ABSTRACT
Durban's “Golden Mile” is the city’s most prominent tourist attraction and contributed
± R225 million towards much needed job creation and poverty alleviation in the
region during the 2007 financial year, a trend which is set to increase dramatically
during the FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) 2010 Soccer
World Cup, which was awarded to the Republic of South Africa. The City of Durban
will host eight World Cup matches, including a semi-final at the newly designed
Moses Mabhiba World Cup 2010 Stadium. The high incidence of violent crimes
committed against tourists, which is also reported on in the international media, has
caused the concern that if tourists perceive the beachfront to be unsafe they will be
hesitant to visit Durban again, while the likelihood also exists that they might
discourage other potential visitors. This paper is an attempt to provide input to the
discourse on the matter based on empirical research. Much of the research on crime
and tourism is founded on economic models of criminal behaviour. The current study
contributes to the expanding crime and tourism literature by providing facts and
accurate statistics instead of anecdotal information on violent crime and tourism, more
specifically with regard to the so-called “street robberies”. From the data collected
and analysed, it will become evident that during 2006, 90% of the street robberies
reported to Golden Mile hotel security was not documented in the form of a case
docket with the SAPS. Through the use of qualitative data analysis techniques such as
theming, coding and categorising, the study will also reveal that all the respondents
who completed the open-ended questionnaire are of the opinion that preliminary
crime scene investigation of street robberies committed against tourists on Durban’s
Golden Mile was, for a variety of reasons, ineffective. Finally, based on the relevant
literature as well as the findings of the study, a number of recommendations will be
put forward.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:tut/oai:encore.tut.ac.za:d1001259 |
| Date | 12 November 2009 |
| Creators | Steyn, J, de Beer, M, Fouché, H |
| Publisher | Acta Criminologica |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | |
| Rights | Acta Criminologica |
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