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

Province : Western Cape

Area : East Metropole

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

840

998

1,053

1,009

1,167

1,118

1,132

1,106

1,315

Attempted murder

984

1,174

1,166

1,400

1,584

1,330

1,503

1,376

1,732

Culpable homicide

442

402

445

472

454

458

459

433

458

Robbery with aggravating circumstances

2,371

2,218

1,816

1,967

2,855

3,144

3,971

4,909

4,811

Other robbery

1,684

1,858

2,109

2,258

2,791

3,182

3,950

4,444

5,565

Public violence

84

75

59

40

77

36

70

41

81

Rape

1,642

1,713

1,908

2,252

1,939

2,129

2,156

2,270

2,084

Indecent assault

343

457

469

513

546

655

728

793

909

Crimen Injuria

1,532

1,449

1,688

1,960

1,985

2,186

2,977

3,167

3,613

Child abuse

305

242

177

172

178

187

208

216

340

Kidnapping

131

133

122

158

158

176

232

228

184

Abduction

79

73

96

121

159

183

226

217

221

Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm

8,006

7,601

7,270

7,841

7,702

8,324

10,334

10,682

10,287

Common assault

8,668

8,906

9,878

10,623

10,334

11,780

13,794

13,484

15,161

Burglary at non-residential premises

3,500

3,696

3,533

4,113

4,599

4,229

4,484

4,594

3,672

Burglary at residential premises

9,152

10,602

10,197

11,746

13,433

13,556

15,952

17,208

17,877

Stock theft

136

107

125

126

145

146

128

114

64

Shoplifting

2,778

2,223

2,276

2,278

2,429

2,563

2,477

2,657

2,912

Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle

2,677

2,409

2,613

3,263

4,130

3,910

4,478

4,709

5,406

Theft out of or from motor vehicle

7,472

7,707

7,284

8,459

10,585

11,717

12,880

14,487

13,977

All theft not mentioned elsewhere

16,584

16,204

16,519

18,870

21,002

24,401

28,568

31,785

34,419

Arson

286

254

254

275

307

252

272

275

292

Malicious damage to property

5,218

5,456

5,634

6,288

6,337

6,671

7,512

8,079

9,190

Fraud

2,878

2,909

3,467

3,574

2,890

3,061

3,008

2,763

2,732

Drug related crime

2,802

2,824

2,138

2,241

2,129

2,519

3,333

2,671

2,605

Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

1,296

1,235

1,089

1,206

995

1,067

1,026

1,235

1,268

Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition

337

514

597

618

785

645

771

677

737

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

Carjacking

-

-

115

140

179

179

244

277

351

Truck hijacking

-

-

16

20

30

51

75

56

37

Robbery of cash in transit

-

-

8

7

4

12

7

6

7

Bank robbery

-

-

9

4

10

14

12

16

1

House robbery

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

159

Business robbery

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

140