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Victims of Crime Survey 2015-2016

South Africa, 2015 - 2016
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ZAF_2015_VCS_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa
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Data file: vcs-2015-2016-hh-v1

Household level data.

Cases: 21374
Variables: 880

Variables

uqno
Unique number
prov
Province
stratum
Stratum
district_code
District
psuno
PSU number
c_gender
Gender of head of household
age
Age
e_population
Population group
personno
Person number
Q21topiccrime
Topic of Crime
Q2211Murder
Murder
Q2212StrRob
Street Robbery
Q2213HomeRob
Home robbery
Q2214BussRob
Business robbery
Q2215Hijack
Vehicle hijacking
Q2216Assault
Assault(including domestic violence)
Q2217SexAssult
Sexual assault(including rape
Q2218ChildAbuse
Child abuse
Q2219Political
Political violence
Q22110Vigilante
Mob justice/vigilante groups
Q22111BagSnatch
Pick-pocketing; bag or purse-snatching
Q22112Bicycle
Bicycle theft
Q22113Car
Vehicle theft (incl. truck or car)
Q22114Burglary
Housebreaking/burglary
Q22115Crop
Crop theft
Q22116Livestock
Livestock/poultry theft
Q22117WhiteCollar
White collar crime (e.g. fraud)
Q22118damage
Deliberate damage of dwellings
Q22119IDtheft
Identity document theft
Q22120Other
Other
Q2221Murder
Murder
Q2222StrRob
Street Robbery
Q2223HomeRob
Home robbery
Q2224BussRob
Business robbery
Q2225Hijack
Vehicle hijacking
Q2226Assault
Assault(including domestic violence)
Q2227SexAssult
Sexual assault(including rape
Q2228ChildAbuse
Child abuse
Q2229Political
Political violence
Q22210Vigilante
Mob justice/vigilante groups
Q22211BagSnatch
Pick-pocketing; bag or purse-snatching
Q22212Bicycle
Bicycle theft
Q22213Car
Vehicle theft (incl. truck or car)
Q22214Burglary
Housebreaking/burglary
Q22215Crop
Crop theft
Q22216Livestock
Livestock/poultry theft
Q22217WhiteCollar
White collar crime (e.g. fraud)
Q22218damage
Deliberate damage of dwellings
Q22219IDtheft
Identity document theft
Q22220Other
Other
Q23LeviolCrime
Level of violent crime
Q24PropCrime
Level of property crime
Q25ViolCrime
Level of Violent Crime
Q26PropCrime
Perpetrators of property crimes
Q271Realneed
Real need
Q272Greed
Greed
Q273Nonfinan
Non-financial motives
Q274Drugs
Drugs related need
Q275Other
Other
Q281PubTrans
Public transport
Q282WalkShop
Walking to the shops
Q283WalkTown
Walking to work/town
Q284dressing
Dressing in any way you want
Q285expressing
Expressing your sexual orientation
Q286Parks
Open spaces/parks
Q287ChildPlay
Children to play in/move in your area
Q288ChildWalk
Allowing your children to walk to school
Q289Livestock
Livestock/poultry
Q2810Investing
Investing
Q2811WalkFetchwood
Walking to fetch wood/water
Q29WalkDark
Walking in the dark
Q210WalkDay
Walking during the day
Q31GovSpend
Government spending to reduce crime
Q321Home
Protection measures of home
Q322Vehicle
Protection measures of vehicles
Q323Weapons
Carrying of weapons
Q324PrivSecur
Private security
Q325SelfHelp
Self help groups
Q326Other
Other
Q33FeelSafer
Feelings after taking the measures
Q34Group
Groups providing protection
Q35Victims
Suspect of being a victim of crime
Q361Courts
Courts
Q362Police
Police
Q363VEMTcentres
