MAKERERE UNIVERSITY ASSESSMENT OF THE FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH CRIMINAL OFFENCES RECORDED IN MUKONO TOWN A case study of Nagalama Police Division BY OKELLO PRECIOUS 215012143 15/U/12002/PS A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF STATISTICS AND PLANNING IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT FOR THE AWARD OF BACHELOR OF STATISTICS DEGREE OF MAKERERE UNIVERSITY JUNE 2018 DEDICATION I dedicate this work to my father Mr. John Onen Rubanga, my Mother Mrs. Rose Arach Rubanga, my siblings Charity Apio Rosalydia, Sandra Ayiko, Vincent Orombi, Elizabeth Driciru, Mary Ester Ayikoru. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I thank the Almighty God for protection, guidance and making me able to successfully complete the project. A word of thanks goes to Makerere University for the Opportunity awarded to us as students for being able carry out this research project. I would specially love to thank my university supervisor, Mr. Ambrose Serunjogi who accorded me the necessary instructions and guidance towards the completion of this research project. Also a word of thanks goes to my fellow students for all their cooperation and willingness to share the knowledge and ideas they had about this research project. Special thanks go to my Family members for all the financial and moral support they rendered to me, without your effort this project would not have been a success. v Table of Contents DECLARATION ............................................................................................................................ ii DEDICATION ............................................................................................................................... iii APPROVAL .................................................................................................................................. iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .............................................................................................................. v List of Tables .................................................................................................................................. x List of Figures ................................................................................................................................ xi Abstract ......................................................................................................................................... xii List of Acronyms or Abbreviations ............................................................................................. xiii Chapter One: Introduction ........................................................................................................... 1 1.0 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Background to the study ................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Problem statement ............................................................................................................ 3 1.3 Objectives of the Study .................................................................................................... 4 1.3.1 Main objective .......................................................................................................... 4 1.3.2 Specific Objectives; .................................................................................................. 4 1.4 Research questions ........................................................................................................... 4 1.5 Research Hypotheses........................................................................................................ 5 vi 1.6 Significance of the Study ................................................................................................. 6 1.7 Scope of the study ............................................................................................................ 6 1.8 Limitations of the Study ................................................................................................... 6 CHAPTER TWO: Literature Review .......................................................................................... 7 2.0 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 7 2.1 Categories of Crime; ........................................................................................................ 7 2.1.1 Homicides ................................................................................................................. 7 2.1.2 Terrorism................................................................................................................... 9 2.1.3 Land Frauds ............................................................................................................ 10 2.1.4 Narcotics ................................................................................................................. 11 2.1.5 Breakings ................................................................................................................ 11 2.1.6 Thefts ...................................................................................................................... 11 2.2 Factors associated with crimes. ...................................................................................... 11 2.2.1 Employment and Crime .......................................................................................... 11 2.2.2 The Age-Crime Relationship .................................................................................. 13 2.2.3 Natural Factors and Criminality.............................................................................. 15 2.2.4 Impact of Education on Crime ................................................................................ 16 CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ............................................................ 18 vii 3.0 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 18 3.0.1 Study Area .............................................................................................................. 18 3.0.2 Research Procedure ................................................................................................. 18 3.1 Data collection................................................................................................................ 18 3.1.1 Data collection form ............................................................................................... 19 3.2 Data Analysis ................................................................................................................. 19 3.2.1 Analysis of Quantitative Data ................................................................................. 19 CHAPTER FOUR: Research Findings ...................................................................................... 21 4.0 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 21 4.1 Categories of Crime ....................................................................................................... 21 4.2 Gender distribution of the Offenders ............................................................................. 22 4.3 Age Group distribution of the Offenders ....................................................................... 23 4.4 Occupation/ Employment status of the Offenders. ........................................................ 23 4.5 Sex-Crime relationship ................................................................................................... 24 4.6 Age-Crime relationship .................................................................................................. 25 4.7 Occupation-Crime relationship ...................................................................................... 27 CHAPTER FIVE: Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations ............................................ 30 5.0 Introduction .................................................................................................................... 30 viii 5.1 Summary ........................................................................................................................ 30 5.1.1 Age-crime relationship............................................................................................ 30 5.1.2 Gender-Crime relationship...................................................................................... 30 5.1.3 Occupation/Employment-Crime relationship ......................................................... 31 5.2 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................... 31 5.3 Recommendation ............................................................................................................ 31 References ..................................................................................................................................... 32 ix List of Tables Table 3.1: Data Collection Form .................................................................................................. 19 Table 4.1: A cross tabulation of sex and crime committed by the offenders ............................... 24 Table 4.2: Cross tabulation of age group and crime committed .................................................. 25 Table 4.3: Cross tabulation of Employment status of offenders