CJS 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Kwazulu-Natal, Organized Crime, Social Class
30 Dec 2020
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Crime trends refers to the rise and fall in crime in a particular year. These fluctuations (rises and falls) are caused by factors such as economic situation in the country, educational level and age group. Categories of crime indicate the type of crime committed. Theft, robbery, robbery with aggravating circumstances, murder and rape are a few that are particularly problematic (high report rates and difficult to prevent). Crime trends differ from country to country, from region to region and from province to province. South africa is divided into nine provinces and the crime statistics show that gauteng overshadows all other provinces in respect of crime. Increased population density results in an increase in potential offenders as well as victims because there are more opportunities to commit crime. Crime trends according to day, season and climate. The warm summer months show an increase in reported crimes.