Victim Empowerment Centres
Q364Medinsti
Medical Institutions
Q365NGO
NGO
Q41AccMed
Medical services access
Q421Police
Police
Q422Hospital
Hospital or trauma unit
Q423Clinic
Local clinic
Q424Doctor
Private doctor
Q425NGO
NGO/volunteer group
Q426VicEmpower
Victim Empowerment Centres
Q427Tradleader
Traditional leader/authority
Q428Courts
Courts
Q429Other
Other
Q43Counsel
Access to counselling services
Q441Police
Polic
Q442Hospital
Hospital or trauma unit
Q443Clinic
Local clinic
Q444PrivDoc
Private doctor
Q445NGO
NGO/volunteer group
Q446VicEmpCen
Victim Empowerment Centres
Q447Trad
Traditional leader
Q448Courts
Courts
Q449Other
Other(Specify)
Q45SafetyShelter
Place of shelter in your area
Q46ShelterSafety
Nature of place of safety
Q47sheltplcmodtran
Average time to place of safety
Q51Neighbour
Next door neighbours’ name
Q52Watch
Neighbour watching your house
Q53Trust
Trust neighbour with children
Q541RELGROUP
Religious Group
Q542STOKVEL
Stokvel /savings group
Q543CCPF
Community crime prevention forum
Q544SPORTS
Sports Group
Q545Other
Any other group
Q55Forum
Forum in your area that discuss crime
Q56Freqheld
Frequenty forum held
Q61NEARPOLSTA
Nearest police station
Q62Time
Average time to police station
Q63POLSTA3YRS
Visited the police station in 3 yrs
Q64ContPolice
Official contact with police
Q65OPINION
How did opinion change
Q66Time
Police response in emergency
Q67Satisfied
Satied with police response
Q681committed
The Police are committed
Q682Trustworthy
They are trustworthy
Q683TIME
They always respond on time
Q684CSI
They come to the scene of the crime
Q685ARREST
They arrest criminals
Q686Recover
They recover stolen property
Q687Gender
They are gender sensitive
Q688OTHER
Other
Q691Resources
They don’t have enough resources
Q692Lazy
They are lazy
Q693CORRUPT
They are corrupt
Q694StayAway
They don’t come in the area
Q695Release
They release criminals early
Q696Criminal
They co-operate with thieves/criminals
Q697HARSH
They are harsh towards victims
Q698NeverRecov
They never recover goods
Q699TIME
They don’t respond on time
Q6910Gender
They are gender insensitive
Q6911OTHER
Other
Q610Visible
Police officer’s on duty
Q611SPEC1YR
Specialised police operations
Q612REDUCE
Reduction of crime
Q613APPROACH
Children approach police officer
Q614SAPS
Trust in the SAPS
Q615Metro
Trust in metro/traffic police
Q7a1NearCourt
Nearest Court
Q7a2DoWork
Courts performing duties
Q7a3AttCourt
Attended court last 12 months
Q7a4Why
Reason for attending court
Q7a5ssviolcrim
Sentences served for violent crime
Q7a6SatisfServ
Courts deal with perpetrators
Q7a7Whysatisf
Reason for satisfaction
Q7a8Whynot
Reasons for not being satisfied
Q7a9Ovasatisf
Overall satisfaction with prosecutor
Q7b1heardtrfprsn
Heard of trafficking in person
Q7b21Media
Media
Q7b22AwrCamp
Awareness campaigns
Q7b23Thrufamfrnd
Through family/friend
Q7b24Victim
Victim
Q7b25Witness
Witness
Q7b26Other
Other
Q7b31Sxualexplo
Sexual exploitation
Q7b32Forclab
Forced labour
Q7b33begnstrco
Begging on street coners
Q7b34Exrctbdyprt
Extraction of body parts
Q7b35financgain
Financial gain
Q7b36Other
Other
Q7b41joboffer
Job offers
Q7b42strngnetuser
Strangers on social network
Q7b43lifchngoffer
Life changing offers
Q7b44lift
