Below is a table of the national crime statistics for 2010/2011 released in Pretoria today, September 8 2011:
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 |
19 824 |
18 793 --> |
18 545 |
19 202 |
18 487 |
18 148 --> |
16 834 |
15 940 |
Total Sexual Crimes |
66 079 |
69 117 |
68 076 |
65 201 |
63 818 |
70 514 |
68 332 |
66 196 |
Attempted murder |
30 076 |
24 516 |
20 553 |
20 142 |
18 795 |
18 298 |
17 410 |
15 493 |
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm |
260 082 |
249 369 |
226 942 |
218 030 |
210 104 |
203 777 |
205 293 |
198 602 |
Common assault |
280 942 |
267 857 |
227 553 |
210 057 |
198 049 |
192 838 |
197 284 |
185 891 |
Common robbery |
95 551 |
90 825 |
74 723 |
71 156 |
64 985 |
59 232 |
57 537 |
54 883 |
Robbery with aggravating circumstances |
133 658 |
126 789 |
119 726 |
126 558 |
118 312 |
121 392 |
113 755 |
101 463 |
CONTACT- RELATED CRIMES |
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Arson |
8 806 |
8 184 |
7 622 |
7 858 |
7 396 |
6 846 |
6 701 |
6 533 |
Malicious damage to property |
158 247 |
150 785 |
144 265 |
143 336 |
136 968 |
134 261 |
132 134 |
125 327 |
PROPERTY- RELATED CRIMES |
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Burglary at non-residential premises |
64 629 |
56 048 |
54 367 |
58 438 |
62 995 |
70 009 |
71 773 |
69 082 |
Burglary at residential premises |
299 290 |
276 164 |
262 535 |
249 665 |
237 853 |
246 616 |
256 577 |
247 630 |
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle |
88 144 |
83 857 |
85 964 |
86 298 |
80 226 |
75 968 |
71 776 |
64 504 |
Theft out of or from motor vehicle |
171 982 |
148 512 |
139 090 |
124 029 |
111 661 |
109 548 |
120 862 |
123 091 |
Stock-theft |
41 273 |
32 675 |
28 742 |
28 828 |
28 778 |
30 043 |
32 380 |
30 144 |
CRIMES HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON POLICE ACTION FOR DETECTION |
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Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition |
16 839 |
15 497 |
13 453 |
14 354 |
13 476 |
14 045 |
14 542 |
14 472 |
Drug-related crime |
62 689 |
84 001 |
95 690 |
104 689 |
109 134 |
117 172 |
134 840 |
150 673 |
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs |
24 886 |
29 927 |
33 116 |
38 261 |
48 405 |
56 165 |
62 939 |
66 697 |
OTHER SERIOUS CRIMES |
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All theft not mentioned elsewhere |
606 460 |
536 281 |
432 629 |
415 163 |
395 296 |
394 124 |
367 442 |
368 095 |
Commercial crime |
55 869 |
53 931 |
54 214 |
61 690 |
65 286 |
77 474 |
84 842 |
88 388 |
Shoplifting |
71 888 |
66 525 |
64 491 |
65 489 |
66 992 |
80 773 |
88 634 |
78 383 |
SUBCATEGORIES FORMING PART OF AGGRAVATED ROBBERY ABOVE |
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Carjacking |
13 793 |
12 434 |
12 825 |
13 599 |
14 201 |
14 915 |
13 902 |
10 627 |
Truck hijacking |
901 |
930 |
829 |
892 |
1 245 |
1 437 |
1 412 |
999 |
Robbery at residential premises |
9 351 |
9 391 |
10 173 |
12 761 |
14 481 |
18 438 |
18 786 |
16 889 |
Robbery at non-residential premises |
3 677 |
3 320 |
4 387 |
6 689 |
9 862 |
13 920 |
14 534 |
14 667 |
OTHER CRIMES CATEGORIES |
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Culpable homicide |
11 096 |
11 995 |
12 415 |
12 871 |
13 184 |
12 571 |
12 272 |
11 974 |
Public violence |
979 |
974 |
1 044 |
1 023 |
895 |
1 500 |
1 323 |
1 226 |
Crimen injuria |
59 908 |
55 929 |
44 512 |
36 747 |
33 064 |
30 355 |
32 356 |
33 308 |
Neglect and ill-treatment of children |
6 504 |
5 568 |
4 828 |
4 258 |
4 106 |
4 034 |
4 014 |
3 473 |
Kidnapping |
3 004 |
2 618 |
2 320 |
2 345 |
2 323 |
2 535 |
2 889 |
3 604 |
Source: www.saps.gov.za, September 8 2011
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