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Victims of Crime Survey 2016-2017

South Africa, 2016 - 2017
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ZAF_2016_VCS_v01_M
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Statistics South Africa
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Data file: vcs-2016-2017-hh-v1

Household level data.

Cases: 21095
Variables: 820

Variables

uqno
Unique number
prov
Province
personno
Person number
c_gender
Gender of househol head
d_age
Age of household head
e_population
Population group of household head
Q11reltohead
Relationship to head of household
J_MOTORIS
Household own vehicle
K_WORKING
How many vehicles in working condition
Q171SALARIES
Salaries
Q172INBUSIN
Income from business
Q173REMITT
Remittances
Q174PENS
Pension
Q175GRANTS
Social grants
Q176FARMPROD
Farm products
Q177OTHER
Other income
Q18MAININCOME
Main income
Q21topiccrime
Topic of crime
Q21bHowLong
How long staying in area
Q2211Murder
Murder occur most
Q2212StrRob
Street robbery occur most
Q2213HomeRob
Home robbery occur most
Q2214BussRob
Business robbery occur most
Q2215Hijack
Vehicle hijacking occur most
Q2216Assault
Assault occur most
Q2217SexAssult
Sexual assault occur most
Q2218ChildAbuse
Child abuse occur most
Q2219Political
Political violence occur most
Q22110Vigilante
Mob justice/vigilantism occur most
Q22111BagSnatch
Pick-pocketing; bag or purse-snatching occur most
Q22112Bicycle
Bicycle theft occur most
Q22113Car
Vehicle theft occur most
Q22114Burglary
Housebreaking/burglary occur most
Q22115Crop
Crop theft occur most
Q22116Livestock
Livestock/poultry theft occur most
Q22117WhiteCollar
White collar crime occur most
Q22118damage
Deliberate damage of dwellings occur most
Q22119IDtheft
Identity document theft occur most
Q22120HumanTrafficking
Human trafficking occur most
Q22121DrugTrafficking
Drug trafficking occur most
Q22122HateCrime
Hate crime occur most
Q22123Other
Other crime occur most
Q2221Murder
Murder most feared crime
Q2222StrRob
Street robbery most feared crime
Q2223HomeRob
Home robbery most feared crime
Q2224BussRob
Business robbery most feared crime
Q2225Hijack
Vehicle hijacking most feared crime
Q2226Assault
Assault most feared crime
Q2227SexAssult
Sexual assault most feared crime
Q2228ChildAbuse
Child abuse most feared crime
Q2229Political
Political violence most feared crime
Q22210Vigilante
Mob justice/vigilantism most feared crime
Q22211BagSnatch
Pick-pocketing; bag or purse-snatching most feared crime
Q22212Bicycle
Bicycle theft most feared crime
Q22213Car
Vehicle theft (incl. truck or car) most feared crime
Q22214Burglary
Housebreaking/burglary most feared crime
Q22215Crop
Crop theft most feared crime
Q22216Livestock
Livestock/poultry theft most feared crime
Q22217WhiteCollar
White collar crime (e.g. fraud) most feared crime
Q22218damage
Deliberate damage of dwellings most feared crime
Q22219IDtheft
Identity document theft most feared crime
Q22220HumanTrafficking
Human trafficking most feared crime
Q22221DrugTrafficking
Drug trafficking most feared crime
Q22222HateCrime
Hate crime most feared crime
Q22223Other
Other most feared crime
Q23LeviolCrime
Views about level of violent crime
Q24PropCrime
Views about level of property crime
Q251PubTrans
Crime prevents me from using public transport
Q252WalkShop
Crime prevents me from walking to the shops
Q253WalkTown
Crime prevents me from walking to work/town
Q254dressing
Crime prevents me from dressing in any way you want
Q255expressing
Crime prevents me from expressing your sexual orientation
Q256Parks
Crime prevents me from going to open spaces/parks
Q257ChildPlay
Crime prevents me from allowing children to play in/move in your area
Q258ChildWalk
Crime prevents me from allowing your children to walk to school
Q259Livestock
Crime prevents me from keeping livestock/poultry
Q2510Investing
Crime prevents me from investing in business
Q2511WalkFetchwood
Crime prevents me from walking to fetch wood/water
Q26PropCrime
People more likely to commit property crime
Q27ViolCrime
People more likely to commit violent crime
Q28WalkDark
Feeling safe walking in the dark
Q29WalkDay
Feeling safe walking during day
Q210CommitCrime
Cause for people to commit crime
Q31GovSpend
Government spending to reduce crime
Q321Home
Took protection measures of home
Q322Vehicle
Took protection measures of vehicles
Q323Weapons
Carried weapons to protect against crime
Q324PrivSecur
Hired private security protect against crime
Q325SelfHelp
Telf help groups protect against crime
Q326Other
Other measures protect against crime
Q33FeelSafer
Feelings after taking the measures
Q34Group
Groups providing protection against crime
Q35OrgGroup
