The purpose of the analysis was to - Provide insight into the methods and modus operandi of perpetrators of these crimes, and establish new national trends. Suspicious activities include street children and hawkers in the near vicinity, suspicious vehicles following the transit vehicle, taxi ranks near where the robberies took place, or suspicious bystanders. No cases of the bogus-type of robbery were analysed. The pavement type robberies are easier to plan and execute. They require a smaller number of perpetrators and the chance of injuries and fatalities during the execution of the robbery is less likely.
Planning is therefore more crucial and the chances of being injured is much larger.
The offender also does not have the element of surprise on his side, and much better and accurate intelligence is needed. When one considers at the day of the week on which the incidents occurred, it is clear that the majority of incidents occurred in the beginning of the week and then fewer incidents towards the end of the week. From the above it is evident that the highest number of incidents took place on a Monday. This can be ascribed to the fact that large numbers of money, due to the weekends takings are transported on Mondays. Most of the analysed incidents took place during the morning and fewer incidents during the afternoons.