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Johannesburg - An online Crime and Justice Hub has been
launched by the Institute of Security Studies (ISS) to enable users to monitor
crime and inform their business, property and holiday decisions quickly and
easily.
Waiting for government crime statistics to be released is
not enough for businesspeople and individuals worried about the immediate impact
of crime and monthly fluctuations, so the advanced crime hub viewer has access
to 150 demographic data sets to determine crime rates and trends in different
areas, like burglary rates and proximity to police stations.
Officially launched on Thursday at an annual crime and
justice conference hosted by the ISS, Gareth Newham from the institute
explained how it would allow users and researchers to print out complete
demographic profiles on suburbs and areas, like the number of people living in
formal households in that area and how much they earn on average.
It encompasses some sophisticated tools such as the ability
to study inequality levels, for example between Alexandra and Sandton.
The hub also provides studies on good and bad policing and
the ability to report on crime and corruption, as well as good policing. Newham
showed how users could pull a complete crime map and add different parameters
at the click of a button.
Apart from safety tips, the hub could also be useful for
holidaymakers looking for safe destinations this festive season.
Newham said while violent crime rates in SA had
"levelled out", house and business robberies were increasing.