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

Province : Western Cape

Area : Provincial Total

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

2,667

3,095

3,259

3,129

3,534

3,380

3,396

3,391

3,626

Attempted murder

2,679

2,910

3,254

3,639

4,105

3,630

4,079

3,958

4,543

Culpable homicide

1,451

1,470

1,681

1,557

1,585

1,508

1,373

1,327

1,406

Robbery with aggravating circumstances

6,611

6,320

5,143

5,321

7,482

8,290

10,747

13,043

12,522

Other robbery

5,484

6,426

6,860

7,423

9,685

11,140

13,211

14,362

16,135

Public violence

280

202

178

137

207

214

245

212

286

Rape

5,558

5,864

6,422

6,819

6,318

6,799

6,917

6,818

6,489

Indecent assault

1,134

1,394

1,462

1,592

1,607

1,961

2,183

2,362

2,630

Crimen Injuria

6,034

6,294

6,667

7,482

7,645

8,860

11,425

11,078

12,653

Child abuse

781

705

509

500

468

575

686

716

1,039

Kidnapping

367

392

347

397

411

450

521

546

448

Abduction

262

217

238

329

394

531

595

558

596

Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm

33,185

32,604

32,082

31,925

31,161

33,568

37,216

36,542

35,550

Common assault

34,004

35,310

37,168

37,674

37,803

44,645

49,499

47,314

50,914

Burglary at non-residential premises

14,345

14,507

14,801

15,826

17,895

17,077

16,636

16,712

13,184

Burglary at residential premises

34,020

37,172

36,245

39,559

45,024

47,839

52,390

54,851

55,152

Stock theft

2,018

1,777

1,819

1,824

2,012

2,091

2,103

1,864

1,935

Shoplifting

10,756

9,468

9,018

9,981

10,345

10,792

11,125

11,146

12,082

Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle

9,369

8,761

8,354

9,386

11,838

11,223

11,571

12,589

14,021

Theft out of or from motor vehicle

33,309

34,839

33,616

38,644

48,169

47,457

47,781

51,412

49,041

All theft not mentioned elsewhere

57,960

57,200

55,935

61,985

70,206

80,951

93,106

99,345

107,746

Arson

941

851

873

922

1,065

1,015

998

915

933

Malicious damage to property

19,703

20,528

20,906

21,761

22,578

24,300

26,186

28,208

30,305

Fraud

8,655

9,044

9,656

10,129

8,782

9,059

8,737

8,624

7,504

Drug related crime

12,099

11,151

9,343

10,938

10,318

12,088

14,075

13,129

13,630

Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

4,482

4,433

4,301

5,060

4,492

4,393

4,552

4,861

4,755

Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition

977

1,369

1,524

1,618

2,053

1,926

2,188

2,210

2,053

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

Carjacking

-

-

288

322

399

504

592

781

892

Truck hijacking

-

-

52

43

61

106

205

173

72

Robbery of cash in transit

-

-

21

20

15

23

19

16

14

Bank robbery

-

-

33

31

35

36

44

49

5

House robbery

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

489

Business robbery

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

308