motor vehicle
Q10fexp
Experienced(Theft of motor vehicle)
Q10fmany
How many(Theft of motor vehicle)
Q10fmnth
Month(Theft of motor vehicle)
Q10fyear
Year(Theft of motor vehicle)
Q10hDama
Damage
Q10gexp
Experienced(Damage)
Q10gmany
How many(Damage)
Q10gmnth
Month(Damage)
Q10gyear
Year(Damage)
Q10iVand
Motor vehicle vandalism
Q10hexp
Experienced(Motor vehicle vandalism)
Q10hmany
How many(Motor vehicle vandalism)
Q10hmnth
Month(Motor vehicle vandalism)
Q10hyear
Year(Motor vehicle vandalism)
Q10crob
Home robbery
Q10iexp
Experienced(Home robbery)
Q10imany
How many(Home robbery)
Q10imnth
Month(Home robbery)
Q10iyear
Year(Home robbery)
Q10jOthe
Other (specify)
Q10jexp
Experienced(Other)
Q10jmany
How many (Other)
Q10jmnth
Month(Other)
Q10jyear
Year(Other)
Q111Loca
Location of the stolen car
Q112time
Time of the day when the incident happened
Q113when
Time of the week when the incident occurred
Q114Repo
Reporting crime to police
Q115WhyN
Why not
Q116Sati
Satisfied with police response
Q117Arre
Was arrest made
Q118Cour
Attend court
Q119Conv
Conviction
Q1110Pol
The uniformed police
Q1110Det
The detective
Q1110Pro
The prosecutor
Q1110Jud
The judge/courts
Q1110Oth
Other (specify)
Q1111Rep
Reporting crime to anyone else, other than the police
Q1112Whe
Where else was the crime reported
Q1113Rec
Recovering of stolen property
Q1114Kno
Know who stole vehicle
Q1115how
Identity of the perpetrator
Q1116_MY
Younger than 15
Q1116_M1
15_34 years
Q1116_M3
35_54 years
Q1116_M5
55 years or older
Q1116_MU
Unknown age
Q1117_FY
Younger than 15
Q1117_F1
15_34 years
Q1117_F3
35_54 years
Q1117_F5
55 years or older
Q1117_FU
Unknown age
Q1118Ins
Property under insurance
Q1119Cha
Behavior change as the results of the incident
Q11201Pr
Took measures to protect my car
Q11202St
Do not go out/travel alone anymore
Q11203Ch
Changed travelling route
Q11204Av
Avoid certain places
Q11205Al
Increased awareness/more alert
Q11206Ca
I carry a gun
Q11207Ca
I carry another type of weapon (other than gun)
Q11208Ot
Other (specify)
Q1121Saf
Feel safer
Q121time
Time of the day when the incident occurred
Q122HHMe
House breaking/burglary when there was no one at home
Q123Ente
Buglars gain entry
Q124Lose
Lose any belongings
Q1251Han
Hand-bag / wallet
Q1252Mon
Money
Q1253Ele
Electronic equipment
Q1254Tra
Traveling bag
Q1255Foo
Food stuff
Q1256Per
Personal effects (watches, jewelry)
Q1257Cel
Cell phone
Q1258Oth
Other (specify)
Q126Insu
Insured
Q127Repo
Reporting crime to anyone else, other than the police
Q128WhyN
Why not
Q129Sati
Satisfied with police response
Q1210Arr
Arrest made in the case
Q1211Cou
Attend court
Q1212Con
Conviction
Q1213Pol
The uniformed Police
Q1213Det
The detective
Q1213Pro
The prosecutors
Q1213Jud
The judge/courts
Q1213Oth
Other (specify)
Q1214Rep
Reporting crime to anyone else, other than the police
Q1215Whe
Who did you report to
Q1216rec
Recovering of stolen property
Q1217Kno
Identity of the perpetrator
Total: 572
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