Governance, Public Safety and Justice Survey 2024-2025
South Africa, 2024 - 2025
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zaf-statssa-gpsjs-2024-2025-v1
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Statistics South Africa
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Dec 04, 2025
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Dec 11, 2025
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Reason you did not report Housebreaking/burglary incidence(s) to the police? (HSB_WHYNOT)
Data file: household-2024-2025-v1
Overview
Valid:
20788
Minimum:
1
Maximum:
99
Mean:
85.361458533769
Standard deviation:
14.64277739829
Type:
Discrete
Width:
16
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solved it myself | 128 |
0.6%
|
| 2 | Inappropriate for police/ police not necessary | 72 |
0.3%
|
| 3 | Reported to other authorities instead | 55 |
0.3%
|
| 4 | My family resolved it | 37 |
0.2%
|
| 5 | No insurance | 7 |
0%
|
| 6 | Police could do nothing/lack of proof | 158 |
0.8%
|
| 7 | Police would not do anything about it | 132 |
0.6%
|
| 8 | Fear/ dislike of the police/ no involvement wanted with police | 4 |
0%
|
| 9 | Did not dare (for fear of reprisal) | 18 |
0.1%
|
| 10 | I do not trust the police | 22 |
0.1%
|
| 11 | Other reasons (specify) | 27 |
0.1%
|
| 12 | Do not know | 5 |
0%
|
| 88 | Not applicable | 20086 |
96.6%
|
| 99 | Unspecified | 37 |
0.2%
|
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.