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

Province :  Western Cape

Area : Boland

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

686

776

814

843

917

900

831

827

754

Attempted murder

317

392

505

531

615

642

733

664

695

Culpable homicide

447

500

539

522

565

490

450

403

413

Robbery with aggravating circumstances

766

652

539

444

660

687

899

1,027

799

Other robbery

812

959

1,157

1,040

1,300

1,593

1,815

2,022

2,277

Public violence

38

57

52

39

42

58

54

52

83

Rape

1,554

1,622

1,750

1,809

1,703

1,901

2,019

1,859

1,802

Indecent assault

248

306

365

327

333

474

566

641

707

Crimen Injuria

1,724

1,905

2,067

2,623

2,745

3,437

4,196

3,954

3,998

Child abuse

168

170

128

123

126

182

219

222

266

Kidnapping

65

60

57

67

61

96

80

81

73

Abduction

45

45

52

47

61

98

85

89

76

Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm

11,943

11,993

12,429

12,451

12,060

13,012

13,582

12,355

11,969

Common assault

10,522

11,534

12,309

12,791

13,008

15,822

16,649

15,486

16,132

Burglary at non-residential premises

3,750

3,732

3,899

4,151

4,946

5,393

5,400

5,110

3,873

Burglary at residential premises

7,964

8,138

8,503

8,461

10,712

12,886

14,682

14,045

14,140

Stock theft

1,039

1,002

956

914

1,056

1,070

1,132

1,001

956

Shoplifting

2,501

2,319

2,016

2,314

2,580

2,760

3,070

2,763

2,792

Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle

743

697

664

734

1,022

1,048

993

1,099

1,056

Theft out of or from motor vehicle

3,056

3,285

3,896

4,694

6,557

7,070

8,171

8,223

7,409

All theft not mentioned elsewhere

13,856

13,916

13,547

14,374

16,292

19,496

22,599

23,206

24,083

Arson

214

208

204

227

271

288

288

255

250

Malicious damage to property

5,874

5,862

6,138

6,204

6,669

7,370

7,964

7,787

7,905

Fraud

1,280

1,424

1,536

1,558

1,523

1,544

1,409

1,553

1,208

Drug related crime

3,986

3,714

3,163

3,827

3,851

3,851

4,090

4,449

4,886

Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

1,047

1,109

1,108

1,345

1,347

1,384

1,480

1,508

1,338

Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition

138

164

182

185

307

269

328

299

265

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

Carjacking

-

-

12

18

22

25

20

25

30

Truck hijacking

-

-

2

1

2

2

4

4

3

Robbery of cash in transit

-

-

1

0

2

2

0

3

0

Bank robbery

-

-

4

6

1

8

9

5

2

House robbery

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

24

Business robbery

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

14