Impact of Crime on Small Businesses Report 2008 - Gauteng Online

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12 APPENDICES12.1 Comparative data regarding prevalence <strong>of</strong> crimeStudies in developed countries show a fairly high prevalence <strong>of</strong> crimes affecting business,with around half <strong>of</strong> all businesses reporting at least one incident <strong>of</strong> crime over aone year period. Table 17 provides a rough comparison across three developed countries,together with Jamaica, a developing economy whose business environment in2003 was described by the World Bank as increasingly hostile and difficult. It shouldhowever be recognised that the sample sizes and survey methodologies are vastly differentin each case.Table 17SampleUSA 40 UK 41 Australia 42 Jamaica 43176 smallbusinesses in 2urban areasSize <strong>of</strong> business Small business < 50employeesReportingperiod% <strong>of</strong>respondentswere victims <strong>of</strong>crimeMain types <strong>of</strong>crimeMembers <strong>of</strong> theFederation <strong>of</strong> SmallBusinesses -manufacture andretailSmall business4 000 small retailbusinesses in 6 subsectorsMicro (
THE IMPACT OF CRIME ON SMALL BUSINESSESter-American Development Bank report suggested that the economic cost <strong>of</strong> crimein Latin America was equivalent to 14.2 percent <strong>of</strong> the region’s GDP. 45A 1999 Australian Institute <strong>of</strong> Criminology survey estimated that the total nationaldirect and indirect costs <strong>of</strong> all crimes covered by a 1999 small business survey inthe six retail sectors studied amounted to approximately Aus$170 million. Thestudy found that the most expensive crimes for businesses overall were burglary(accounting for 35 percent <strong>of</strong> total costs <strong>of</strong> crime), shoplifting (20 percent <strong>of</strong> totalcosts) and employee theft (18 percent <strong>of</strong> costs). Table 18 shows the direct and indirectcosts <strong>of</strong> crime against small and micro businesses that had been victimisedby crime. Figures are shown in equivalent South African Rand (using current exchangerates). 46Table 18: Mean direct and indirect costs <strong>of</strong> crime for victimised premises, Australia, 1999Losses MicrobusinessesSmallbusinessesAll businessesMeanMeanMeanAll businessesDirect R14 700 R29 100 R21 900Indirect R5 100 R7 800 R6 30089
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