AGRICULTURAL NEWS - According to the recently released Agri SA 2018 National Agricultural Crime Sector Survey carried out by UNISA’s Bureau of Market Research, during 2017, 39,74% of SA’s commercial farms experienced livestock theft, 37,21% experienced theft of farm infrastructure, 34,74% theft of farm tools and equipment, 28,51% illegal hunting and theft of game, and 25,05% experienced robbery.
“In fact, of the 70% commercial farmers who were crime victims in 2017, some had experienced a combination of the top crime categories on their farms. It is also important to note that violent crimes affected several farms in the country. Robbery, with its percentage of 25,05% tops the list, followed by assault [at 5,7%], attempted murder [at 1,3%], and murder [at 1%],” said the survey.
The survey also found that “only” 25% of all crimes and 52% of “some” crimes on commercial farms during 2017 were reported to the police.
