NICRO is a South African non-profit organisation established in 1910. NICRO works in the crime and violence prevention sector, specialising in adults and children who present with high-risk behaviour and/or are in conflict with the law. NICRO reaches approximately 11 000 people per annum.

Where is NICRO Based?

NICRO’s Head Office is in Cape Town, and has offices in Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West and Western Cape.

What Does NICRO Do?

NICRO provides a range of services for different audiences, including individual counselling, family counselling, psychoeducational programmes, educational workshops, community engagement and outreach, as well as professional skills development training.

Who Does NICRO Work With?

NICRO works with schools, businesses, government departments, communities, and private individuals.

Our Clients

• 12% of our clients are under the age of 18 years. 
• 42% of our clients are unemployed.
• 54% of our clients have less than a Grade 12 education.
• 1% have some form of a disability.
• 70% of NICRO clients are men.
• 94% of our clients are from historically-disadvantaged communities. 

Impact

• Since 2021, NICRO has reached 66,037 clients.
• 8 194 criminal justice clients have been tracked to date.
• 94% of self-reporting clients indicate they have not been arrested since completing their NICRO service.
• SAPS 69 forms were obtained for 1 503 clients (18%) of the total number. This exceeds the required sample size of 367 for statistically valid representation. 12% of clients with SAPS 69 data had committed another offence since completing NICRO.  This data does confirm that the majority of tracked NICRO clients do not re-offending during the 12-month period.
• 913 corroborating data sources were interviewed as well as clients. The corroborating data sources report similar non-reoffending patterns as the clients (93%).
• 15 461 participants stated in testimonials that the NICRO interventions produced positive benefits for them. Eight participants stated that they did not gain any benefit of knowledge from the NICRO intervention.