Crime in the RSA for the financial years 1994/1995 to 2002/2003

Area : Drakensberg

The financial year consists of the months of April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December of a given year and the months of January, February and March of the following year.

Crime Category

April 1994 to March 1995

April 1995 to March 1996

April 1996 to March 1997

April 1997 to March 1998

April 1998 to March 1999

April 1999 to March 2000

April 2000 to March 2001

April 2001 to March 2002

April 2002 to March 2003

Murder

247

252

250

199

202

199

201

221

183

Attempted murder

46

97

129

148

230

201

137

172

109

Culpable homicide

64

77

79

56

52

53

54

69

62

Robbery with aggravating circumstances

136

198

134

133

113

179

149

175

134

Other robbery

54

57

95

181

202

202

285

240

313

Public violence

16

14

2

2

12

6

0

8

4

Rape

290

345

392

475

353

413

424

432

360

Indecent assault

22

25

33

36

41

45

50

49

39

Crimen Injuria

136

134

280

302

454

599

523

472

369

Child abuse

40

30

19

31

23

20

21

12

19

Kidnapping

20

21

17

29

24

27

35

19

11

Abduction

39

17

15

19

21

37

34

23

32

Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm

2,620

2,355

2,500

3,063

2,998

3,118

3,144

3,166

3,151

Common assault

1,045

977

1,134

1,102

1,175

1,252

1,335

1,309

1,183

Burglary at non-residential premises

472

597

812

764

585

661

726

678

685

Burglary at residential premises

1,162

1,133

1,098

1,558

1,532

1,736

1,895

1,884

2,042

Stock theft

2,279

2,492

2,124

2,251

1,950

1,875

1,797

1,877

1,755

Shoplifting

319

237

282

191

169

197

290

389

289

Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle

158

123

92

158

211

201

126

134

132

Theft out of or from motor vehicle

300

234

310

379

312

380

386

319

409

All theft not mentioned elsewhere

1,976

1,647

1,701

1,950

1,830

2,103

2,514

2,307

2,293

Arson

122

109

91

97

155

104

98

82

101

Malicious damage to property

691

664

745

807

931

834

924

824

791

Fraud

150

155

116

158

149

154

168

187

111

Drug related crime

349

276

355

315

348

442

456

664

692

Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

81

79

53

69

65

50

53

47

56

Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition

53

77

49

67

122

90

121

121

96

These crimes have already been accounted for under robbery of aggravating circumstances

Carjacking

-

-

33

22

8

10

6

13

15

Truck hijacking

-

-

3

0

0

1

0

6

11

Robbery of cash in transit

-

-

0

0

0

2

5

4

0

Bank robbery

-

-

2

0

1

0

0

2

0

House robbery

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

49

Business robbery

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

19