Victims of Crime Survey 2017-2018
South Africa, 2017 - 2018
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zaf-statssa-vcs-2017-2018-v1.1
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Statistics South Africa
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Dec 04, 2019
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Theft of personal property: Why not report (Q228WhyNot)
Data file: vcs-2017-2018-individual-v1
Overview
Valid:
20985
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
60
Range:
1 - 99
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Not serious enough | 15 |
0.1%
|
| 2 | Solved it myself/perpetrator known to me | 22 |
0.1%
|
| 3 | Inappropriate for police/police not necessary | 3 |
0%
|
| 4 | Reported to other authorities instead | 6 |
0%
|
| 5 | My family resolved it | 4 |
0%
|
| 6 | No insurance | 100 |
0.5%
|
| 7 | Police could do nothing/lack of proof | 81 |
0.4%
|
| 8 | Police won't do anything about it | 3 |
0%
|
| 9 | Fear/dislike of the police/no involvement wanted with police | 6 |
0%
|
| 10 | Did not dare (for fear of reprisal) | 13 |
0.1%
|
| 88 | Not applicable | 107 |
0.5%
|
| 99 | Unspecified | 20625 |
98.3%
|
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.