{"id":105885,"date":"2015-12-06T11:00:09","date_gmt":"2015-12-06T09:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=105885"},"modified":"2015-12-04T16:31:09","modified_gmt":"2015-12-04T14:31:09","slug":"the-most-feared-crimes-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/105885\/the-most-feared-crimes-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"The most feared crimes in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

A survey conducted by Statistics South Africa has listed the crimes which South Africans are most afraid to fall victim to in the country.<\/p>\n

The Victims of Crime Survey for 2014\/2015 looked at private households from all nine provinces in South Africa, and provides information about the dynamics of crime from the perspective of these households and victims of crime.<\/p>\n

As part of the survey, households and individuals were asked which crimes they believe are the most common – and which crimes they are most afraid of becoming victims of in the country.<\/p>\n

Looking at the crime data released by the SAPS in September, the most common reported crime in the country – excluding drug related crime – is burglary at residential premises, which saw just under 254,000 cases open in 2014\/15.<\/p>\n

The survey data shows that South Africans at large are apparently well aware of this, as most citizens accurately perceived this to be the most common crime in the country.<\/p>\n

More than six in every 10 households (65.9%) perceived the most common crime to be housebreaking\/burglary (65.9%), followed by home robbery (42.7%), street robbery (42.1%) and pick-pocketing or bag-snatching (26.0%).<\/p>\n

Respondents could cite more than one crime.<\/p>\n

Perceived top 10 crimes<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
#<\/th>\nCrime<\/th>\n% Perceived<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nHousebreaking \/ Burglary<\/td>\n65.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nHome Robbery<\/td>\n42.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nStreet Robbery<\/td>\n42.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nPick-pocketing \/ Bag-snatching<\/td>\n26.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nAssault<\/td>\n21.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nBusiness Robbery<\/td>\n19.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nMurder<\/td>\n17.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nSexual Assault<\/td>\n16.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nLivestock \/ Poultry Theft<\/td>\n15.9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nCare \/ Vehicle Theft<\/td>\n12.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

When it comes to crimes most feared, however, things look slightly different. While housebreaking\/burglary and home and street robbery were perceived to be the most feared crimes, the fear of murder and sexual assault also feature highly.<\/p>\n

Crimes South Africans fear the most<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
#<\/th>\nCrime<\/th>\n% Feared<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nHousebreaking \/ Burglary<\/td>\n63.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nHome Robbery<\/td>\n49.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nStreet Robbery<\/td>\n43.2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nMurder<\/td>\n37.6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nSexual Assault<\/td>\n30.7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nPick-pocketing \/ Bag-snatching<\/td>\n26.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nAssault<\/td>\n25.0%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nBusiness Robbery<\/td>\n17.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nVehicle Hijacking<\/td>\n16.8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nLivestock \/ Poultry Theft<\/td>\n16.5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

More on Crime<\/h3>\n

9 reasons why South Africans don\u2019t trust the police<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

2015 crime stats for South Africa: everything you need to know<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Most South Africans don\u2019t feel safe<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The worst crime hot spots in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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