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Gini coefficients?

No.

Low chance of being caught, low chance of meaningful punishment, low public profile of punishment putting it out of sight and put of mind. High chance of being let off, which has a higher public profile. It may make wellmeaning people feel good and it avoids hurting some individuals, but it's disastrous for society.

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An ounce of prevention, etc. A society that doesn't produce people desperate or disbelieving of the social contract enough to break the law en masse won't have people who break the law en masse.

If 38% of people don't have a stable income except for a measly govt social grant for R350 per month then it seems clear to me there is a correlation between poverty and the rampant crime.

I want my sassa grant! Imagine.. R350 is like half a bag of groceries at Woolies.

You get more of what you subsidise. Looks like that social grant did as designed and created a shitload of social grant recipients - politically useful to someone, at vast human cost.

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