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

Province : KwaZulu-Natal

Area : Durban North

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

1,468

1,339

1,186

1,216

1,229

1,282

1,178

1,004

1,084

Attempted murder

1,528

1,404

1,233

1,124

1,281

1,188

1,188

1,260

1,391

Culpable homicide

481

474

465

496

466

460

414

411

444

Robbery with aggravating circumstances

5,015

5,103

4,393

4,239

5,431

5,927

6,969

7,637

8,040

Other robbery

1,315

1,930

2,832

2,629

3,076

3,555

4,387

4,858

5,850

Public violence

35

23

27

20

20

22

27

24

33

Rape

1,484

1,728

1,790

1,789

1,802

1,819

1,938

1,874

1,919

Indecent assault

157

224

205

237

227

248

360

349

354

Crimen Injuria

1,167

1,321

1,165

1,104

1,291

1,513

2,083

2,987

3,179

Child abuse

64

79

46

62

60

51

64

47

122

Kidnapping

212

240

198

226

210

249

298

227

184

Abduction

112

89

81

79

135

132

138

84

145

Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm

3,639

3,918

4,367

4,187

4,297

5,121

5,847

5,946

5,561

Common assault

7,148

7,105

6,600

6,216

6,309

6,924

8,269

9,303

10,094

Burglary at non-residential premises

3,965

3,675

3,834

3,876

4,190

3,615

3,531

3,957

3,230

Burglary at residential premises

6,634

6,782

6,948

7,078

8,011

8,548

8,703

8,880

9,518

Stock theft

124

87

85

88

81

113

77

98

137

Shoplifting

3,366

3,900

4,007

4,246

4,558

4,436

4,481

4,319

4,420

Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle

8,335

7,835

7,312

7,347

7,630

7,913

7,252

7,705

7,278

Theft out of or from motor vehicle

10,603

12,428

12,572

10,205

11,016

11,329

11,448

11,711

10,295

All theft not mentioned elsewhere

14,893

15,936

15,144

15,850

18,919

22,194

26,697

28,665

26,405

Arson

532

287

230

292

267

290

263

233

221

Malicious damage to property

5,479

5,644

5,992

5,081

5,283

5,525

5,715

5,973

5,654

Fraud

3,770

3,055

3,007

3,140

3,871

3,611

4,657

4,009

3,608

Drug related crime

2,927

2,252

2,388

3,290

3,077

3,728

3,756

3,373

3,109

Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

1,097

865

937

1,221

1,372

1,490

1,282

1,148

1,083

Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition

399

582

714

652

710

735

708

811

801

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

Carjacking

-

-

754

673

702

744

661

688

803

Truck hijacking

-

-

153

231

266

255

250

191

29

Robbery of cash in transit

-

-

5

13

7

9

8

5

21

Bank robbery

-

-

31

14

19

11

17

16

1

House robbery

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

592

Business robbery

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

398