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Police Precinct Crime & Demographic Data 2011

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zaf-dpru-ppcd-2011-v1
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Dr Amy Thornton , Prof Haroon Bhorat, Dr Adaiah Lilenstein , Jabulile Monnakgotla, Kirsten van der Zee
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Data file: ppcd-2011-v1

Cases: 1152
Variables: 218

Variables

police_district
Police district responsible for SAL
propmale
(mean) propmale
pdcpop
(mean) pdcpop
totpop
(mean) totpop
pr_code
(p 50) pr_code
numlang
Total number of first-language groups represented in the precinct
langind1
Afrikaans
langind2
English
langind3
isiNdebele
langind4
IsiXhosa
langind5
IsiZulu
langind6
SePedi
langind7
SeSotho
langind8
SeTswana
langind10
SiSwati
langind11
TshiVenda
langind12
XiTsonga
langind13
Other
propnoncitz
(mean) propnoncitz
hhpdc
(mean) hhpdc
avghhsize
(mean) avghhsize
tothh
(mean) tothh
empoftot
(mean) empoftot
unempoftot
(mean) unempoftot
discoftot
(mean) discoftot
neaoftot
(mean) neaoftot
bunempoftot
(mean) bunempoftot
empoflf
(mean) empoflf
unempoflf
(mean) unempoflf
discoflf
(mean) discoflf
bunempoflf
(mean) bunempoflf
ainc1prop
(mean) ainc1prop
ainc2prop
(mean) ainc2prop
ainc3prop
(mean) ainc3prop
educ1prop
No Schooling
educ2prop
Some Primary
educ3prop
Completed Primary
educ4prop
Some Secondary
educ5prop
Grade 12
educ6prop
Higher Education
prophhhfemale
(mean) prophhhfemale
africanprop
(mean) africanprop
colouredprop
(mean) colouredprop
asianprop
(mean) asianprop
whiteprop
(mean) whiteprop
otherraceprop
(mean) otherraceprop
avgage
(mean) avgage
youthlf
Proportion of 15-30 year olds in the working age population
allyoung
Proportion of those less than 30 years in PDC Pop.
allold
Proportion of those aged 65 or more in PDC Pop.
depend
Proportion of those less than 15 years and older than 65 years
workingage
(mean) workingage
urbanprop
(mean) urbanprop
tribalprop
(mean) tribalprop
farmprop
(mean) farmprop
avgrooms
(mean) avgrooms
gini
(mean) gini
ge2
(mean) ge2
avgpcinc
(mean) avgpcinc
heads
(mean) heads
ge0
(mean) ge0
ge1
(mean) ge1
atkhalf
(mean) atkhalf
atk1
(mean) atk1
atk2
(mean) atk2
cvar
(mean) cvar
p9010
(mean) p9010
province
Province of Station
year
Year starting April and ending March
cluster
Cluster
crime1
Community Reported Crimes
crime2
Abduction
crime3
All theft not mentioned elsewhere
crime4
Arson
crime5
Assault with the intent to inflict grievious bodily harm
crime6
Attempted murder
crime7
Attempted sexual offences
crime8
Bank robbery
crime9
Burglary at non-residential premises
crime10
Burglary at residential premises
crime11
Carjacking
crime12
Commercial crime
crime13
Common assault
crime14
Common robbery
crime15
Contact sexual offences
crime16
Crimen injuria
crime17
Culpable homicide
crime18
Driving under the influence of alcohol
crime19
Drug-related crime
crime20
Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition
crime21
Kidnapping
crime22
Malicious damage to property
crime23
Murder
crime24
Neglect and ill-treatment of children
crime25
Old Indecent assault
crime26
Old Rape and attempted rape
crime27
Public violence
crime28
Rape
crime29
Robbery at non-residential premises
crime30
Robbery at residential premises
crime31
Robbery of cash in transit
crime32
Robbery with aggravating circumstances
crime33
Sexual Assault
crime34
Sexual offences detected as result of poilce action
crime35
Shoplifting
crime36
Stock-theft
crime37
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle
crime38
Theft out of or from motor vehicle
crime47
Truck hijacking
detpol
Detection-oriented policing count (crime19+18+20+34)
robbery
Robbery and related offences count
property
Property crime count
swpol
Social fabric policing count
lspol
Lifestyle and social fabric policing count
violent
Violent crime count
murder
Murder count (crime23)
sexualcr
Sexual offences count
assault
Assault count
robberypcrate
Robbery per-capita rate
robberykrate
Robbery per-100,000 rate
propertypcrate
Property crime per-capita rate
propertykrate
Property crime per-100,000 rate
murderpcrate
Murder per-capita rate
murderkrate
Murder per-100,000 rate
sexualcrpcrate
Sexual offences per-capita rate
sexualcrkrate
Sexual offences per-100,000 rate
detpolpcrate
Detection policing per-capita rate
detpolkrate
Detection policing per-100,000 rate
swpolpcrate
Social fabric policing per-capita rate
swpolkrate
Social fabric policing per-100,000 rate
lspolpcrate
Lifestyle policing per-capita rate
lspolkrate
Lifestyle policing per-100,000 rate
violentpcrate
