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

Province :  Limpopo

Area :  Provincial Total

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

1,078

916

920

981

933

911

799

814

741

Attempted murder

2,359

1,636

1,748

1,728

1,544

1,475

1,601

1,618

1,520

Culpable homicide

888

989

915

939

891

874

841

873

855

Robbery with aggravating circumstances

3,985

3,104

2,866

2,428

2,657

2,606

3,164

3,315

3,292

Other robbery

1,736

1,861

2,445

2,562

2,820

3,184

4,199

4,678

5,077

Public violence

37

34

28

48

51

76

34

35

30

Rape

2,643

3,051

3,262

3,711

3,831

3,932

4,195

4,802

4,433

Indecent assault

108

159

168

208

145

167

200

218

278

Crimen Injuria

2,199

2,554

2,683

3,023

3,319

3,828

4,919

6,205

5,242

Child abuse

265

300

187

260

251

248

261

270

301

Kidnapping

174

213

258

213

356

258

297

316

157

Abduction

345

248

121

194

231

211

318

260

276

Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm

17,056

18,329

19,270

19,625

20,325

22,730

24,260

24,263

22,386

Common assault

13,382

13,812

14,156

15,300

15,139

16,337

19,026

21,149

21,466

Burglary at non-residential premises

5,308

4,784

5,620

6,456

6,330

6,244

7,017

6,859

6,067

Burglary at residential premises

8,880

10,426

11,553

11,377

12,740

13,480

16,404

16,332

15,921

Stock theft

1,790

2,033

1,877

1,926

1,611

1,566

1,571

1,901

2,154

Shoplifting

3,389

3,211

3,088

3,465

3,217

3,171

3,578

3,852

4,068

Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle

2,021

2,005

2,351

2,179

2,678

2,658

2,117

1,957

1,699

Theft out of or from motor vehicle

4,450

4,644

6,471

5,972

6,445

6,541

7,154

6,943

6,409

All theft not mentioned elsewhere

18,414

18,169

18,639

19,882

22,171

23,015

27,816

28,051

28,230

Arson

889

821

820

1,047

948

838

747

935

905

Malicious damage to property

5,532

6,150

6,514

7,053

6,685

6,921

7,565

8,070

8,451

Fraud

2,279

2,564

2,770

2,652

2,795

2,525

2,448

2,494

2,218

Drug related crime

1,575

1,187

1,357

1,717

1,527

1,466

1,489

1,638

1,891

Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

841

807

822

765

628

675

1,035

1,446

806

Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition

445

391

658

603

628

614

592

721

694

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

Carjacking

-

-

185

192

190

169

220

299

231

Truck hijacking

-

-

64

62

136

92

89

78

43

Robbery of cash in transit

-

-

127

22

22

13

26

15

19

Bank robbery

-

-

44

20

19

31

37

18

6

House robbery

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

306

Business robbery

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

504