Governance Public Safety and Justice Survey 2022-2023
South Africa, 2022 - 2023
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Reference ID
ZAF_2022-2023_GPSJS_v01_M
Producer(s)
Statistics South Africa
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Aug 12, 2025
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Main thing you have done to protect yourself against crime (WhatWay)
Data file: gpsjs-2022-2023-individual-v1
Overview
Valid:
20543
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
2
Range:
1 - 88
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I do not walk alone anymore | 648 |
3.2%
|
| 2 | I use safer routes | 406 |
2%
|
| 3 | I only walk during safer hours | 2681 |
13.1%
|
| 4 | I am more aware of my surrounding now | 1051 |
5.1%
|
| 5 | I have now stopped using public transport | 9 |
0%
|
| 6 | I carry a pepper spray | 141 |
0.7%
|
| 7 | I carry a knife/screwdriver/blade | 71 |
0.3%
|
| 8 | I carry a gun | 159 |
0.8%
|
| 9 | I have enrolled in self-defence class | 33 |
0.2%
|
| 10 | Other (specify) | 617 |
3%
|
| 88 | Not applicable | 14727 |
71.7%
|
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.