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

Province : Mpumalanga

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

1,059

1,123

1,387

1,240

1,164

1,134

990

903

1,015

Attempted murder

1,424

1,474

1,884

1,679

1,687

1,770

1,667

1,568

2,054

Culpable homicide

1,059

1,199

1,304

1,169

1,179

1,100

965

1,023

985

Robbery with aggravating circumstances

3,895

3,695

3,829

3,613

3,968

4,625

5,165

5,578

6,114

Other robbery

1,508

1,762

2,096

2,118

2,497

2,742

3,591

3,764

4,446

Public violence

39

25

22

38

48

67

88

58

70

Rape

2,495

2,892

3,250

3,143

3,049

3,297

3,520

3,702

3,499

Indecent assault

154

185

441

221

183

197

233

257

295

Crimen Injuria

1,399

1,555

1,589

1,593

1,724

1,900

2,385

2,652

2,937

Child abuse

72

139

180

154

172

222

161

135

193

Kidnapping

186

254

245

189

216

251

242

276

159

Abduction

110

91

75

142

176

193

201

162

249

Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm

13,486

14,529

15,504

15,494

16,342

18,535

19,817

20,006

20,018

Common assault

8,284

9,494

9,979

9,244

9,407

10,322

11,974

12,645

14,198

Burglary at non-residential premises

5,893

6,053

6,194

5,920

6,730

7,288

6,699

6,145

5,016

Burglary at residential premises

13,714

15,405

16,721

16,265

17,977

20,317

21,020

21,126

22,412

Stock theft

4,870

5,076

4,766

4,547

4,328

4,656

4,371

4,228

4,385

Shoplifting

4,533

4,605

4,494

4,052

3,852

4,039

4,199

4,644

4,698

Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle

3,868

4,119

4,327

4,339

4,662

4,553

4,201

3,912

3,798

Theft out of or from motor vehicle

9,223

9,096

8,964

8,712

9,769

9,860

10,366

9,140

8,885

All theft not mentioned elsewhere

24,739

25,089

25,423

25,560

28,470

32,025

36,710

39,595

39,575

Arson

560

569

630

595

567

621

516

583

574

Malicious damage to property

6,430

7,388

7,685

7,406

7,675

7,862

7,810

8,044

8,413

Fraud

2,931

3,223

3,245

3,166

3,254

3,146

3,189

2,779

2,805

Drug related crime

2,308

1,760

1,879

1,943

1,771

1,771

1,864

1,675

1,589

Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

1,593

1,541

1,839

1,585

1,778

2,020

1,788

1,662

1,316

Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition

591

563

691

649

799

868

808

838

861

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

Carjacking

-

-

683

638

678

716

648

711

600

Truck hijacking

-

-

282

236

300

302

309

289

144

Robbery of cash in transit

-

-

34

10

6

7

24

5

57

Bank robbery

-

-

37

28

46

22

31

29

32

House robbery

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

433

Business robbery

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

487