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

Province : Gauteng

Area : West 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

783

645

667

611

594

525

477

440

458

Attempted murder

776

609

626

647

634

571

568

578

587

Culpable homicide

360

417

418

440

394

368

326

365

325

Robbery with aggravating circumstances

2,972

2,463

2,035

2,258

2,786

2,983

3,099

3,608

3,158

Other robbery

991

1,223

1,369

1,276

1,408

1,699

2,489

2,453

2,393

Public violence

24

22

18

16

19

22

28

15

11

Rape

1,342

1,243

1,320

1,226

1,060

1,082

1,276

1,372

1,217

Indecent assault

171

165

147

143

167

171

179

247

249

Crimen Injuria

772

792

658

591

648

691

1,085

985

881

Child abuse

41

32

12

14

7

12

15

18

51

Kidnapping

127

113

89

66

85

98

122

110

32

Abduction

104

69

49

65

68

78

98

94

129

Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm

4,820

5,150

4,814

4,656

4,346

4,433

5,260

5,127

5,062

Common assault

5,673

5,501

5,124

4,702

4,790

5,438

7,391

7,110

7,683

Burglary at non-residential premises

2,446

2,131

2,108

1,943

2,110

2,430

2,286

2,110

1,664

Burglary at residential premises

9,684

10,492

10,314

9,913

9,439

9,406

10,438

10,157

10,343

Stock theft

406

377

301

286

209

200

248

192

164

Shoplifting

2,114

1,758

1,696

1,825

1,673

1,896

1,967

1,776

1,886

Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle

5,702

5,609

5,104

5,071

5,184

5,100

5,326

5,487

5,087

Theft out of or from motor vehicle

5,376

5,591

4,978

4,724

3,913

4,515

5,449

5,627

6,045

All theft not mentioned elsewhere

12,249

12,440

11,811

10,685

11,030

12,410

15,990

16,841

18,056

Arson

217

176

164

157

187

178

186

218

226

Malicious damage to property

3,046

3,109

3,165

3,007

2,789

3,025

3,731

3,901

4,482

Fraud

2,098

2,131

2,201

2,026

1,789

2,895

2,607

2,254

2,048

Drug related crime

974

1,053

850

799

555

480

566

657

699

Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

1,250

847

883

1,015

577

650

630

625

573

Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition

263

255

226

245

287

287

293

282

261

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

Carjacking

-

-

405

437

569

536

479

432

535

Truck hijacking

-

-

141

160

243

212

149

133

65

Robbery of cash in transit

-

-

5

8

14

20

15

8

15

Bank robbery

-

-

13

15

17

18

11

12

3

House robbery

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

405

Business robbery

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

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