The following are two extra data tables on which the analysis in the article “Farm murders: Fact-checking the fact-checkers” was based.
Table 1: White-headed households that engaged in agriculture on farm land by province and main reason for activity
|
|
Main source of food |
Main source of income |
Extra source of income |
Extra source of food |
Leisure activity |
Other |
Total |
|
WC |
860 |
4 073 |
820 |
688 |
655 |
281 |
7377 |
|
EC |
433 |
2 666 |
1 060 |
329 |
168 |
37 |
4693 |
|
NC |
605 |
2 248 |
448 |
226 |
191 |
180 |
3898 |
|
FS |
998 |
3 947 |
1 146 |
104 |
162 |
45 |
6402 |
|
KZN |
455 |
1 945 |
741 |
165 |
237 |
135 |
3678 |
|
NW |
761 |
3 204 |
1 213 |
289 |
137 |
96 |
5700 |
|
GP |
1 370 |
1 823 |
1 151 |
759 |
872 |
613 |
6588 |
|
MP |
699 |
2 625 |
898 |
225 |
190 |
64 |
4701 |
|
LP |
725 |
2 426 |
547 |
199 |
109 |
175 |
4181 |
|
SA |
6 906 |
24 959 |
8 023 |
2 984 |
2 720 |
1 626 |
47218 |
Source: StatsSA, 2016 Community Survey
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Table 2: Circumstances of murders in South Africa according to a 2015 SAPS national docket analysis
|
Number |
% of known |
% of all |
|
|
Social crimes |
|||
|
Misunderstandings/arguments |
890 |
51.5% |
30.6% |
|
Jealousy/love triangle |
77 |
4.5% |
2.6% |
|
Punishment |
31 |
1.8% |
1.1% |
|
Intervention in argument |
19 |
1.1% |
0.7% |
|
Sub-total |
1017 |
58.9% |
34.9% |
|
During commission of another crime |
|||
|
Street robbery |
101 |
5.8% |
3.5% |
|
Residential robbery |
74 |
4.3% |
2.5% |
|
Business robbery |
70 |
4.1% |
2.4% |
|
Carjackings |
36 |
2.1% |
1.2% |
|
Other |
71 |
4.1% |
2.4% |
|
Sub-total |
352 |
20.4% |
12.1% |
|
Other criminal behaviour |
|||
|
Retaliation/revenge |
45 |
2.6% |
1.5% |
|
Self-defence |
32 |
1.9% |
1.1% |
|
Provocation |
13 |
0.8% |
0.4% |
|
Road range |
2 |
0.1% |
0.1% |
|
Financial desperation |
5 |
0.3% |
0.2% |
|
Law enforcement |
4 |
0.2% |
0.1% |
|
Elimination of incumbent of a post (educational environment) |
1 |
0.1% |
0.0% |
|
Sub-total |
102 |
5.9% |
3.5% |
|
Group or communal behaviour |
|||
|
Vigilantism/mob-justice |
171 |
9.9% |
5.9% |
|
Witchcraft/muti |
5 |
0.3% |
0.2% |
|
Initiation-related |
6 |
0.3% |
0.2% |
|
Faction fight |
9 |
0.5% |
0.3% |
|
Gang-related |
36 |
2.1% |
1.2% |
|
Taxi violence |
5 |
0.3% |
0.2% |
|
Politically-motivated |
4 |
0.2% |
0.1% |
|
Xenophobic |
4 |
0.2% |
0.1% |
|
Ethnic conflict |
3 |
0.2% |
0.1% |
|
Labour-related |
3 |
0.2% |
0.1% |
|
Sub-total |
246 |
14.2% |
8.4% |
|
Accidental killings (e.g. accidental discharge of firearm) |
10 |
0.6% |
0.3% |
|
Total known |
1727 |
100.0% |
59.3% |
|
Unknown |
1185 |
0.0% |
40.7% |
|
TOTAL |
2912 |
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Source: SAPS, Annual Crime Report 2015/2016, Addendum to the SAPS Annual Report, 31 August 2016
