NATIONAL CRIME AND SAFETY SURVEY: Produced by CLEEN Foundation with support from Macarthur Foundation

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1 NATIONAL CRIME AND SAFETY SURVEY: 2010 SUMMARY REPORT Produced by CLEEN Foundation with support from Macarthur Foundation

2 RESEARCH DESIGN The aim of the survey was to obtain information regarding Nigerians views on the extent, trend and patterns of criminal victimization in the country. The study was conducted in the 36 states of Nigeria and Abuja between February and May The total sample size was 10,228 comprising 50 male and 50 female of 18 years and above. The methodology used in the data collection was the in-home, face to face personal interviews, using a stratified multi-stage random selection procedure in order to achieve a national representative sample. The field interviews were conducted by Practical Sampling International, a reputable social research company based in Lagos.

3 Fear of Becoming a Victim of Crime Gom Plate be FCT au Ebonyi On do Sokoto Bor Tara Os Enu rno ba un gu Nasarawa Bauchi Kogi E do Adamawa Jigawa Niger Oyo Abia Ka Katsi no na Delta Yo be National Kebbi Kadu na Kwara Bayel Ben sa ue Rivers Akwa-Ibom Imo Ekiti Zamfara Lag os Cross-River Anambra Og un An average of 86.6 of Nigerians express fear of becoming victims of crime with residents of Gombe, Abuja and Plateau states topping the chart while Ogun, Anambra and Cross River states rank the least.

Actual Experiences of Crime 9.5.3 21.8 19.6 35. 34. 31.3 29.5 29.2 28.5 28.4 52.0 50.8 50.6 50.4 48.5 47.1 43.5 43.5 42.9 42.4 37.9.1 1 69.9 69.2 68.4 65.4 65.2 65.1 63.9 62.7 62.6 61.6 61.5 60.9 58.

4 Actual Experiences of Crime Cros Kebbi Kwara Ebonyi Gombe Borno Ondo Niger Bauchi s-river Edo Enugu Akwa-Ibom Plateau Yobe Adamawa Bayelsa Oyo Benue Sokoto Rivers Delta National Kano Anambra Abia Kaduna Jigawa Ekiti Taraba Nasarawa Zamfara FCT Lagos Osun Imo Kogi Katsina Ogun State An average of 47.1 of Nigerians have actually experienced one type of crime or the other with Kebbi, Kwara and Ebonyi states ranking the most while Ogun, Katsina and Kogi states rank the least.

5 Actual experiences of crime by region North East South South North Central South East South West North West Lagos This chart shows a distribution of people s experiences of crime by the region in which they are resident. The North East and the South South region revealed the highest experiences of crime in the last three years.

6 Theft Kebbi Gom be Cross-River Yo be Kwara Bor On rno do Adamawa Ebonyi Jigawa Bauchi Niger Plate Enu E au gu do Akwa-Ibom FCT Oyo National Rivers Sokoto Delta Ben Kadu Bayel Tara Ka ue na sa ba no Abia Nasarawa Ekiti Zamfara Anambra Lag Os Og Katsi Imo os un un Kogi na An average of 53.6 of Nigerians have experienced various forms of theft ; theft of money, cars, motorcycle, and even agricultural product All respondents from Kebbi state have experienced one form of theft or another. The least level of theft is recorded in Katsina, Kogi and Ogun states.

7 6 Theft of Mobile Phone Cros Gombe Ondo Borno Kebbi Oyo Niger Plateau s-river Yobe Kwara Enugu Delta Rivers FCT Jigawa Akwa-Ibom Adamawa Ebonyi National Edo Bauchi Anambra Ekiti Kano Kaduna Taraba Benue Abia Ogun Bayelsa Osun Lagos Imo Sokoto Kogi Nasarawa Zamfara Katsina State Theft of mobile phones is the highest form of theft experienced by Nigerians with a national average of Gombe, Ondo and Borno states records the highest level while Katsina, Zamfara and Nasarawa recorded the lowest level of mobile phone theft.

8 Assault Kebbi Bor rno Cross-River Yo be Kwara Niger Ebonyi Adamawa Bayel Enu sa Abia On E gu do do Anambra Gom be Akwa-Ibom Plate au National Jigawa Ben Oyo ue FCT Rivers Imo Bauchi Lag Ka os no Sokoto Delta Ekiti Kogi Os Tara Kadu un ba na Zamfara Nasarawa Katsi na Og un An average of 16.3 of Nigerians have been physically assaulted with Kebbi, Borno and Cross Rivers states recording the highest experiences while Ogun, Katsina and Nasarawa states record the least.

