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 |
2 839 |
2 680 |
2 750 --> |
2 881 |
2 836 |
2 346 |
2 274 --> |
2 311 |
Total Sexual Crimes |
9 751 |
10 498 |
9 631 |
8 969 |
8 623 |
8 772 |
9 678 |
9 299 |
Attempted murder |
3 633 |
2 490 |
1 856 |
2 046 |
1 844 |
1 766 |
1 707 |
2 162 |
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm |
36 912 |
33 869 |
28 479 |
25 905 |
24 915 |
23 086 |
24 061 |
24 723 |
Common assault |
52 339 |
48 739 |
38 226 |
35 083 |
32 663 |
31 680 |
34 410 |
33 278 |
Common robbery |
14 943 |
13 283 |
9 387 |
8 697 |
8 578 |
8 439 |
9 473 |
10 399 |
Robbery with aggravating circumstances |
13 855 |
13 143 |
12 945 |
15 226 |
14 555 |
12 729 |
12 543 |
12 250 |
CONTACT-RELATED CRIMES |
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Arson |
967 |
720 |
595 |
625 |
629 |
524 |
598 |
632 |
Malicious damage to property |
32 032 |
29 871 |
27 875 |
29 227 |
27 301 |
25 132 |
24 431 |
23 334 |
PROPERTY-RELATED CRIMES |
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Burglary at non-residential premises |
11 784 |
8 950 |
7 944 |
10 118 |
10 639 |
10 450 |
11 544 |
11 582 |
Burglary at residential premises |
54 069 |
46 977 |
41 000 |
43 142 |
42 376 |
42 920 |
43 300 |
43 801 |
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle |
13 847 |
12 311 |
12 795 |
13 510 |
12 955 |
10 814 |
10 039 |
9 098 |
Theft out of or from motor vehicle |
41 273 |
36 983 |
34 648 |
33 626 |
31 778 |
29 924 |
35 367 |
36 453 |
Stock-theft |
1 732 |
1 120 |
834 |
780 |
792 |
907 |
1 109 |
995 |
CRIMES HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON POLICE ACTION FOR DETECTION |
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Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition |
1 912 |
2 247 |
2 252 |
2 526 |
2 346 |
2 314 |
2 181 |
2 551 |
Drug-related crime |
19 940 |
30 432 |
34 788 |
41 067 |
45 985 |
52 781 |
60 409 |
70 588 |
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs |
4 957 |
6 583 |
8 114 |
9 583 |
11 616 |
12 741 |
15 644 |
17 244 |
OTHER SERIOUS CRIMES |
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All theft not mentioned elsewhere |
121 789 |
113 814 |
90 028 |
93 314 |
90 966 |
90 655 |
86 583 |
84 989 |
Commercial crime |
7 713 |
7 651 |
7 139 |
7 819 |
9 659 |
11 366 |
11 697 |
11 888 |
Shoplifting |
13 901 |
12 851 |
12 618 |
13 950 |
14 850 |
18 836 |
20 500 |
18 763 |
SUBCATEGORIES FORMING PART OF AGGRAVATED ROBBERY ABOVE |
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Carjacking |
1 015 |
901 |
965 |
911 |
923 |
698 |
575 |
457 |
Truck hijacking |
16 |
16 |
10 |
9 |
23 |
27 |
14 |
17 |
Robbery at residential premises |
319 |
307 |
434 |
658 |
796 |
974 |
1 167 |
1 215 |
Robbery at non-residential premises |
109 |
84 |
110 |
197 |
635 |
1 058 |
1 058 |
1 309 |
OTHER CRIMES CATEGORIES |
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Culpable homicide |
1 252 |
1 407 |
1 396 |
1 437 |
1 443 |
1 280 |
1 135 |
1 126 |
Public violence |
268 |
285 |
308 |
406 |
257 |
467 |
335 |
402 |
Crimen injuria |
14 200 |
12 522 |
8 574 |
6 805 |
6 737 |
6 185 |
7 135 |
7 337 |
Neglect and ill-treatment of children |
1 762 |
1 437 |
1 103 |
914 |
978 |
883 |
847 |
667 |
Kidnapping |
450 |
290 |
216 |
201 |
188 |
169 |
232 |
392 |
Source: www.saps.gov.za, September 8 2011
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