What groups provide protection against crime
Q36Victims
Who contact first when in danger
Q371Courts
Are courts accessible
Q372Police
Are police accessible
Q373VEMTcentres
Are Victim Empowerment Centres accessible
Q374Medinsti
Are medical institutions accessible
Q375NGO
Are NGOs accessible
Q376Other
Are other institutions accessible
Q41AccMed
Know where to take victim for medical services access
Q421Police
Medical service at police
Q422Hospital
Medical service at hospital or trauma unit
Q423Clinic
Medical service at local clinic
Q424Doctor
Medical service at private doctor
Q425NGO
Medical service at NGO/volunteer group
Q426VicEmpower
Medical service at victim Empowerment Centres
Q427Tradleader
Medical service at traditional leader/authority
Q428Courts
Medical service at court
Q429Other
Medical service at other institution
Q43Counsel
Know where to take victim to acces counselling services
Q441Police
Couselling service at police station
Q442Hospital
Couselling service at hospital or trauma unit
Q443Clinic
Couselling service at local clinic
Q444PrivDoc
Couselling service at private doctor
Q445NGO
Couselling service at NGO/volunteer group
Q446VicEmpCen
Couselling service at Victim Empowerment Centres
Q447Trad
Couselling service at traditional leader
Q448Courts
Couselling service at courts
Q449Other
Couselling service at other institution
Q45SafetyShelter
Know 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
Involved in religious Group
Q542STOKVEL
Involved in stokvel /savings group
Q543CCPF
Involved in community crime prevention forum
Q544SPORTS
Involved in sports group
Q545Other
Involved in other group
Q55Forum
Forum in your area that discuss crime
Q56Freqheld
Frequency of forum meeting
Q61NEARPOLSTA
Know nearest police station
Q62Time
Average time to police station
Q63POLSTA3YRS
Visited the police station in 3 yrs
Q64ContPolice
Official contact with police
Q65Time
Police response time in emergency
Q66Satisfied
Satisfied with police service
Q67SatisfyPolice
Why satisfied with police service
Q68NotSatifyPolice
Why not satisfied with police service
Q69Visible
How often you see police
Q610SPEC1YR
Specialised police operations
Q611REDUCE
Reduction of crime
Q612APPROACH
Children approach police officer
Q613SAPS
Trust in the SAPS
Q614Metro
Trust in metro/traffic police
Q7a1DiscussCourt
Discuss court issues
Q7a2AttCourt
Attended court last 12 months
Q7a3Why
Reason for attending court
Q7a4ssviolcrim
Sentences served for violent crime
Q7a5SatisfServ
Reason for satisfaction
Q7a6Whysatisf
Reason for satisfaction
Q7a7Whynot
Reason for not being satisfied
Q7b1heardtrfprsn
Heard of trafficking in persons
Q7b21Media
Information about trafficking in persons from media
Q7b22AwrCamp
Information about trafficking in persons awareness campaigns
Q7b23Thrufamfrnd
Information about trafficking in persons through family/friend
Q7b24Victim
Information about trafficking in persons because I was victim
Q7b25Witness
Information about trafficking in persons because I was witness
Q7b26Read
Information about trafficking in persons from reading
Q7b27Other
Information about trafficking in persons from other sources
Q7b3Main_Reasfor_Traffic
Main reason from trafficking
Q7b41joboffer
Recruiting of victims - job offers
Q7b42SocNet
Recruiting of victims on social network
Q7b43lifchngoffer
Recruiting of victims - life changing offers
Q7b44lift
Recruiting of victims - offering lifts
Q7b45blackmail
Recruiting of victims - blackmail
Q7b46freedrugs
Recruiting of victims - free drugs
Q7b47abduct
Recruiting of victims - abducting
Q7b48other
Recruiting of victims other ways
Q7b51yunggirl
Young girls
Q7b52yungboy
Young boys at risk of trafficking
Q7b53unemplyd
The unemployed at risk of trafficking
Q7b54poor
The poor at risk of trafficking
Q7b55women
Women at risk of trafficking
Q7b56chldhrdhous
Child headed households at risk of trafficking
Q7b57subsabus
Substance abusers at risk of trafficking
Q7b58other
Others at risk of trafficking
Q7b6knwreport
Know where to report trafficking
Q7b7ifyeswhr
Where to report trafficking
Q7b8plcsafty
Place of safety to take victims of trafficking
Q7b9sheltnatur
Nature of shelter for victims of trafficking
Q7b10knwldglaw
Knowledge of trafficking law
Q7b11reductraff
How government can reduce trafficking
Q81Prison
Been to prison past 12 months
Q82welcomprisna
Welcome a former prisoner
Q83provdemplym
Provide employment
Q84SatisRehabilitate
Satisfied with correctional services
Q851rehabilitat
Prison rehabilitate criminals
Q852crokcolleg
Prisons are just colleges for crook
Q853comfort
Prison provide comfort
Q854easyparol
Prisoners get easily parole
Q855rytviolat
Prisons violate prisoners?rights
Q856easyexcp
