[Questions 45 and 46 are asked of household members who were victims of crime between January and December, 1999]
46. Why was the crime not reported to the police?
2. Crime against property
Section 13 - Crime
Data with respect to reported crime are accessible from the Police Reports made available to the CSO. However, in Trinidad and Tobago there is some level of unreported crime.
This section will facilitate the capture of benchmark data for subsequent studies of crime related issues in households. The data will assist towards assessment of changes in the pattern and incidence of crime. For census purposes, the areas of concern are whether the household had been a victim of crime, the nature of the crime, and whether the crime was reported or not.
Identification
You are to complete the required information for the identification of the household being enumerated which must tally with the visitation record and the cover page of the questionnaire.
It is not necessary to burden the respondent with questions repeated here for which you have already obtained responses during the early part of the interview. For example, the name of the head of the household and the respondent should already have been determined.
Question 45(a) - Nature of crime
Please indicate yes, no, or not stated to the relevant response. More than one response can be ticked.
Question 45 (b) - Was the crime reported to the police?
If a crime was reported to police or not stated, skip to section 14. Not applicable is for those who reported no in question 45 (a). If the crime was not reported, go to question 46. Ensure that the entry in 45(b) corresponds to the nature of the crime given in 45(a).