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

Province :  Gauteng

Area :  Vaal Rand

Crime Category

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

Murder

579

690

741

673

721

605

542

550

577

Attempted murder

687

947

838

915

919

850

953

958

1,108

Culpable homicide

340

340

451

352

368

303

280

287

281

Robbery with aggravating circumstances

2,485

2,682

2,272

2,484

3,194

3,393

4,377

4,274

4,397

Other robbery

1,142

1,458

1,724

1,831

1,863

2,184

2,329

1,987

2,508

Public violence

0

5

11

22

20

20

21

11

25

Rape

1,358

1,625

1,688

1,637

1,551

1,706

1,711

1,662

1,652

Indecent assault

109

133

103

106

86

122

141

179

176

Crimen Injuria

517

640

582

567

562

646

696

630

774

Child abuse

60

47

37

40

29

34

36

44

64

Kidnapping

153

115

111

105

151

181

176

169

128

Abduction

140

115

90

92

138

133

144

156

175

Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm

4,393

5,122

5,165

5,185

5,558

6,315

6,823

6,437

6,360

Common assault

3,991

4,138

4,274

3,734

3,625

4,255

4,321

5,045

6,344

Burglary at non-residential premises

1,767

1,629

1,571

1,491

1,827

1,828

1,770

1,836

1,460

Burglary at residential premises

7,204

7,274

7,545

6,848

7,429

7,999

8,592

8,108

8,399

Stock theft

775

494

374

311

219

277

340

263

201

Shoplifting

1,581

1,373

1,371

1,385

1,562

1,498

1,260

1,273

1,516

Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle

3,213

3,356

2,942

2,820

2,961

3,146

3,151

2,635

2,795

Theft out of or from motor vehicle

3,137

3,241

3,454

3,604

3,356

3,516

3,438

3,193

3,040

All theft not mentioned elsewhere

8,787

9,284

9,928

9,982

10,714

11,814

12,095

13,171

14,275

Arson

203

198

202

247

261

268

250

232

246

Malicious damage to property

2,838

3,169

3,491

3,410

3,530

3,751

3,379

3,286

3,917

Fraud

1,323

1,353

1,395

1,275

1,447

1,315

1,211

1,107

1,150

Drug related crime

443

404

327

243

239

219

272

267

650

Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

552

478

470

526

335

575

516

368

353

Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition

235

239

284

328

284

336

352

322

314

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

Carjacking

-

-

647

565

603

489

700

558

702

Truck hijacking

-

-

79

176

316

320

340

190

53

Robbery of cash in transit

-

-

6

0

4

8

19

10

10

Bank robbery

-

-

12

9

9

11

13

8

5

House robbery

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

363

Business robbery

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

163