Rape and Attempted Rape

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

5,558

6,096

6,523

7,237

6,587

6,914

6,958

6,840

6,025

Free State

3,637

3,859

3,886

3,909

3,536

3,511

3,572

3,815

3,704

Gauteng

11,030

12,142

13,026

12,765

11,866

12,188

12,513

12,713

12,107

KwaZulu-Natal

7,131

8,114

8,756

8,708

8,628

8,990

9,447

9,307

9,382

Mpumalanga

2,495

2,892

3,250

3,143

3,049

3,297

3,520

3,702

3,499

North West

3,806

4,613

4,460

4,863

4,483

4,611

4,707

5,011

5,013

Northern Cape

1,358

1,541

1,476

1,541

1,456

1,496

1,554

1,485

1,455

Limpopo

2,643

3,051

3,262

3,711

3,831

3,932

4,195

4,802

4,433

Western Cape

5,558

5,864

6,422

6,819

6,318

6,799

6,917

6,818

6,489

RSA Total

43,216

48,172

51,061

52,696

49,754

51,738

53,383

54,493

52,107

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

92.2

99.2

104.1

113.2

101.0

103.8

101.6

97.7

84.2

Free State

144.4

150.3

148.4

146.3

129.8

129.3

128.0

134.6

128.7

Gauteng

157.7

169.9

178.3

171.0

155.6

156.1

158.9

158.5

148.2

KwaZulu-Natal

88.8

99.0

104.6

101.9

98.9

100.7

105.1

101.8

100.8

Mpumalanga

94.3

106.6

116.8

110.2

104.3

109.8

115.7

119.0

110.0

North West

119.1

141.3

133.7

142.7

128.8

129.4

132.0

138.2

136.0

Northern Cape

167.0

186.8

176.3

181.5

169.1

171.0

178.0

168.4

163.3

Limpopo

57.2

64.2

66.7

73.7

74.0

73.7

76.1

84.5

75.7

Western Cape

146.6

151.8

163.1

170.0

154.6

163.0

165.1

160.2

150.1

RSA Total

111.9

122.0

126.6

127.8

118.1

120.2

122.2

122.3

114.6

Percentage Increase/Decrease

Province

1994/ 1995

1995/ 1996

1996/ 1997

1997/ 1998

1998/ 1999

1999/ 2000

2000/ 2001

2001/ 2002

1994/ 2002

Eastern Cape

9.7%

7.0%

10.9%

-9.0%

5.0%

0.6%

-1.7%

-11.9%

8.4%

Free State

6.1%

0.7%

0.6%

-9.5%

-0.7%

1.7%

6.8%

-2.9%

1.8%

Gauteng

10.1%

7.3%

-2.0%

-7.0%

2.7%

2.7%

1.6%

-4.8%

9.8%

KwaZulu-Natal

13.8%

7.9%

-0.5%

-0.9%

4.2%

5.1%

-1.5%

0.8%

31.6%

Mpumalanga

15.9%

12.4%

-3.3%

-3.0%

8.1%

6.8%

5.2%

-5.5%

40.2%

North West

21.2%

-3.3%

9.0%

-7.8%

2.9%

2.1%

6.5%

0.0%

31.7%

Northern Cape

13.5%

-4.2%

4.4%

-5.5%

2.7%

3.9%

-4.4%

-2.0%

7.1%

Limpopo

15.4%

6.9%

13.8%

3.2%

2.6%

6.7%

14.5%

-7.7%

67.7%

Western Cape

5.5%

9.5%

6.2%

-7.3%

7.6%

1.7%

-1.4%

-4.8%

16.8%

RSA Total

11.5%

6.0%

3.2%

-5.6%

4.0%

3.2%

2.1%

-4.4%

20.6%