9 1 Kidnapping Ad amawa Cross-River Kebbi Niger Ogun Oyo Zamfara Lagos Katsina Borno Osun Plateau Kano Yobe Taraba Bayelsa Ondo Kogi Anambra Kaduna Ekiti Bauchi Nasarawa National Gombe Benue Kwara Jigawa Akwa-Ibom Enugu FCT Delta Rivers Edo Sokoto Abia Imo Ebonyi 0 State Ebonyi, Imo and Abia states record the highest rate of kidnapping in the country while states like Lagos, Katsina and Borno record the least. None of the respondents from Adamawa, Cross River, Kebbi, Niger, Ogun, Oyo or Zamfara have experienced kidnapping.

10 7.4 3 Rape Ebonyi 27 Bayel Ben sa ue Rivers Yo E Enu be do gu Sokoto Niger Akwa-Ibom Delta National Ka no Kebbi Bauchi Gom be Ekiti FCT Cross-River Kadu Plate na au Kogi Nasarawa Os Bor Tara un Oyo rno ba Kwara Adamawa Abia Og un Anambra Imo Jigawa Katsi na Lag On os do Zamfara Rape of female respondents is highest in Ebonyi, Bayelsa and Benue states, reported completely non-existent in Zamfara, Ondo, Lagos, Katsina, Jigawa, Imo states and with the lowest record in Anambra,, Ogun and Abia states.

11 3 Robbery Cros s-river Benue Kwara Edo Akwa-Ibom Bayelsa Ebonyi Rivers Kebbi Enugu Yobe Nasarawa Bauchi Sokoto Anambra Delta Imo Plateau Abia National Gombe FCT Zamfara Osun Ondo Kaduna Taraba Ekiti Kogi Adamawa Oyo Borno Niger Jigawa Kano Ogun Lagos Katsina State Robbery is reported by respondents to be highest in Cross River, Benue and Kwara states and lowest in Katsina, Lagos and Ogun states while the average rate of robbery in Nigeria stands at

12 8 2 Murder Cros Bayelsa Ebonyi Benue Rivers Edo s-river Yobe Enugu Sokoto FCT Plateau Bauchi Kaduna National Delta Kogi Zamfara Imo Akwa-Ibom Niger Abia Kwara Oyo Anambra Taraba Kebbi Ondo Nasarawa Borno Gombe Ekiti Ogun Jigawa Adamawa Kano Osun Lagos Katsina State About 3.5 of Nigerians reported the murder of a member of their household with the highest records in Bayelsa, Ebonyi and Benue states and the lowest record in Katsina, Lagos and Osun states.

13 Domestic Violence Ad Kwara Yobe Gombe Borno Bauchi amawa Cross-River Rivers Kebbi Edo FCT Plateau Ebonyi Ondo Bayelsa Osun Taraba Kano Kaduna National Benue Niger Oyo Sokoto Delta Enugu Akwa-Ibom Abia Zamfara Nasarawa Anambra Kogi Lagos Ogun Imo Jigawa Ekiti Katsina State An average of 16.9 of Nigerians have reported experiencing domestic violence with the highest record in Kwara, Yobe and Gombe states and the lowest records from Katsina, Ekiti and Jigawa States.

14 Assessment of Human Rights Violations in Nigeria (Actual experiences in the hands of government officials, vigilante groups or mobs) Physical Assault 6.4 Verbal abuse 4 Extortion Torture Detention without arraignment within 48 hrs 2 Abuse of power 1.2 Force eviction Denial of remedies Sexual harassment Rape Extrajudicial killing by security agencies Human trafficking Attempted rape Attempted extrajudicial killing by security agencies Extrajudicial killing by Vigilante group or mob Abduction Others This chart shows the different forms of violations Nigerians have actually suffered in the hands of government officials, vigilante groups or mobs. Physical assault, verbal abuse and extortion and torture remains the highest experience.

15 PERCEPTIONS ON CRIME TRENDS Increased Stayed the same Decreased Don t Know The chart shows a comparison of the perception of Nigerians about the trend of crime in general. The red bars show the perception in the 2006 survey while the grey bars show the perceptions in On the average more Nigerians believe crime has stayed the same or declined than otherwise.

16 90 RATE OF REPORTING OF CRIME TO THE POLICE Reported to the police Did not report Of the people who have experienced one form of crime or the other, as much as 78 did not report the incidence to the police while only 22 did. Other agencies crime were reported to include family/friends, traditional systems, vigilante groups, community groups, etc.

17 REPORTING OF CRIME TO POLICE IN STATES This state by state analysis indicates that residents of Sokoto, Kogi and Taraba states report experiences of crime to the police more than any other states while Lagos, Plateau and Abia report the least.

