Below is a table of the national crime statistics – for the period April 2014 to March 2015 - released by the South African Police Services on 29 September 2015, along with the change in the number of crime cases from the year before.
|
CRIME CATEGORY |
April 2013 |
April 2014 |
Case Difference |
% Change |
|
CONTACT CRIMES ( CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON) |
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|
Murder |
17023 |
17805 |
782 |
4.6% |
|
Total Sexual Offences |
56680 |
53617 |
-3063 |
-5.4% |
|
Attempted murder |
16989 |
17537 |
548 |
3.2% |
|
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm |
182333 |
182556 |
223 |
0.1% |
|
Common assault |
166081 |
161486 |
-4595 |
-2.8% |
|
Common robbery |
53505 |
54927 |
1422 |
2.7% |
|
Robbery with aggravating circumstances |
118963 |
129045 |
10082 |
8.5% |
|
Total Contact Crimes ( Crimes Against The Person) |
611574 |
616973 |
5399 |
0.9% |
|
CONTACT-RELATED CRIMES |
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Arson |
5458 |
5127 |
-331 |
-6.1% |
|
Malicious injury to property |
117983 |
120662 |
2679 |
2.3% |
|
Total Contact-Related Crimes |
123441 |
125789 |
2348 |
1.9% |
|
PROPERTY-RELATED CRIMES |
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|
Burglary at non-residential premises |
73464 |
74358 |
894 |
1.2% |
|
Burglary at residential premises |
259784 |
253716 |
-6068 |
-2.3% |
|
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle |
56645 |
55090 |
-1555 |
-2.7% |
|
Theft out of or from motor vehicle |
143801 |
145358 |
1557 |
1.1% |
|
Stock-theft |
24534 |
24965 |
431 |
1.8% |
|
Total Property-Related Crimes |
558228 |
553487 |
-4741 |
-0.8% |
|
CRIME DETECTED AS A RESULT OF POLICE ACTION |
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|
Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition |
15362 |
15116 |
-246 |
-1.6% |
|
Drug-related crime |
260596 |
266902 |
6306 |
2.4% |
|
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs |
69725 |
68561 |
-1164 |
-1.7% |
|
Sexual offences as result of police action |
4720 |
6340 |
1620 |
34.3% |
|
Total Crime Detected As A Result Of Police Action |
350403 |
356919 |
6516 |
1.9% |
|
OTHER SERIOUS CRIMES |
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|
All theft not mentioned elsewhere |
363517 |
360541 |
-2976 |
-0.8% |
|
Commercial crime |
76744 |
67830 |
-8914 |
-11.6% |
|
Shoplifting |
70487 |
71327 |
840 |
1.2% |
|
Total Other Serious Crimes |
510748 |
499698 |
-11050 |
-2.2% |
|
SUBCATEGORIES OF AGGRAVATED ROBBERY |
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|
Carjacking |
11180 |
12773 |
1593 |
14.2% |
|
Truck hijacking |
991 |
1279 |
288 |
29.1% |
|
Robbery of cash in transit |
145 |
119 |
-26 |
-17.9% |
|
Bank robbery |
21 |
17 |
-4 |
-19.0% |
|
Robbery at residential premises |
19284 |
20281 |
997 |
5.2% |
|
Robbery at non-residential premises |
18573 |
19170 |
597 |
3.2% |
Source: www.saps.gov.za
