Hieronder is die definisie van ‘n plaasaanval soos vervat in die SAPD se eie “Rural safety strategy” van 2013. Acts of violence against
person/(s) in the rural areas
For the purpose of reporting, acts of violence against person(s) living in rural areas,
including farms and smallholdings, refer to acts aimed at person(s) residing in,
working in or visiting rural areas, whether with the intent to murder, rape, rob or inflict
bodily harm. In addition, all acts of violence against the infrastructure and property
in the rural community, which is aimed at disrupting farming or other commercial
concerns, irrespective of whether the motive(s) are related to the commission of other
crime(s), ideology, land disputes, land issues, revenge, grievances, racist concerns or
intimidation, are included in this definitions.
Cases related to domestic violence or liquor abuse, or resulting from common place
social interaction between people, are excluded from the definition (RSS: 2011).b