AN ASSESSMENT OF THE NATURE AND PREVALENCE OF BURGLARY CRIME IN WOGEDA TOWN; SOUTH GONDAR ZONE, AMHARA NATION AL REGIONAL STATE

Abstract

Objective of this study is to assess the nature and prevalence of burglary-crime in Wogeda Town. This study was examined the extent and nature of burglary crime, assessing major factors leading to burglary crime, and basic measures to alleviate burglary-crime in the study area. To attain these objectives and research problem, the study accessed both qualitative and quantitative research method. The study was conducted three hundred seventy six (376) targeted household informants selected by Yamane formula for questionnaire who are police officers , primary court layers , community elder, Iddir leaders and victims of community by burglary crime in Wogeda Town. Whereas twelve (12) key informants such as three investigators police officers, four communities elder, three from religious leaders were purposively selected to participate as key informants of the study. The study employed both primary and secondary data sources. The primary data was mainly collected through semi- structured interviews, FGD and questionnaire; while it was supplemented by information gathered from secondary sources of data, from police report, review of relevant document analysis, journals and research report that have direct or indirect relation with the research objectives was also reviewed. The data from qualitative method was analyzed thematically by coding the inputs from the response while from quantitative method were analyzed using simple descriptive statics. From common burglary crime in study area; the most dominant burglarize crime was residential housebreaking. The degree of burglary crime and number of criminals were becoming increased from time to time in study area, due to highly proliferation unemployment, economic inequality and lack of awareness and cooperation of community to fight against burglary crime in study area. Burglary Crime is the major problems which the contemporary society faced today. Therefore, an immediate and proper measure should be taken from the side of the government, social institutions, community based organizations, other stake holders and the community pay huge role at large to reduce burglary crime in study area.