Out of 3.3 million crimes occur per year, 1.7m crimes a year not reported

**avislog** · 19-03-2013, 11:13

1.7m crimes a year not reported - SAIRR
2013-03-19 10:51
Johannesburg - More than 3.3 million crimes occur per year and half of them are not reported, according to a survey published by the SA Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR).
It said according to data from Statistics SA, around 1.7m crimes [52%] were not reported to the police in 2011.
"These figures include 82 000 unreported cases of house robbery and 8 000 unreported car hijackings."
The SAIRR said at least 3.3m crimes were reported in 2011.
"One thousand murder cases went unreported in that year, which is three every day."
Kerwin Lebone, from the institute's research department, said expenditure on private security rose from R2bn in the 1990s to an estimated R50bn in 2011.
"All these facts taken together signify a lack of confidence in the police by some sections of the population," he said in the statement.
"Unlike information from the SA Police Service, which is based on actual cases reported, the Stats SA data is a sample survey of 31 000 private households (including workers’ hostels) in all provinces."
Lebone said the survey was an important document that complemented the annual police statistics.

- SAPA
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Ne...SAIRR-20130319

**Proudprado** · 19-03-2013, 11:38

Yeah. Lies, damn lies and statistics. Oh wait, I took a pencil from the office. Add another crime.

**curious george** · 19-03-2013, 12:29

I have to wonder what the point of any these guestimate sensationalist type claims and headlines are? Ffs, we "think/estimate/guestimate/are of the opinion/etc" amounts to F/A really doesnt it!

**Bushboy** · 19-03-2013, 13:05

If they werent reported, how do they know about them

**Gunna** · 19-03-2013, 13:49

Originally Posted by Bushboy

If they werent reported, how do they know about them

My bet is on psychic witch-doctory and a touch of voodoo!

**camouflage762** · 19-03-2013, 13:58

Originally Posted by Gunna

My bet is on psychic witch-doctory and a touch of voodoo!

IOW a statistician.

**Rudes** · 19-03-2013, 14:00

Originally Posted by Bushboy

If they werent reported, how do they know about them

This was from the Stats SA survey of 31,000 households. The survey probably had a question on whether you had experienced a crime and whether you reported it to the cops. Based on the 31,000 sample Stats SA probably extrapolated the figures to get to the total unreported crimes. If the sampling was done according to sound statistic methods the extrapolation should be quite accurate.