Violent crime per-capita rate
violentkrate
Violent crime per-100,000 rate
assaultpcrate
Assault per-capita rate
assaultkrate
Assault per-100,000 rate
lrobberypcrate
Log robbery per-capita rate
lrobberykrate
Log robbery per-100,000 rate
lpropertypcrate
Log property crime per-capita rate
lpropertykrate
Log property crime per-100,000 rate
lmurderpcrate
Log murder per-capita rate
lmurderkrate
Log murder per-100,000 rate
lsexualcrpcrate
Log sexual offences per-capita rate
lsexualcrkrate
Log sexual offences per-100,000 rate
ldetpolpcrate
Log detection policing per-capita rate
ldetpolkrate
Log detection policing per-100,000 rate
lswpolpcrate
Log social fabric policing per-capita rate
lswpolkrate
Log social fabric policing per-100,000 rate
llspolpcrate
Log lifestyle policing per-capita rate
llspolkrate
Log lifestyle policing per-100,000 rate
lviolentpcrate
Log violent crime per-capita rate
lviolentkrate
Log violent crime per-100,000 rate
lassaultpcrate
Log assault per-capita rate
lassaultkrate
Log assault per-100,000 rate
totcr
Total crime count across all retained crime categories
provnum
Province of Station
provstaff
Number of Police Personnel
provvehicle
Number of Police Vehicles
provbulletproofvest
Number of Bullet Resistant Vests
provfirearms
Number of Fire Arms
provvicsupport
Number of Victim Support Rooms
provaccrinstitute
Number of Accredited Institutions (business entities and organisations e.g. trai
provescape
Number of Escapes from Police Custody
provsapsmurder
Number of SAPS Members Murdered
provreacttimealpha
Average Reaction Time (Mins) – Alpha (Serious Complaints in Progress)
provreacttimebravo
Average Reaction Time (Mins) – Bravo (Serious Complaints Already Occurred)
provreacttimecharlie
Average Reaction Time (Mins) – Charlie (Other Complaints)
provgunrecovery
Ratio of Firearms Recovered to those Reported Stolen/Lost
provgunsurrender
Firearms Voluntarily Surrendered
provammusurrender
Rounds of Ammunition Voluntarily Surrendered
provvehrecoverprop
Ratio of Vehicles Recovered to Vehicles Stolen (Robbery+Theft)
robbery_0610
(mean) robbery
property_0610
(mean) property
murder_0610
(mean) murder
sexualcr_0610
(mean) sexualcr
detpol_0610
(mean) detpol
swpol_0610
(mean) swpol
lspol_0610
(mean) lspol
violent_0610
(mean) violent
assault_0610
(mean) assault
pdcpop_0610
(mean) pdcpop
robberykrate_0610
Robbery per-100,000 rate, 2006-2010 average
propertykrate_0610
Property crime per-100,000 rate, 2006-2010 average
murderkrate_0610
Murder per-100,000 rate, 2006-2010 average
sexualcrkrate_0610
Sexual offences per-100,000 rate, 2006-2010 average
detpolkrate_0610
Detection policing per-100,000 rate, 2006-2010 average
swpolkrate_0610
Social fabric policing per-100,000 rate, 2006-2010 average
lspolkrate_0610
Lifestyle policing per-100,000 rate, 2006-2010 average
violentkrate_0610
Violent crime per-100,000 rate, 2006-2010 average
assaultkrate_0610
Assault per-100,000 rate, 2006-2010 average
lrobberykrate_0610
Log robbery per-100,000 rate, 2006-2010 average
lpropertykrate_0610
Log property crime per-100,000 rate, 2006-2010 average
lmurderkrate_0610
Log murder per-100,000 rate, 2006-2010 average
lsexualcrkrate_0610
Log sexual offences per-100,000 rate, 2006-2010 average
ldetpolkrate_0610
Log detection policing per-100,000 rate, 2006-2010 average
lswpolkrate_0610
Log social fabric policing per-100,000 rate, 2006-2010 average
llspolkrate_0610
Log lifestyle policing per-100,000 rate, 2006-2010 average
lviolentkrate_0610
Log violent crime per-100,000 rate, 2006-2010 average
lassaultkrate_0610
Log assault per-100,000 rate, 2006-2010 average
area
Area, sqkm
empoflf2
Employment rate (labour force denominator), squared
avgpcinc2
Estimated annual per-capita income, squared
lnavgpcinc
Log estimated annual per-capita income
lnavgpcinc2
Log estimated annual per-capita income, squared
gini2
Gini coefficient, squared
gini3
Gini coefficient, cubed
provpop
Total precinct population in province (sum of pdcpop)
motor_ratio
Provincial vehicles per capita (provvehicle / provpop)
staff_ratio
Provincial SAPS personnel per capita (provstaff / provpop)
vicrm_ratio
Provincial victim support centres per capita (provvicsupport / provpop)
jobdep2
Job deprivation rate, squared
incterc
3 quantiles of avgpcinc
LOCATION_X
LOCATION_X
LOCATION_Y
LOCATION_Y
police_district_mm
Precinct ID with precincts in metros aggregated to one precinct
burglarypdcpop
Burglary per-capita rate
burglarykrate
Burglary per-100,000 rate
lburglarykrate
Log burglary per-100,000 rate
Total: 218
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