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Figure 11: Respondents’ account of witnessing a crime against someone outside the homestead in the qualitative discussions 15 . On the other hand respondents in the household survey reported fairly high levels of safety (Fig 12). Figure 12: Respondents’ perception of safety in the area Many of the suicide attacks in Mogadishu tended to be indiscriminate and civilians had been caught in explosions or ensuing crossfire. According to the women discussion participants, victims from poor backgrounds were more adversely affected since they could not afford to seek medical care or the victim might have been the only breadwinner in a large family. 3.1.3. Perception of Safety There were contradicting reports regarding the perception of safety in Mogadishu’s Eastern Zone. There were concerns about extrajudicial killings and haphazard branding of the innocent bystanders or victims as insurgents along with petty street theft, extortion by militants and a failing security apparatus - all identified This apparent contradiction might allude to the high level of mistrust amongst the community and fear of recriminations mentioned earlier. Male and female respondents also mentioned these fairly high levels of safety at nearly equal rates (Fig 13). 15 Traditional Elders, Focus Group Discussion, Eastern Zone, 4 March 2014 11
Figure 13: Respondents’ perception of safety in the area (by gender) Figure 14: Respondents’ perception of safety in the area (Year on year trend by gender) In terms of the change in levels of safety compared to the previous year, more than half (59%) of the respondents stated that despite the low levels of security, the situation had improved (Fig 14, 15). 12
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Page 4 and 5: ACKNOWLEDGMENT The Observatory of C
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