Governance Public Safety and Justice Survey 2022-2023
South Africa, 2022 - 2023
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Reference ID
ZAF_2022-2023_GPSJS_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa
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Aug 12, 2025
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Housebreaking/burglary - WhyNot (Q12B5WhyNot)
Data file: gpsjs-2022-2023-hhold-v1
Overview
Valid:
20695
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 88
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solved it myself | 102 |
0.5%
|
| 2 | Inappropriate forpolice/police not necessary | 58 |
0.3%
|
| 3 | Reported to otherauthorities instead | 39 |
0.2%
|
| 4 | My family resolved it | 40 |
0.2%
|
| 5 | No insurance | 4 |
0%
|
| 7 | Police could do nothing/lack of proof | 138 |
0.7%
|
| 8 | Police would not do anything about it | 149 |
0.7%
|
| 9 | Fear/ dislike of the police/ no involvement wanted with police | 5 |
0%
|
| 10 | Did not dare (for fear of reprisal) | 9 |
0%
|
| 11 | I do not trust the police | 13 |
0.1%
|
| 12 | Other reasons (specify) | 27 |
0.1%
|
| 13 | Do not know | 3 |
0%
|
| 88 | Not applicable | 20108 |
97.2%
|
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.