Crime and Victimisation Trends Analysis Training

Learning Outcomes

• Identify and describe various types of crime and victimisation patterns using relevant data sources.
• Analyze crime trends to determine contributing factors and potential risk areas.
• Evaluate the impact of crime on victims and communities using established frameworks.
• Apply crime analysis techniques to develop targeted prevention strategies.
• Demonstrate the ability to report crime trends and victimisation patterns effectively.
• Design basic interventions based on identified crime and victimisation trends.

Target Audience

This course is designed for security managers, loss prevention officers, risk analysts, and any professionals responsible for safety and security in corporate or community settings. It is also suitable for law enforcement personnel and social workers seeking to deepen their understanding of crime patterns.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practical sessions provide hands-on experience with real crime datasets, including data cleaning, trend analysis, and report writing. Learners will apply analytical techniques covered in lectures to authentic SAPS and VOCS data, developing skills in data interpretation and presentation.

Practical Activities

• Data Exploration and Cleaning — Learners work with a sample SAPS crime dataset to clean, categorise, and prepare data for analysis. (3h)
• Trend Analysis with Excel — Using the cleaned dataset, learners calculate crime rates, produce time-series graphs, and identify trends. (4h)
• Victimisation Survey Analysis — Learners analyse a subset of the Victims of Crime Survey data to identify victimisation patterns and risk factors. (4h)
• Report Writing and Presentation — Learners compile a brief crime trends report and present their findings to the class for feedback. (4h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	40% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.