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

Province : North West

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

1,308

1,387

1,573

1,351

1,382

1,207

1,074

1,048

1,191

Attempted murder

1,306

1,608

1,831

1,892

1,974

2,056

1,851

2,245

2,306

Culpable homicide

1,096

1,354

1,332

1,288

1,115

963

857

868

920

Robbery with aggravating circumstances

4,803

4,932

3,287

3,410

4,184

4,471

5,412

5,877

5,849

Other robbery

1,979

2,287

3,778

4,352

4,795

5,432

6,817

6,967

7,651

Public violence

46

44

55

32

38

65

64

44

64

Rape

3,806

4,613

4,460

4,863

4,483

4,611

4,707

5,011

5,013

Indecent assault

150

263

330

276

252

319

326

451

438

Crimen Injuria

1,863

2,705

2,951

3,614

3,474

4,088

5,221

5,675

5,355

Child abuse

68

83

128

104

101

114

137

116

136

Kidnapping

183

224

260

245

271

310

294

316

165

Abduction

156

174

188

236

245

309

278

210

291

Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm

18,055

19,795

20,395

22,270

21,742

22,715

25,103

23,936

25,355

Common assault

10,860

13,605

13,823

14,622

14,540

15,951

17,669

18,862

19,357

Burglary at non-residential premises

6,932

6,682

6,599

6,728

6,866

6,902

7,120

6,991

5,413

Burglary at residential premises

12,697

13,718

14,796

15,724

16,749

18,182

19,527

19,365

20,335

Stock theft

3,806

4,226

3,664

4,230

3,946

4,017

3,979

3,993

4,799

Shoplifting

3,111

3,198

3,161

2,904

2,663

2,610

3,073

3,619

3,440

Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle

4,314

4,118

3,726

4,065

4,075

4,366

4,144

4,111

3,905

Theft out of or from motor vehicle

4,790

6,332

7,670

8,617

8,652

8,553

9,927

9,386

9,097

All theft not mentioned elsewhere

26,975

29,010

25,763

27,526

29,771

33,824

38,482

39,876

41,756

Arson

841

619

715

688

670

650

614

607

727

Malicious damage to property

7,437

7,862

7,950

8,496

8,501

8,566

9,040

9,611

10,738

Fraud

3,024

3,305

3,366

3,305

3,148

3,537

3,117

2,766

2,648

Drug related crime

2,551

2,517

2,461

2,328

2,137

2,027

2,271

2,856

3,230

Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

1,725

1,487

1,416

1,388

1,159

1,116

1,147

1,235

1,251

Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition

512

676

654

722

790

765

756

810

882

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

Carjacking

-

-

536

479

566

718

757

855

552

Truck hijacking

-

-

88

88

137

95

84

102

72

Robbery of cash in transit

-

-

34

41

10

36

18

20

43

Bank robbery

-

-

55

85

79

57

49

50

21

House robbery

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

404

Business robbery

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

304