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National Victims of Crime Survey 2003 (South Africa)

author(s) Institute for Security Studies
from World Bank Group (WB)
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regions
  • Southern Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Africa
  • World
citation

Institute for Security Studies, 'National Victims of Crime Survey 2003 (South Africa)', 2012

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Abstract

In 2003, the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) in South Africa conducted a national victims of crime survey with the aim of measuring crime trends in the country, public perceptions about crime and safety, as well as confidence in the criminal justice system. The study was planned and carried out to allow direct comparisons with a victim of crime survey conducted in 1998 by Statistics SA for the Department of Safety and Security and the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI). The survey was conducted between September and October 2003. Households were randomly selected across the country based on the 2001 Census, and a national sample of 4,860 people, over the age of 16 years, was realised. The sample was stratified by province and urban/rural areas, and the data was weighted to reflect the actual composition of the population.

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