Abstract
There are approximately 38,200 registered sugarcane
growers in South Africa, covering three provinces, namely Kwazulu-
Natal, Mpumalanga and the Eastern Cape. While this has contributed
to social and economic sustainability of local communities, that also
created a favorable environment for criminals. A relationship was
discovered between the rate of crime and the growth of the sugarcane
stalks. The methods used to gather the data included; interviews,
questionnaires, crime related websites, and the South African Sugar
Association database and other relevant achieve information. It was
then recommended that the South African Police Service, South
African sugarcane growers and the affected communities should put
means in place to decrease the opportunities for criminal activities to
occur hence support the grower’s economic and social status.