Making Sense of the Crime Statistics

A summary report of a seminar hosted by the Institute for Security Studies on July 2, 2008, featuring the Minister of Safety and Security and SAPS officials to discuss the 2007/2008 crime statistics and operational plans.

• The 2007/2008 crime statistics showed a 4.7% decrease in overall crime and a 6.4% decrease in contact crimes, which created a positive impression for the police.
• Despite overall decreases, police remain concerned about increases in the murder of children and specific sub-categories of aggravated robberies, including car-hijackings, business robberies, and house robberies.
• The seminar's discussion focused on the socioeconomic causes of crime, the role of community police forums, the frequency of crime statistics releases, and the operational readiness of the SAPS for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

APA

Institute for Security Studies (2008). Making Sense of the Crime Statistics. https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/CRIMSTATSEMREP.PDF

Chicago

Institute for Security Studies. Making Sense of the Crime Statistics. 2008. https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/CRIMSTATSEMREP.PDF.

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BibTeX

@techreport{instituteforsecuritystudies2008making, author = {{Institute for Security Studies}}, title = {{Making Sense of the Crime Statistics}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, year = {2008}, month = jul, url = {https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/CRIMSTATSEMREP.PDF}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }