Crime Category |
April 2003 to March 2004 |
April 2004 to March 2005 |
April 2005 to March 2006 |
April 2006 to March 2007 |
April 2007 to March 2008 --> |
April 2008 to March 2009 |
April 2009 to March 2010 |
April 2010 to March 2011 |
CONTACT CRIMES (CRIMES AGAINST A PERSON) --> |
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Murder |
4 433 |
3 818 |
3 621 --> |
3 884 |
3 766 |
3 963 |
3 444 --> |
3 257 |
Total Sexual Crimes |
16 402 |
16 333 |
15 676 |
15 124 |
15 398 |
18 176 |
15 645 |
13 987 |
Attempted murder |
8 588 |
6 661 |
5 761 |
5 741 |
5 313 |
5 207 |
4 800 |
4 104 |
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm |
56 962 |
54 138 |
51 371 |
50 084 |
48 076 |
48 257 |
49 082 |
46 600 |
Common assault |
77 389 |
72 484 |
63 012 |
58 915 |
58 000 |
58 566 |
58 956 |
54 476 |
Common robbery |
32 307 |
30 641 |
25 504 |
25 307 |
22 664 |
20 599 |
20 107 |
18 207 |
Robbery with aggravating circumstances |
63 639 |
57 628 |
52 437 |
55 329 |
51 280 |
51 251 |
47 289 |
40 052 |
CONTACT-RELATED CRIMES |
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Arson |
2 013 |
1 985 |
2 003 |
2 099 |
1 864 |
1 747 |
1 597 |
1 624 |
Malicious damage to property |
47 633 |
45 445 |
44 237 |
43 655 |
42 433 |
43 657 |
44 142 |
41 017 |
PROPERTY-RELATED CRIMES |
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Burglary at non-residential premises |
14 981 |
12 986 |
13 274 |
14 722 |
15 321 |
17 563 |
17 904 |
16 757 |
Burglary at residential premises |
84 643 |
77 383 |
75 243 |
67 886 |
63 799 |
69 300 |
74 902 |
70 794 |
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle |
41 584 |
39 738 |
41 667 |
42 117 |
40 296 |
38 923 |
36 337 |
32 278 |
Theft out of or from motor vehicle |
53 990 |
47 638 |
46 208 |
39 791 |
36 560 |
35 891 |
39 133 |
37 443 |
Stock-theft |
896 |
682 |
630 |
610 |
655 |
798 |
886 |
711 |
CRIMES HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON POLICE ACTION FOR DETECTION |
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Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition |
4 968 |
3 974 |
3 388 |
3 920 |
3 486 |
4 040 |
4 113 |
3 665 |
Drug-related crime |
9 428 |
10 722 |
14 202 |
12 582 |
12 742 |
13 574 |
14 729 |
16 457 |
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs |
6 275 |
6 619 |
7 277 |
7 539 |
9 833 |
13 150 |
14 910 |
21 417 |
OTHER SERIOUS CRIMES |
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All theft not mentioned elsewhere |
192 673 |
169 992 |
136 435 |
130 983 |
123 559 |
123 478 |
117 226 |
116 518 |
Commercial crime |
24 714 |
23 337 |
24 368 |
26 869 |
26 986 |
30 757 |
34 095 |
34 756 |
Shoplifting |
18 920 |
17 946 |
18 627 |
18 944 |
20 466 |
24 846 |
27 764 |
24 767 |
SUBCATEGORIES FORMING PART OF AGGRAVATED ROBBERY ABOVE |
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Carjacking |
8 914 |
7 230 |
7 250 |
7 337 |
7 489 |
7 662 |
7 444 |
5 936 |
Truck hijacking |
472 |
469 |
438 |
544 |
775 |
906 |
860 |
600 |
Robbery at residential premises |
5 383 |
5 618 |
6 208 |
7 776 |
7 377 |
8 190 |
8 051 |
7 039 |
Robbery at non-residential premises |
2 338 |
2 116 |
3 150 |
4 505 |
5 113 |
6 244 |
6 379 |
5 553 |
OTHER CRIMES CATEGORIES |
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Culpable homicide |
2 542 |
2 706 |
2 873 |
3 119 |
3 048 |
2 897 |
2 741 |
2 579 |
Public violence |
165 |
167 |
225 |
186 |
197 |
462 |
311 |
234 |
Crimen injuria |
11 041 |
10 080 |
8 235 |
6 817 |
6 244 |
5 816 |
7 016 |
8 040 |
Neglect and ill-treatment of children |
1 589 |
1 348 |
1 201 |
1 144 |
1 035 |
1 000 |
1 057 |
973 |
Kidnapping |
1 065 |
922 |
856 |
949 |
952 |
1 066 |
1 167 |
1 374 |
Source: www.saps.gov.za, September 8 2011
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