Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle

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

6,003

5,754

5,669

5,502

6,039

5,940

6,267

5,880

5,869

Free State

3,881

4,030

3,768

3,411

3,516

3,417

3,050

3,036

3,040

Gauteng

56,327

53,872

50,718

54,086

55,031

51,762

51,327

48,481

43,639

KwaZulu-Natal

18,080

17,905

17,332

17,210

19,151

19,081

17,423

18,095

17,153

Mpumalanga

3,868

4,119

4,327

4,339

4,662

4,553

4,201

3,912

3,798

North West

4,314

4,118

3,726

4,065

4,075

4,366

4,144

4,111

3,905

Northern Cape

439

492

470

459

523

502

547

421

482

Limpopo

2,021

2,005

2,351

2,179

2,678

2,658

2,117

1,957

1,699

Western Cape

9,369

8,761

8,354

9,386

11,838

11,223

11,571

12,589

14,021

RSA Total

104,302

101,056

96,715

100,637

107,513

103,502

100,647

98,482

93,606

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

99.6

93.6

90.4

86.1

92.6

89.2

91.5

84.0

82.0

Free State

154.1

156.9

143.9

127.7

129.0

125.9

109.3

107.1

105.6

Gauteng

805.1

753.7

694.3

724.5

721.4

663.0

651.9

604.5

534.1

KwaZulu-Natal

225.3

218.5

207.1

201.4

219.5

213.8

193.9

197.8

184.3

Mpumalanga

146.2

151.8

155.5

152.1

159.4

151.6

138.1

125.7

119.4

North West

135.0

126.2

111.7

119.3

117.1

122.6

116.2

113.4

105.9

Northern Cape

54.0

59.6

56.2

54.1

60.7

57.4

62.7

47.7

54.1

Limpopo

43.8

42.2

48.1

43.3

51.7

49.8

38.4

34.4

29.0

Western Cape

247.1

226.8

212.2

234.0

289.7

269.1

276.1

295.8

324.4

RSA Total

270.0

256.0

239.7

244.1

255.2

240.4

230.4

221.0

205.9

Percentage Increase/Decrease

Province

1994/ 1995

1995/ 1996

1996/ 1997

1997/ 1998

1998/ 1999

1999/ 2000

2000/ 2001

2001/ 2002

1994/ 2002

Eastern Cape

-4.1%

-1.5%

-2.9%

9.8%

-1.6%

5.5%

-6.2%

-0.2%

-2.2%

Free State

3.8%

-6.5%

-9.5%

3.1%

-2.8%

-10.7%

-0.5%

0.1%

-21.7%

Gauteng

-4.4%

-5.9%

6.6%

1.7%

-5.9%

-0.8%

-5.5%

-10.0%

-22.5%

KwaZulu-Natal

-1.0%

-3.2%

-0.7%

11.3%

-0.4%

-8.7%

3.9%

-5.2%

-5.1%

Mpumalanga

6.5%

5.0%

0.3%

7.4%

-2.3%

-7.7%

-6.9%

-2.9%

-1.8%

North West

-4.5%

-9.5%

9.1%

0.2%

7.1%

-5.1%

-0.8%

-5.0%

-9.5%

Northern Cape

12.1%

-4.5%

-2.3%

13.9%

-4.0%

9.0%

-23.0%

14.5%

9.8%

Limpopo

-0.8%

17.3%

-7.3%

22.9%

-0.7%

-20.4%

-7.6%

-13.2%

-15.9%

Western Cape

-6.5%

-4.6%

12.4%

26.1%

-5.2%

3.1%

8.8%

11.4%

49.7%

RSA Total

-3.1%

-4.3%

4.1%

6.8%

-3.7%

-2.8%

-2.2%

-5.0%

-10.3%