In February this year, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) released the findings of the 2015/16 Victims of Crime Survey, and announced that it would release the 2016/17 results in November. Victim surveys, though not without fault, capture valuable data relating to crime, justice and safety, that is not typically collected by criminal justice agencies. Much of their value lies in their ability to identify victimisation trends which may or may not appear in police data, and to gauge perceptions and experiences of criminal justice institutions.

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更多数据意味着为南非提供更好的工具

今年2月，南非统计局（Stats SA）发布了2015/16犯罪受害者调查的调查结果，并宣布将于11月发布2016/17年度调查结果。受害者调查虽然并非没有过错，但它捕获的是与犯罪，司法和安全有关的宝贵数据，而刑事司法机构通常不会收集这些数据。它们的大部分价值在于它们能够识别出可能出现或可能不会出现在警察数据中的受害趋势，并能够评估刑事司法机构的看法和经验。