Adjusted crime profile comparing police versus police and health combined data
| Variable | Police data (N=739) | Combined data (N=1343) | ||
| Rank | n (%) | Rank | n (%) | |
| Gender* | ||||
| Males | 1 | 196 (51.4) | 1 | 640 (65.0) |
| Females | 2 | 185 (48.6) | 2 | 345 (35.0) |
| Age (years)* | ||||
| 16–24 | 2 | 85 (22.3) | 2 | 274 (27.8) |
| 25–34 | 1 | 130 (34.1) | 1 | 394 (40.0) |
| 35–44 | 3 | 72 (18.9) | 3 | 173 (17.6) |
| 45–54 | 4 | 56 (14.7) | 4 | 87 (8.8) |
| 55+ | 5 | 38 (10.0) | 5 | 57 (5.8) |
| Day of week | ||||
| Monday | 3 | 103 (13.9) | 3 | 178 (13.2) |
| Tuesday | 6 | 72 (9.7) | 6 | 107 (8.0) |
| Wednesday | 5 | 75 (10.1) | 5 | 109 (8.1) |
| Thursday | 7 | 64 (8.7) | 7 | 96 (7.1) |
| Friday | 4 | 100 (13.5) | 4 | 155 (11.5) |
| Saturday | 1 | 165 (22.3) | 2 | 320 (23.8) |
| Sunday | 2 | 160 (21.7) | 1 | 378 (28.1) |
| Time of day | ||||
| 00:00:07:59 | 2 | 202 (27.3) | 3 | 362 (26.9) |
| 08:00:15:59 | 3 | 196 (26.5) | 2 | 390 (29) |
| 16:00:23:59 | 1 | 341 (46.1) | 1 | 591 (43.9) |
| Instrument used | ||||
| Sharp object | 3 | 89 (12.0) | 1 | 476 (35.4) |
| Blunt object | 4 | 70 (9.5) | 5 | 155 (11.5) |
| Firearm | 3 | 89 (12.0) | 4 | 111 (8.3) |
| Push/kick/punch | 1 | 309 (41.8) | 2 | 383 (28.5) |
| Human bite | 8 | 2 (0.3) | 9 | 5 (0.4) |
| Choking/strangulation | 6 | 8 (1.1) | 7 | 9 (0.7) |
| Fire burn | 7 | 5 (0.7) | 8 | 7 (0.5) |
| Other burn | 8 | 2 (0.3) | 10 | 5 (0.4) |
| Poisoning | 5 | 56 (7.6) | 6 | 56 (4.2) |
| Unknown | 2 | 109 (14.7) | 3 | 136 (10.1) |
| Type of violence | ||||
| Rape/sexual | 3 | 67 (9.1) | 3 | 74 (5.5) |
| Property crime related | 2 | 250 (33.8) | 2 | 489 (36.4) |
| Interpersonal† | 1 | 422 (57.1) | 1 | 780 (58.1) |
| Area | ||||
| Enkanini | 10 | 9 (1.2) | 8 | 41 (3.1) |
| Harare | 5 | 66 (8.9) | 4 | 129 (9.6) |
| Ilitha Park | 7 | 42 (5.7) | 7 | 59 (4.4) |
| Khaya | 4 | 74 (10.0) | 4 | 96 (7.1) |
| Kuyasa | 6 | 45 (6.1) | 5 | 74 (5.5) |
| Makaya | 8 | 37 (5.0) | 6 | 70 (5.2) |
| Makhaza | 2 | 96 (13.0) | 3 | 163 (12.1) |
| Site B | 1 | 243 (32.9) | 1 | 461 (34.3) |
| Site C | 3 | 91 (12.3) | 2 | 188 (14.0) |
| Town 2 | 9 | 36 (4.9) | 7 | 62 (4.6) |
*Three hundred and fifty-eight police records had missing values on gender and age.
†For purposes of comparison, ‘gang-related’ cases from the health data were included as ‘interpersonal violence’ cases. Additionally, the ‘unknown’ category was included as ‘interpersonal violence’ for purposes of comparison and ranking.