Prisons are easy to escape
Q857notrecomit
Former prisoners willnot recommit crimes
Q858saflockaway
Prisons safely lock away those sentenced
Q91ReportCorruption
Know where to report corruption
Q92ifyesWhere
Where to report corruption
Q931Realneed
Commit corruption because of real need
Q932Greed
Commit corruption because greed
Q933Getrich
Commit corruption because to get rich
Q934Other
Commit corruption because other reasons
Q94coruptlevlchng
The change on corruption level
Q95bribreasn
Reasons for paying bribes
Q96GOVTCorrupt
Government officials involved in corruption
Q10aCar
Theft of car in past 5 years
Q10aExp
Experienced car theft in the past 12 month
Q10aMany
How many theft of car in past 12 months
Q10aMnth
Month - theft of car
Q10aYear
Year - theft of car
Q10bHous
Housebreaking in past 5 years
Q10bExp
Experienced housebreaking in past 12 months
Q10bMany
How many housebreaking
Q10bMnth
Month -housebreaking
Q10bYear
Year - housebreaking
Q10cHomeRob
Home robbery in past 5 years
Q10cExp
Experienced home robbery in past 12 months
Q10cMany
How many home robbery in past 12 months
Q10cMnth
Month - home robbery
Q10cYear
Year - home robbery
Q10dLiveStck
Livestock theft in past 5 years
Q10dExp
Experienced livestock theft in past 12 months
Q10dMany
How many livestock theft in past 12 months
Q10dMnth
Month - livestock theft
Q10dYear
Year - livestock theft
Q10eCrops
Theft of crop in past 5 years
Q10eExp
Experienced crop theft in past 12 months
Q10eMany
How many crop theft in past 12 months
Q10eMnth
Month - crop theft
Q10eYear
Year - crop theft
Q10fMurder
Murder in past 5 years
Q10fExp
Experienced murder in past 12 months
Q10fMany
How many murders in past 12 months
Q10fMnth
Month - murder
Q10fYear
Year - murder
Q10gTrafpersons
Trafficking in persons in past 5 years
Q10gExp
Experienced trafficking in persons in past 12 months
Q10gMany
How many trafficking in persons in past 12 months
Q10gMnth
Month - rafficking in persons
Q10gYear
Year - rafficking in persons
Q10hMVehicle
Theft out of motor vehicle in past 5 years
Q10hExp
Experienced theft out of motor vehicle in past 12 months
Q10hMany
How many theft out of motor vehicle in past 12 months
Q10hMnth
Month - theft out of motor vehicle
Q10hYear
Year - theft out of motor vehicle
Q10iDamageDU
Damaging of dwellings in past 5 years
Q10iExp
Experienced damaging of dwellings past 12 months
Q10iMany
How many dwelling damage in past 12 months
Q10iMnth
Month - dwelling damage
Q10iYear
Year - dwelling damage
Q10jDamageVeh
Motor vehicle vandalism in past 5 years
Q10jExp
Experienced vehicle vandalism in past 12 months
Q10jMany
How many vehicle damaging
Q10jMnth
Month - vehicle damaging
Q10jYear
Year - vehicle damaging
Q10kTheftBic
Theft of bicycle in past 5 years
Q10kExp
Experienced bicycle theft in past 12 months
Q10kMany
How many bicycle theft
Q10kMnth
Month - bicycle theft
Q10kYear
Year - bicycle theft
Q10lOther
Other crime in past 5 years
Q10lExp
Experienced other crime in past 12 months
Q10lMany
How many other crimes
Q10lMnth
Month - other crimes
Q10lYear
Year - other crimes
Q10mSexual
Sexual offence in past 12 months house
Q10mMale
How many male sexual offence perpetrators house
Q10mFMale
How many female sexual offence perpetrators house
Q10mMnth
Month - Sexual offence house
Q10mYear
Year - Sexual offence house
Q10nAssault
Assault in past 12 months house
Q10nMale
How many male assault perpetrators house
Q10nFMale
How many female assault perpetrators
Q10nMnth
Month - assault house
Q10nYear
Year - assault house
Q111Location
Location of stolen car
Q112Time
Time when incident happened - car theft
Q113When
When incident occurred car theft
Q114Report
Reporting crime to police car theft
Q115WhyNot
Why not report - car theft
Q116Satisfied
Satisfied with police response - car theft
Q117Arrest
Was an arrest made - car theft
Q118Court
Attend court - car theft
Q119Convict
Conviction - car theft
Q11101Police
The uniformed police - car theft
Q11102Detective
The detective - car theft
Q11103Procecutor
The prosecutor - car theft
Q11104Judge
The judge/courts - car theft
Q11105Stlawyr
State lawyer - car theft
Q11106Privlawyr
Private lawyer - car theft
Q11107Other
Reported to other authority - car theft
Q1111Report
Reporting to anyone else - car theft
Q1112Who
Where else was the crime reported - car theft
Q1113Recovered
Recovering of stolen property - car theft
Q1114Know
Know who stole vehicle - car theft
Q1115How
Identity of perpetrator - car theft
Q11161_MYThan15
Male perpetrators Younger than 15 - car theft
Q11162_M15to34
Male perpetrators 15-34 years - car theft
Q11163_M35to54
Male perpetrators 35-54 years - car theft
Total: 820
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