Afrobarometer Survey 2011-2013, Merged 34 Country
Africa, 2011 - 2013
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Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD), Institute for Justice and Reconciliation in South Africa (IJR), Institute for Empirical Research in Political Economy (IREEP), Institute for Development Studies (IDS), Michigan State University (MSU), University of Cape Town (UCT, South Africa)
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Q11. Main reason for not reporting crimes to the police (Q11)
Data file: Merged 34 Country Database
Overview
Valid:
0
Invalid:
0
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Width:
4
Range:
-1 - 9999
Format:
Numeric
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Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| -1 | Missing |
| 0 | Most people do report crimes to the police |
| 1 | People don't have enough time to report crimes |
| 2 | No police or police station in the area/too far |
| 3 | Police don't listen or care |
| 4 | Police would have demanded money or a bribe to help |
| 5 | Police wouldn't have been able to do anything |
| 6 | Police may be involved in the robbery or assault |
| 7 | Victim feared reprisal from attacker |
| 8 | Victim too ashamed or embarrassed |
| 9 | Crime was reported to other authority |
| 10 | Lack of evidence or witnesses |
| 11 | Criminal unknown / lack of suspect |
| 12 | People fear police / don’t trust police |
| 13 | Crime was minor |
| 14 | Criminals were relatives or friends |
| 15 | Don’t know how to report / ignorance |
| 16 | People forgive the criminals |
| 17 | Prefer settling issues amicably/at home |
| 18 | Victim will revenge |
| 19 | Police delays |
| 20 | Victim relies on God |
| 21 | Victim relies on black magic |
| 140 | Police take too long to respond |
| 141 | Victim will revenge |
| 142 | Fear of becoming a witness |
| 143 | Victim is part of criminal activities |
| 144 | Lack of transport for police |
| 145 | People too lazy to report |
| 180 | Prefer to resolve the issue amicably |
| 220 | To do justice with own hands / Revenge |
| 260 | The matters are solved at home |
| 261 | They will curse the criminal |
| 340 | Victim/People around them have also committed crimes |
| 420 | Prefer to resolve the issue amicably |
| 421 | Lack of funds |
| 422 | Complain to the Presidents of Fokontany |
| 460 | Discuss instead of reporting |
| 461 | To protect suspect |
| 462 | Trust in traditional medicine |
| 463 | To avoid creating enmity |
| 464 | Victim not serious/foolish |
| 465 | Trust in God |
| 466 | Victim discouraged to report |
| 540 | People make justice with own hands |
| 541 | People rely on black magic |
| 542 | People rely on God |
| 620 | Police turn the case against you |
| 621 | Police do not respond on time/quickly |
| 660 | Amicable Arrangement |
| 661 | Victims rely on God |
| 662 | Procedure is too slow |
| 700 | Police take long to respond |
| 780 | Police delays/bureaucracy |
| 900 | Procedures too long |
| 1100 | Rely on God |
| 1140 | Victims rely on God |
| 1141 | Getting yourself justice |
| 1260 | Prefer to resolve the issue amicably |
| 1261 | Victims rely on God |
| 1262 | To preserve social peace |
| 1300 | Amicable Arrangement |
| 1301 | Victims rely on God |
| 1620 | Victims want to take revenge themselves |
| 1621 | Victims decide to solve it themselves |
| 1622 | Police take too long to do anything |
| 1623 | Victims are also guilty/criminals |
| 9995 | Other |
| 9998 | Refused |
| 9999 | Don't know |
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.