Theft out of or from motor vehicle

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

15,091

15,832

14,645

15,656

16,958

18,863

17,440

16,870

17,844

Free State

9,768

9,261

9,799

8,392

9,217

8,742

8,814

9,763

9,442

Gauteng

71,987

72,040

61,632

56,428

52,259

55,799

60,012

60,632

59,527

KwaZulu-Natal

30,527

33,486

33,867

30,628

33,369

33,487

33,901

34,192

32,634

Mpumalanga

9,223

9,096

8,964

8,712

9,769

9,860

10,366

9,140

8,885

North West

4,790

6,332

7,670

8,617

8,652

8,553

9,927

9,386

9,097

Northern Cape

3,479

4,281

3,565

3,205

3,600

3,445

3,879

3,970

4,183

Limpopo

4,450

4,644

6,471

5,972

6,445

6,541

7,154

6,943

6,409

Western Cape

33,309

34,839

33,616

38,644

48,169

47,457

47,781

51,412

49,041

RSA Total

182,624

189,811

180,229

176,254

188,438

192,747

199,274

202,308

197,062

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

250.4

257.6

233.6

244.9

260.1

283.3

254.7

241.0

249.3

Free State

387.9

360.6

374.2

314.1

338.2

322.0

315.8

344.4

328.0

Gauteng

1,029.0

1,007.8

843.7

755.9

685.1

714.7

762.2

756.0

728.6

KwaZulu-Natal

380.4

408.6

404.7

358.4

382.4

375.2

377.2

373.8

350.6

Mpumalanga

348.7

335.3

322.2

305.5

334.1

328.3

340.7

293.8

279.3

North West

149.9

194.0

230.0

252.9

248.5

240.1

278.3

258.9

246.8

Northern Cape

427.9

518.9

425.9

377.5

418.1

393.7

444.4

450.2

469.5

Limpopo

96.3

97.7

132.3

118.7

124.4

122.6

129.7

122.2

109.4

Western Cape

878.4

901.9

853.8

963.5

1,178.6

1,137.8

1,140.2

1,208.1

1,134.7

RSA Total

472.7

480.8

446.7

427.5

447.3

447.7

456.2

454.0

433.5

Percentage Increase/Decrease

Province

1994/ 1995

1995/ 1996

1996/ 1997

1997/ 1998

1998/ 1999

1999/ 2000

2000/ 2001

2001/ 2002

1994/ 2002

Eastern Cape

4.9%

-7.5%

6.9%

8.3%

11.2%

-7.5%

-3.3%

5.8%

18.2%

Free State

-5.2%

5.8%

-14.4%

9.8%

-5.2%

0.8%

10.8%

-3.3%

-3.3%

Gauteng

0.1%

-14.4%

-8.4%

-7.4%

6.8%

7.6%

1.0%

-1.8%

-17.3%

KwaZulu-Natal

9.7%

1.1%

-9.6%

8.9%

0.4%

1.2%

0.9%

-4.6%

6.9%

Mpumalanga

-1.4%

-1.5%

-2.8%

12.1%

0.9%

5.1%

-11.8%

-2.8%

-3.7%

North West

32.2%

21.1%

12.3%

0.4%

-1.1%

16.1%

-5.4%

-3.1%

89.9%

Northern Cape

23.1%

-16.7%

-10.1%

12.3%

-4.3%

12.6%

2.3%

5.4%

20.2%

Limpopo

4.4%

39.3%

-7.7%

7.9%

1.5%

9.4%

-2.9%

-7.7%

44.0%

Western Cape

4.6%

-3.5%

15.0%

24.6%

-1.5%

0.7%

7.6%

-4.6%

47.2%

RSA Total

3.9%

-5.0%

-2.2%

6.9%

2.3%

3.4%

1.5%

-2.6%

7.9%