Victims of Crime Survey 2013-2014
South Africa, 2013 - 2014
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zaf-statssa-vcs-2013-2014-v1.1
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Statistics South Africa
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Mar 23, 2015
Last modified
Nov 11, 2020
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Data file: vcs-2013-2014-individual-v1.1
Overview
Valid:
25336
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
60
Range:
1 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not serious enough/no loss/kid’s stuff | 61 |
0.2%
|
| 2 | Solved it myself/perpetrator known to me | 22 |
0.1%
|
| 3 | Inappropriate for police/police not necessary | 14 |
0.1%
|
| 4 | Reported to other authorities instead | 14 |
0.1%
|
| 5 | My family resolved it | 7 |
0%
|
| 6 | No insurance | 7 |
0%
|
| 7 | Police could do nothing/lack of proof | 115 |
0.5%
|
| 8 | Police won’t do anything about it | 85 |
0.3%
|
| 9 | Fear/dislike of the police/no involvement wanted with police | 2 |
0%
|
| 10 | Didn’t dare (for fear of reprisal) | 5 |
0%
|
| 11 | Other reasons | 32 |
0.1%
|
| 12 | Do not know | 5 |
0%
|
| 88 | Not applicable | 24956 |
98.5%
|
| 99 | Unspecified | 11 |
0%
|
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.