Offering lifts
Q7b45blackmail
Blackmail
Q7b46freedrugs
Offering free drugs
Q7b47abduct
abduct
Q7b48other
Other
Q7b51yunggirl
Young girls
Q7b52yungboy
Young boys
Q7b53unemplyd
The unemployed
Q7b54poor
The poor
Q7b55women
Women
Q7b56chldhrdhous
Child headed households
Q7b57subsabus
Substance abusers
Q7b58other
Other
Q7b6knwreport
Know where to report trafficking
Q7b7ifyeswhr
Where to report trafficking
Q7b8plcsafty
Place of safety to take victims of trafficking
Q7b9sheltnatur
Nature of shelter
Q7b10knwldglaw
Knowledge of trafficking law
Q7b11reductraff
Government reducing trafficking
Q81Prison
Been to prison past 12 months
Q82welcomprisna
Welcome a former prisoner
Q83provdemplym
Provide employment
Q841rehabilitat
Prisonss rehabilitates
Q842crokcolleg
Prisons are just colleges for crook
Q843comfort
Prison provide comfort
Q844easyparol
Prisoners get easily parole
Q845rytviolat
Prisons Violate prisoners’rights
Q846easyexcp
Prisons are easy to escape
Q847notrecomit
Not recommit crimes
Q848saflockaway
Prisons safely lock away those sentenced
Q911Realneed
Real need
Q912Greed
Greed
Q913Getrich
Get rich
Q914Other
Other
Q92coruptlevlchng
The change on corruption level
Q93bribreasn
Reasons for paying bribes
Q94GOVTCorrupt
Government officials involved in corruption
Q10aCar
Theft of car
Q10aExp
Experienced
Q10aMany
How many
Q10aMnth
Month
Q10aYear
Year
Q10bHous
House breaking
Q10bExp
Experienced
Q10bMany
How many
Q10bMnth
Month
Q10bYear
Year
Q10cHomeRob
Home robbery
Q10cExp
Experienced
Q10cMany
How many
Q10cMnth
Month
Q10cYear
Year
Q10dLiveStck
Live stock
Q10dExp
Experienced
Q10dMany
How many
Q10dMnth
Month
Q10dYear
Year
Q10eCrops
Theft of crop
Q10eExp
Experienced
Q10eMany
How many
Q10eMnth
Month
Q10eYear
Year
Q10fMurder
Murder
Q10fExp
Experienced
Q10fMany
How many
Q10fMnth
Month
Q10fYear
Year
Q10gMVehicle
Theft of motor vehicle
Q10gExp
Experienced
Q10gMany
How many
Q10gMnth
Month
Q10gYear
Year
Q10hDamageDU
Damaging of dwellings
Q10hExp
experienced
Q10hMany
How many
Q10hMnth
Month
Q10hYear
Year
Q10iDamageVeh
Motor vehicle vandalism
Q10iExp
Experienced
Q10iMany
How many
Q10iMnth
Month
Q10iYear
Year
Q10jTheftBic
Theft of bicycle
Q10jExp
Experienced
Q10jMany
How many
Q10jMnth
Month
Q10jYear
Year
Q10kOther
Other
Q10kExp
Experienced
Q10kMany
How many
Q10kMnth
Month
Q10kYear
Year
Q10lSexual
Sexual offence
Q10lMale
Male
Q10lFMale
Female
Q10lMnth
Month
Q10lYear
Year
Q10mAssault
Assault
Q10mMale
Male
Q10mFMale
Female
Q10mMnth
Month
Q10mYear
Year
Q111Location
Location of stolen car
Q112Time
Time when incident happened
Q113When
When incident occurred
Q114Report
Reporting crime to police
Q115WhyNot
Why not
Q116Satisfied
satisfied with police response
Q117Arrest
Was an arrest made
Q118Court
Attend court
Q119Convict
Conviction
Q11101Police
The uniformed police
Q11102Detective
The detective
Q11103Procecutor
The prosecutor
Q11104Judge
The judge/courts
Q11105Stlawyr
State lawyer
Q11106Privlawyr
Private lawyer
Q11107Other
Other
Q1111Report
Reporting to anyone else
Q1112Where
Where else was the crime reported
Q1113Recovered
Recovering of stolen property
Q1114Know
Know who stole vehicle
Q1115How
Identity of perpetrator
Total: 880
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