18 40 SATISFACTION WITH HANDLING OF CASES BY THE POLICE Very satisfied Satisfied Neither satisfied nor dissafisfied Not satisfied Not at all satisfied Of the people that reported their experiences of crime to the police, a total of 43 indicated some level of satisfaction in the handling of the case by the police. 13 showed neither satisfaction or dissatisfaction while a total of 44 indicated outright dissatisfaction.

19 40 REASONS FOR FEELING DISSATISFIED WITH THE POLICE Police did not do enough to apprehend the offender Police did not do enough to recover the property Police did not Police did not treat keep me properly me with respect informed Police were slow to arrive Police kept asking me for money Police colluded with the suspect Others This chart shows the various reasons people gave for being dissatisfied with the handling of their cases by the police. More people believe the police did not do enough either to apprehend the offender or recover their property; also that the police kept asking them for money.

20 40 POLICE PERFORMANCE IN CRIME CONTROL Very good job Good job Neither good nor poor Poor job Very poor job This chart shows the perception of all Nigerians on police performance in crime control regardless of whether they have experienced crime or use the services of the police. More people rated the police as doing a good job than doing a poor job.

21 100 Satisfaction with present state government in crime control This governance chart measures the satisfaction Nigerians have with their state government in the control of crime. Lagos, Katsina and Anambra states indicated the highest level of satisfaction while Abia, Ogun and Taraba states indicated the least.

22 80.0 Driving without Valid Driver's License Adamawa Kebbi Katsi na Niger On FCT Yo do be Bauchi Plate au Delta Ben Ka Kadu ue no Kogi Os Ekiti na un National Jigawa Sokoto Tara Bor ba rno Nasarawa Oyo Rivers Gom Imo E be do Zamfara Bayel sa Kwara Akwa-Ibom Og Enu Lag un Abia gu os Anambra Cross-River Ebonyi This chart shows the use of valid drivers license as an indicator of safety on Nigerian roads of drivers admitted to driving without valid driver s license and the highest records came from Adamawa, Kebbi and Katsina states while Ebonyi, Cross river and Anambra recorded the least.

23 Road User Behaviours Sometimes/Occassionally Everytime/Often Never Get angered by another driver's behaviour, and give chase with the intention of giving him/her a piece of your mind Drive very close to the car in front as a signal for its driver to go faster or get out of the way Become impatient with slower drivers on the outer lane and overtake them from the right side Underestimate the speed of an oncoming vehicle when overtaking Find yourself having an aversion to a particular class of road user& then indicate your hostility by whatever means you can Stop for pedestrians to cross when driving on the street Use of seatbelt Fail to check your rear view or side mirror before pulling out or changing lanes Run traffic light while driving Drive on the wrong side of the road e.g one way or BRT lanes Get involved in unofficial 'races' with other drivers Drive after drinking more than one bottle of beer or one tort (shot) of hot drink This chart shows a summary of other road user behaviours that affect road safety in Nigeria. The orange bars indicate that the respondents exhibit the behaviour sometimes/occasionally, the red bar indicate that the respondents exhibit the behaviour everytime/often and the blue bars say they never exhibit such behaviour.

24 OPINION ON TREND OF CORRUPTION IN NGERIA ( ) Don t know Decreased Stayed the same Increased May Year This chart summarizes Nigerians opinion on the trend of corruption since 1999 till date. There is a strong indication of a sharp decline from the period to the year 2006 and a more gradual decline for the period

25 80 DEMAND FOR BRIBE BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS BY STATE Ebonyi E On Bayel do do sa Kebbi Enu Gom Bor Ben gu be Abia Ka rno ue no Oyo Ekiti Niger Sokoto Kwara Os un National Delta Og Tara Plate un ba au Cross-River Yo be Rivers Anambra Bauchi Adamawa Katsi na Akwa-Ibom Kadu Lag na Kogi os Nasarawa Zamfara Imo Jigawa FCT This is a state by state analysis of actual demand for bribe from government officials as experienced by respondents. Ebonyi, Edo and Ondo states record the highest rate while the FCT, Jigawa and Imo states record the lowest.

SELECTED BASIC PUBLIC EDUCATION STATISTICS IN NIGERIA Source: National Bureau of Statistics &UBEC

SELECTED BASIC PUBLIC EDUCATION STATISTICS IN NIGERIA 2013-2014 Source: National Bureau of Statistics &UBEC 17 February 2016 Table 1: NUMBER OF PUBLIC JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS BY STATE IN NIGERIA, 2013-2014