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Crime in the RSA for the financial years 1994/1995 to 2002/2003 |
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Province : Western Cape Area : Provincial Total |
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The financial year consists of the months of April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December of a given year and the months of January, February and March of the following year. |
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Crime Category |
April 1994 to March 1995 |
April 1995 to March 1996 |
April 1996 to March 1997 |
April 1997 to March 1998 |
April 1998 to March 1999 |
April 1999 to March 2000 |
April 2000 to March 2001 |
April 2001 to March 2002 |
April 2002 to March 2003 |
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Murder |
2,732 |
3,256 |
3,142 |
3,226 |
3,531 |
3,210 |
3,522 |
3,447 |
3,664 |
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Attempted murder |
2,678 |
3,089 |
3,269 |
3,850 |
3,924 |
3,673 |
4,113 |
3,979 |
4,843 |
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Culpable homicide |
1,460 |
1,560 |
1,605 |
1,600 |
1,553 |
1,459 |
1,385 |
1,288 |
1,421 |
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Robbery with aggravating circumstances |
6,474 |
6,268 |
4,813 |
5,823 |
7,830 |
8,672 |
11,494 |
12,300 |
14,311 |
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Other robbery |
5,601 |
6,752 |
6,596 |
8,125 |
10,118 |
11,507 |
13,858 |
14,400 |
16,889 |
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Public violence |
200 |
174 |
171 |
176 |
212 |
185 |
264 |
248 |
269 |
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Rape |
5,678 |
6,265 |
6,323 |
6,630 |
6,383 |
6,966 |
6,786 |
6,785 |
6,530 |
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Indecent assault |
1,186 |
1,444 |
1,463 |
1,571 |
1,709 |
2,055 |
2,176 |
2,427 |
2,690 |
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Crimen Injuria |
6,227 |
6,353 |
6,782 |
7,688 |
7,927 |
9,767 |
11,110 |
11,511 |
13,105 |
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Child abuse |
960 |
563 |
497 |
486 |
502 |
618 |
690 |
730 |
1,258 |
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Kidnapping |
383 |
384 |
330 |
442 |
412 |
467 |
511 |
533 |
444 |
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Abduction |
276 |
225 |
229 |
372 |
423 |
574 |
565 |
550 |
628 |
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Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm |
33,816 |
32,260 |
31,751 |
31,670 |
31,808 |
34,379 |
37,131 |
36,482 |
36,122 |
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Common assault |
34,262 |
36,409 |
36,548 |
38,036 |
39,167 |
47,026 |
48,378 |
47,752 |
51,677 |
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Burglary at non-residential premises |
14,392 |
14,694 |
14,689 |
16,744 |
17,600 |
17,270 |
16,438 |
15,886 |
13,197 |
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Burglary at residential premises |
34,713 |
37,519 |
36,007 |
40,783 |
46,470 |
49,085 |
53,197 |
54,021 |
57,399 |
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Stock theft |
2,081 |
1,729 |
1,846 |
1,836 |
2,055 |
2,002 |
2,079 |
1,906 |
1,921 |
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Shoplifting |
10,675 |
9,333 |
9,014 |
10,125 |
10,451 |
10,831 |
11,291 |
11,293 |
12,269 |
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Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle |
9,338 |
8,621 |
8,485 |
9,817 |
12,295 |
10,999 |
11,906 |
12,670 |
14,528 |
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Theft out of or from motor vehicle |
33,766 |
35,903 |
33,014 |
41,513 |
48,167 |
47,607 |
49,132 |
50,717 |
48,788 |
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All theft not mentioned elsewhere |
58,378 |
57,039 |
55,473 |
64,803 |
73,205 |
84,535 |
94,740 |
99,850 |
114,935 |
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Arson |
932 |
842 |
885 |
927 |
1,094 |
1,005 |
974 |
921 |
960 |
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Malicious damage to property |
20,140 |
20,536 |
20,939 |
21,980 |
23,298 |
24,410 |
26,558 |
28,740 |
31,477 |
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Fraud |
8,902 |
8,955 |
9,808 |
9,882 |
8,917 |
8,927 |
8,909 |
8,026 |
7,593 |
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Drug related crime |
12,252 |
10,675 |
9,235 |
10,969 |
10,363 |
13,699 |
12,975 |
13,429 |
13,813 |
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Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs |
4,522 |
4,309 |
4,411 |
5,212 |
4,265 |
4,461 |
4,670 |
4,894 |
4,454 |
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Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition |
1,090 |
1,486 |
1,449 |
1,764 |
2,002 |
2,015 |
2,177 |
2,135 |
2,162 |
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These crimes have already been accounted for under robbery of aggravating circumstances |
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Carjacking |
- |
- |
273 |
344 |
422 |
522 |
655 |
793 |
965 |
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Truck hijacking |
- |
- |
55 |
50 |
67 |
127 |
211 |
151 |
49 |
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Robbery of cash in transit |
- |
- |
18 |
24 |
14 |
26 |
15 |
14 |
14 |
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Bank robbery |
- |
- |
34 |
33 |
33 |
42 |
37 |
42 |
4 |
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House robbery |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
335 |
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Business robbery |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
124 |