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

Province : KwaZulu-Natal

Area : Durban South

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

1,501

1,464

1,165

1,122

1,206

1,213

1,045

1,070

1,094

Attempted murder

1,503

1,450

1,435

1,352

1,340

1,444

1,516

1,525

1,812

Culpable homicide

452

498

505

453

469

487

426

407

444

Robbery with aggravating circumstances

4,576

4,485

4,241

4,143

5,462

6,088

6,700

7,006

6,520

Other robbery

1,022

1,623

1,347

1,561

1,915

2,119

2,661

2,907

3,490

Public violence

16

13

13

25

24

12

18

10

14

Rape

1,523

1,702

1,687

1,817

1,817

1,759

1,841

1,858

1,859

Indecent assault

168

214

165

215

211

260

283

293

359

Crimen Injuria

895

1,032

1,123

997

1,057

1,068

1,181

1,164

1,336

Child abuse

70

68

93

62

37

49

56

37

85

Kidnapping

238

234

154

226

177

223

241

230

191

Abduction

91

81

65

88

89

122

73

95

111

Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm

4,086

4,072

4,418

4,406

4,599

5,204

5,729

5,761

6,492

Common assault

6,386

6,514

6,555

6,087

6,165

6,564

6,489

6,678

7,515

Burglary at non-residential premises

3,125

2,897

3,017

2,971

3,321

2,955

2,624

2,502

2,114

Burglary at residential premises

8,305

9,287

9,056

9,271

10,811

11,052

10,580

11,056

11,733

Stock theft

143

127

111

66

52

62

78

76

123

Shoplifting

1,729

1,602

1,584

1,637

1,704

2,062

1,846

1,718

1,743

Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle

4,487

4,735

4,596

4,779

5,750

6,226

5,995

6,203

5,486

Theft out of or from motor vehicle

7,031

7,531

7,771

7,022

8,142

7,320

8,014

8,319

7,934

All theft not mentioned elsewhere

10,903

11,799

11,604

11,431

14,030

15,383

17,122

18,753

18,158

Arson

271

260

270

239

273

251

264

257

257

Malicious damage to property

4,337

4,534

4,646

4,108

4,467

4,368

4,415

4,459

4,689

Fraud

1,971

1,879

1,769

1,880

1,706

1,841

1,853

1,935

1,992

Drug related crime

1,679

1,455

1,662

1,569

1,970

1,255

1,599

1,778

2,338

Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

901

816

840

688

770

843

773

637

660

Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition

388

550

550

587

600

608

550

630

573

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

Carjacking

-

-

1,021

967

1,229

1,229

1,156

1,100

1,048

Truck hijacking

-

-

147

220

377

410

310

211

36

Robbery of cash in transit

-

-

10

7

8

11

5

10

17

Bank robbery

-

-

15

9

14

12

13

10

2

House robbery

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

493

Business robbery

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

357