Enugu, Crime Capital Of Nigeria – Survey

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Enugu State, in the south east, is the official
crime capital of Nigeria, a crime perception
survey released on Monday in Abuja has
said.
At least 70 per cent of respondents to the
survey in Enugu admitted they were victims
of crime in the past year, the 2013 National
Crime Victimization and Safety Survey
conducted by CLEEN Foundation showed.
The national average was 25 per cent – one
in every four Nigerian. The survey showed a
progressive decrease in the number of
victims of crime in Nigeria.
“There has been a six per cent decrease
in actual experience of crime from the 31
per cent recorded in 2012 to the current 25
percent,” the report said.
The report surveyed for crimes like
robbery, kidnapping, physical assault,
phone and car theft, molestation and
attempted molestation, domestic violence,
attempted murder and other crimes.
The Crime Victimization Survey used data
collected across Nigeria between June and
July 2013.
Closely following Enugu State is its
neighbour, Ebonyi, where at least 65 per
cent – at least three in every five residents
– were victims of crime.
Ekiti state, in southwest Nigeria, shares the
same crime records with Ebonyi State.
More than three in every five respondents
admitted they were victims of crime last
year.
Ogun State, a neighbour to Lagos is the
safest state in Nigeria with only about one
in every 20 citizens admitting they were
victims of crimes last year.
Katsina State in Northwest Nigeria is the
next safest. Only about one in every 10
residents was a victim of crime last year.
Lagos State recorded 18 percent.
Borno and Yobe, despite being the hotbed
for Boko Haram attacks recorded seemingly
low crime rates, according to the report.
Only about one in every four resident
admitted being victims of crime last year.
Boko Haram militants have murdered over
1,500 people in the states since launching a
vicious attack against government
establishments, security agencies, religious
places and the residents.
At a geopolitical level, the South East
recorded the highest number of crimes
with 44 per cent of respondents
complaining they were victims. The North
West recorded the lowest score of 18 per
cent crime rate.
On a gender scale, more men than women
fell victims of crimes in Nigeria last year.
“Further (segregation) by gender indicates
that more men (27%) had actual
experience than women (23%),” the report
said.
Irony of feeling
Although Ogun State recorded the lowest
actual experience of crime, almost
everyone in the state fear they would
become victims of crime.
The findings of the 2013 survey indicated
that 94 per cent of Ogun residents fear they
are likely victims of crime. In actual sense,
only one in 20 was a victim of crime.
On a national scale, more than 7 out of 10
Nigerians had the fear of becoming victims
of crime last year.
The people who feel safest are those in
Benue and Taraba States. Only 38 per cent
of residents in those state had fears of
becoming victims of crime. One in four
residents of Benue state were victims of
crime last year, and not more than one in
every six in Taraba.
“Analysing by gender, 73 percent of
females feared becoming victims of crime
compared to 71 percent of males,” the
report said.
“Overall, these findings are meant to assist
the government, police and the entire
criminal justice administration system to
better understand emerging trends in
crime and safety in Nigeria and
consequently, to refine and deploy
improved strategies to resolve the country’s
current challenges of security and safety,”
the authors, CLEEN Foundation, said.
The survey was conducted with support
from the Macarthur Foundation.
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