• A significant number of cases (26.7%) occurred in public places. Of the cases which occurred at public places, 38.7% of cases occurred at places of employment, 23.9% in streets, 12% in shopping centres or shops, 5.6% in parking areas, 2.8% in banks, 2.8% at public toilets and 2.1% at schools. The remaining 12% of cases occurred at a variety of other public places. The table below provides a breakdown of the places where the thefts of firearms occurred:
Table 26.2: PLACE WHERE THE THEFT OCCURRED
PLACE NUMBER OF CASES % OF TOTAL
Private dwellingsii 237 44.6
Armouryiii 40 7.5
Places of entertainmentiv 26 4.9
Special eventv 9 1.7
Public Placevi 142 26.7
Vehiclevii 59 11.1
Unknown 18 3.4
TOTAL 531 100%

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Most complainants claimed that their firearms had been stolen from safes (27.1%). 13.4% claimed that they were stolen from their holsters, and 9.4% claimed that they were stolen from a cupboard or cabinet. The table below provides a further breakdown of where the firearms in the study had been kept when they were stolen:

 

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