10.6% of adults earning R30,000 or more per month said they had been the victim of non-violent crime in the past year, 75% of them reporting this to the police. For people earning less, 5.1% were victims, 55% reporting it. (AMPS2009A)

This week’s theme: Crime and safety

Just over half (51%) of South African households with a monthly household income of R20,000 or more use a home security service. For all households, the proportion is 13%. (AMPS2009A)

This week’s theme: Crime and safety

One in four urban South African adults agree that ‘Poor people have no choice but to steal’. (Future Fact 2008)

This week’s theme: Crime and safety

The national police to population ratio is 1:341 (1 police officer for every 341 citizens). The provinces with the lowest and highest are Limpopo at 1:520 and Northern Cape at 1:195. (www.saps.gov.za)

This week’s theme: Crime and safety

The number of murders in South Africa has declined by 30% from 1994/5 to 2008/9, and the murder rate per 100,000 people has declined by 44%. (SAIRR, Press Release 2/12/2009)

This week’s theme: Crime and safety

According to the General Household Survey, 6.7 million South Africans suffered from an illness or injury in the month preceding the survey. 77% of them consulted a health worker (GHS 2008)

This week’s theme: Health in South Africa

82% of the South African population have access to free basic water services. This is expected to increase to 95% in 2010/11 and to 100% by 2011/12. (National Budget 2009)

This week’s theme: Health in South Africa

South African adults consume an average of 2.8 cans of non-diet fizzy drinks a week. (AMPS2009A)

This week’s theme: Health in South Africa

48% of South African adults have a higher than ideal mass. 32% are classified as overweight and 16% are classified as obese. (World Health Organisation, 2006)

This week’s theme: Health in South Africa

37% of men admit to smoking a cigarette on a daily basis. For women the proportion is 10%. (AMPS2009A)

This week’s theme: Health in South Africa