Other robbery

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

Reported Crime Figures

Province

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

Eastern Cape

2,641

3,245

5,154

5,419

6,702

7,947

9,916

10,238

11,296

Free State

1,888

2,079

2,452

2,605

2,764

3,234

4,080

4,243

5,127

Gauteng

11,457

15,638

19,759

19,401

22,098

25,259

29,799

28,773

31,600

KwaZulu-Natal

4,789

6,341

7,631

7,480

9,170

11,045

13,511

14,194

16,992

Mpumalanga

1,508

1,762

2,096

2,118

2,497

2,742

3,591

3,764

4,446

North West

1,979

2,287

3,778

4,352

4,795

5,432

6,817

6,967

7,651

Northern Cape

941

1,242

1,331

1,318

1,580

1,820

2,123

2,267

2,576

Limpopo

1,736

1,861

2,445

2,562

2,820

3,184

4,199

4,678

5,077

Western Cape

5,484

6,426

6,860

7,423

9,685

11,140

13,211

14,362

16,135

RSA Total

32,423

40,881

51,506

52,678

62,111

71,803

87,247

89,486

100,900

Ratio per 100 000 of the population

Province

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

Eastern Cape

43.8

52.8

82.2

84.8

102.8

119.3

144.8

146.2

157.8

Free State

75.0

81.0

93.6

97.5

101.4

119.1

146.2

149.7

178.1

Gauteng

163.8

218.8

270.5

259.9

289.7

323.5

378.5

358.7

386.8

KwaZulu-Natal

59.7

77.4

91.2

87.5

105.1

123.8

150.3

155.2

182.5

Mpumalanga

57.0

64.9

75.3

74.3

85.4

91.3

118.0

121.0

139.8

North West

61.9

70.1

113.3

127.7

137.7

152.5

191.1

192.1

207.6

Northern Cape

115.7

150.5

159.0

155.2

183.5

208.0

243.2

257.1

289.2

Limpopo

37.6

39.2

50.0

50.9

54.5

59.7

76.1

82.3

86.7

Western Cape

144.6

166.3

174.2

185.1

237.0

267.1

315.2

337.5

373.3

RSA Total

83.9

103.6

127.7

127.8

147.4

166.8

199.7

200.8

222.0

Percentage Increase/Decrease

Province

1994/ 1995

1995/ 1996

1996/ 1997

1997/ 1998

1998/ 1999

1999/ 2000

2000/ 2001

2001/ 2002

1994/ 2002

Eastern Cape

22.9%

58.8%

5.1%

23.7%

18.6%

24.8%

3.2%

10.3%

327.7%

Free State

10.1%

17.9%

6.2%

6.1%

17.0%

26.2%

4.0%

20.8%

171.6%

Gauteng

36.5%

26.4%

-1.8%

13.9%

14.3%

18.0%

-3.4%

9.8%

175.8%

KwaZulu-Natal

32.4%

20.3%

-2.0%

22.6%

20.4%

22.3%

5.1%

19.7%

254.8%

Mpumalanga

16.8%

19.0%

1.0%

17.9%

9.8%

31.0%

4.8%

18.1%

194.8%

North West

15.6%

65.2%

15.2%

10.2%

13.3%

25.5%

2.2%

9.8%

286.6%

Northern Cape

32.0%

7.2%

-1.0%

19.9%

15.2%

16.6%

6.8%

13.6%

173.8%

Limpopo

7.2%

31.4%

4.8%

10.1%

12.9%

31.9%

11.4%

8.5%

192.5%

Western Cape

17.2%

6.8%

8.2%

30.5%

15.0%

18.6%

8.7%

12.3%

194.2%

RSA Total

26.1%

26.0%

2.3%

17.9%

15.6%

21.5%

2.6%

12.8%

211.2%