Thanks Brian. You're input is always appreciated.
On Jul 12, 4:08 pm, "Michael G. R. Kempen" <[email protected]> wrote: > Many thanks Brian! > ____________________________________________________________! > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Brian Gray > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 4:02 PM > Subject: [obsnw] House robbery statistics > > Dear Neighbour, > > Below is some interesting statistics courtesy of KomWatch > > Dr. Rudolph Zinn of the School of Criminal Justice at UNISA did intensive > research on residential robberies and attacks, and interviewed many arrested > and convicted robbers. > > Some of his findings are alarming, some are surprising - but they are all > well worth taking note of. Then make your own conclusion and beef up your > security where necessary. > > a.. During the past year, house robberies increased by 13,5%. > b.. Of the almost 15 000 residential robberies committed in 2008, half > (50%) took place in Gauteng. > c.. The average age of a house robber is between 19 and 26 years. > d.. An average of 30% of all house robbers have either committed murder, > or won't hesitate to commit murder. > e.. Only 17% of house robbers are foreigners. > f.. Of all arrested robbers, 90% had no matric or were unemployed. The > 10% who had been employed, gave up their jobs when confirming how much they > could "earn" from a robbery. > g.. Most victims or targets are affluent persons who openly display their > wealth, e.g. expensive cars, jewellery, up market homes. > h.. Much intelligence is gathered about the target home and its residents > by means of inside information supplied by domestic workers. > i.. Eighty percent of residential robberies are committed with the help > of information from domestic workers, gardeners and former employees. > j.. The robbers will monitor the home and movements for as long as is > needed to formulate a plan of attack - sometimes up to two weeks. > k.. All gangs research and monitor the response times of armed response > companies. > l.. Most attacks occur between 19:00 and midnight as people are relaxed, > busy cooking or watching TV, and the security systems and beams are not > activated. But robberies continue until 04:00 in the morning. > m.. The biggest deterrent confirmed by robbers themselves, are small dogs > that are kept inside the home. > n.. Alarm systems and armed reaction services are not considered a > deterrent. Electric fences, closed-circuit TV (CCTV) and detection beams do, > however, deter robbers. > o.. An average of R5 000 is stolen during each robbery. > p.. Surprisingly, victims of house robberies are only seriously injured > in 2% of all incidents. > q.. Only 35% of robbers stole for basic needs (hunger, poverty), while > 65% enjoyed the money and spent it on clothes, cars, etc. > r.. The average robber commits 103 robberies over seven years before > being caught. > s.. A staggering 97% of all robbers are armed and on average there are > four members in an armed robbery gang. > t.. Most attackers' homes or bases are a 10 to 30 minute drive from the > target address. > u.. Women are more often tortured or hurt during house robberies. > v.. The conviction rate for house robberies in South Africa is only > 7.67%. In the USA it is 53%. > While these statistics and facts may be disturbing, even alarming, UASA > trusts that it may sharpen the vigilance of each member. If you have safety > measures at your home, ensure that they are in place. Test your security > equipment regularly... never be complacent and think that it only happens to > other people. > > It is in your own best interest rather to be safe than sorry! > > Regards, > > Brian Gray --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
