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

Province : KwaZulu-Natal

Area : Midlands

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

1,543

1,440

1,417

1,304

1,461

1,263

1,182

1,012

1,044

Attempted murder

1,709

1,725

1,698

1,598

1,704

1,689

1,485

1,229

1,253

Culpable homicide

484

559

520

496

510

528

438

417

393

Robbery with aggravating circumstances

2,856

2,900

2,612

2,849

3,217

3,239

3,262

2,925

3,574

Other robbery

661

822

1,172

1,147

1,505

1,987

2,124

1,628

1,874

Public violence

35

37

19

20

29

17

14

8

5

Rape

1,278

1,410

1,698

1,620

1,587

1,655

1,708

1,610

1,640

Indecent assault

85

124

91

100

131

110

127

143

187

Crimen Injuria

661

696

608

679

703

785

880

642

896

Child abuse

26

54

53

63

29

35

28

22

33

Kidnapping

105

122

124

123

116

128

125

95

57

Abduction

112

109

96

123

143

130

101

84

99

Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm

4,581

4,667

4,983

5,072

5,056

6,095

6,521

5,754

5,821

Common assault

4,591

4,824

4,649

4,483

4,510

5,072

6,518

6,426

7,186

Burglary at non-residential premises

3,115

3,025

3,009

2,859

3,058

2,991

2,876

2,571

2,270

Burglary at residential premises

7,707

7,936

8,446

8,381

8,586

8,835

9,064

8,048

8,733

Stock theft

2,503

2,698

2,706

3,093

2,877

2,900

2,715

2,409

2,849

Shoplifting

1,694

1,572

1,639

1,430

1,705

1,597

1,795

1,590

1,364

Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle

2,063

2,029

2,249

2,191

2,461

1,994

1,609

1,672

1,891

Theft out of or from motor vehicle

5,244

5,228

5,184

4,729

5,144

5,457

5,402

5,013

5,333

All theft not mentioned elsewhere

10,547

10,256

10,372

10,188

10,807

11,837

13,138

13,359

14,948

Arson

663

547

467

490

430

424

285

264

269

Malicious damage to property

3,031

3,230

3,245

3,168

3,151

3,334

3,526

3,551

3,850

Fraud

1,388

1,324

1,333

1,233

1,291

1,553

1,521

1,195

1,220

Drug related crime

1,655

1,225

927

1,313

1,378

1,095

1,084

1,457

1,775

Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

647

627

681

838

800

870

730

772

576

Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition

1,173

1,047

1,048

875

915

1,113

894

777

829

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

Carjacking

-

-

386

394

461

404

413

281

332

Truck hijacking

-

-

170

220

213

184

162

106

52

Robbery of cash in transit

-

-

6

7

15

7

2

7

14

Bank robbery

-

-

27

12

3

5

4

6

12

House robbery

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

242

Business robbery

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

323