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

Province : Mpumalanga

Area : Lowveld

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

302

263

295

382

307

337

303

288

355

Attempted murder

313

364

418

474

495

579

518

484

787

Culpable homicide

270

278

287

330

302

275

283

268

277

Robbery with aggravating circumstances

1,019

915

847

1,004

1,079

1,259

1,481

1,641

2,178

Other robbery

113

221

327

441

661

665

974

1,128

1,440

Public violence

6

4

1

11

12

30

30

9

11

Rape

645

695

788

893

820

968

1,054

1,177

1,085

Indecent assault

28

33

48

65

42

56

61

73

78

Crimen Injuria

252

345

446

450

492

573

726

776

861

Child abuse

12

20

18

29

36

44

26

26

47

Kidnapping

18

29

29

34

37

43

58

78

35

Abduction

22

23

19

32

39

45

59

44

80

Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm

3,682

4,075

4,340

4,569

5,036

5,964

6,604

6,317

6,030

Common assault

2,042

2,545

2,826

2,822

2,779

3,032

3,511

3,420

3,950

Burglary at non-residential premises

1,445

1,529

1,601

1,738

1,978

2,094

2,014

1,797

1,674

Burglary at residential premises

3,956

4,175

4,406

4,553

5,413

5,940

6,137

6,459

6,343

Stock theft

504

421

336

312

298

264

210

224

263

Shoplifting

1,426

1,638

1,433

1,420

1,376

1,607

1,682

1,882

1,939

Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle

870

846

893

998

1,269

1,381

1,186

1,178

1,052

Theft out of or from motor vehicle

3,284

2,825

2,725

2,719

3,579

3,402

3,396

2,846

3,158

All theft not mentioned elsewhere

6,665

6,465

6,774

7,703

8,710

9,699

11,643

13,245

12,545

Arson

135

147

171

203

150

185

173

198

201

Malicious damage to property

1,417

1,658

1,697

1,667

1,866

1,932

2,081

2,176

2,314

Fraud

796

838

860

996

986

910

971

789

1,064

Drug related crime

832

555

630

744

693

566

696

450

449

Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

317

266

316

306

258

392

432

442

212

Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition

210

139

166

189

247

230

280

286

308

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

Carjacking

-

-

110

106

116

131

134

163

177

Truck hijacking

-

-

23

21

40

35

49

54

71

Robbery of cash in transit

-

-

1

1

1

2

6

4

19

Bank robbery

-

-

7

10

16

11

10

5

4

House robbery

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

134

Business robbery

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

226