Burglary at residential premises

in the RSA for the period January to December 1994-2002

Reported Crime Figures

Province

Jan to Dec 1994

Jan to Dec 1995

Jan to Dec 1996

Jan to Dec 1997

Jan to Dec 1998

Jan to Dec 1999

Jan to Dec 2000

Jan to Dec 2001

Jan to Dec 2002

Eastern Cape

25,083

25,147

25,110

26,015

29,755

32,719

34,372

35,600

38,237

Free State

15,488

16,663

16,342

16,228

16,962

17,749

18,801

18,815

21,096

Gauteng

75,496

80,590

79,217

78,118

77,302

81,699

85,271

82,701

82,620

KwaZulu-Natal

37,796

39,762

41,360

41,190

44,686

47,381

48,487

48,013

52,523

Mpumalanga

13,714

15,405

16,721

16,265

17,977

20,317

21,020

21,126

22,412

North West

12,697

13,718

14,796

15,724

16,749

18,182

19,527

19,365

20,335

Northern Cape

4,847

5,180

5,094

4,899

5,622

6,149

6,554

6,432

7,327

Limpopo

8,880

10,426

11,553

11,377

12,740

13,480

16,404

16,332

15,921

Western Cape

34,020

37,172

36,245

39,559

45,024

47,839

52,390

54,851

55,152

RSA Total

228,021

244,063

246,438

249,375

266,817

285,515

302,826

303,235

315,623

Ratio per 100 000 of the population

Province

Jan to Dec 1994

Jan to Dec 1995

Jan to Dec 1996

Jan to Dec 1997

Jan to Dec 1998

Jan to Dec 1999

Jan to Dec 2000

Jan to Dec 2001

Jan to Dec 2002

Eastern Cape

416.2

409.1

400.5

406.9

456.4

491.4

502.0

508.5

534.1

Free State

615.1

648.9

624.0

607.3

622.5

653.7

673.7

663.8

732.8

Gauteng

1,079.1

1,127.4

1,084.4

1,046.5

1,013.4

1,046.5

1,083.1

1,031.1

1,011.2

KwaZulu-Natal

470.9

485.2

494.2

482.0

512.1

530.9

539.5

524.9

564.2

Mpumalanga

518.5

567.8

601.0

570.3

614.8

676.6

690.8

679.1

704.5

North West

397.4

420.3

443.7

461.5

481.2

510.4

547.5

534.1

551.7

Northern Cape

596.2

627.9

608.6

577.0

653.0

702.7

750.9

729.4

822.5

Limpopo

192.2

219.4

236.2

226.0

246.0

252.6

297.5

287.4

271.8

Western Cape

897.2

962.3

920.6

986.3

1,101.6

1,146.9

1,250.2

1,288.9

1,276.1

RSA Total

590.3

618.3

610.8

604.9

633.3

663.2

693.2

680.5

694.4

Percentage Increase/Decrease

Province

1994/ 1995

1995/ 1996

1996/ 1997

1997/ 1998

1998/ 1999

1999/ 2000

2000/ 2001

2001/ 2002

1994/ 2002

Eastern Cape

0.3%

-0.1%

3.6%

14.4%

10.0%

5.1%

3.6%

7.4%

52.4%

Free State

7.6%

-1.9%

-0.7%

4.5%

4.6%

5.9%

0.1%

12.1%

36.2%

Gauteng

6.7%

-1.7%

-1.4%

-1.0%

5.7%

4.4%

-3.0%

-0.1%

9.4%

KwaZulu-Natal

5.2%

4.0%

-0.4%

8.5%

6.0%

2.3%

-1.0%

9.4%

39.0%

Mpumalanga

12.3%

8.5%

-2.7%

10.5%

13.0%

3.5%

0.5%

6.1%

63.4%

North West

8.0%

7.9%

6.3%

6.5%

8.6%

7.4%

-0.8%

5.0%

60.2%

Northern Cape

6.9%

-1.7%

-3.8%

14.8%

9.4%

6.6%

-1.9%

13.9%

51.2%

Limpopo

17.4%

10.8%

-1.5%

12.0%

5.8%

21.7%

-0.4%

-2.5%

79.3%

Western Cape

9.3%

-2.5%

9.1%

13.8%

6.3%

9.5%

4.7%

0.5%

62.1%

RSA Total

7.0%

1.0%

1.2%

7.0%

7.0%

6.1%

0.1%

4.1%

38.4%