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

Province : Western Cape

Area : West 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

791

923

893

888

1,038

970

1,049

1,114

1,226

Attempted murder

1,253

1,199

1,377

1,510

1,654

1,389

1,585

1,680

1,888

Culpable homicide

371

359

404

347

375

333

275

321

359

Robbery with aggravating circumstances

3,113

3,103

2,481

2,706

3,666

4,148

5,488

6,785

6,625

Other robbery

2,573

3,147

3,092

3,614

4,926

5,447

6,592

6,944

7,242

Public violence

157

60

60

48

71

103

96

89

62

Rape

1,603

1,703

1,773

1,839

1,746

1,753

1,808

1,772

1,753

Indecent assault

467

539

516

600

584

641

682

691

737

Crimen Injuria

2,088

2,073

1,966

1,939

1,848

1,956

2,663

2,381

3,066

Child abuse

184

199

110

106

95

102

115

129

254

Kidnapping

139

152

139

148

156

151

172

207

164

Abduction

116

93

71

129

132

210

255

219

262

Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm

7,561

6,994

6,477

6,065

5,838

6,215

7,021

7,363

7,169

Common assault

9,647

9,765

9,653

9,372

9,265

10,361

11,617

11,238

12,364

Burglary at non-residential premises

5,300

5,388

5,594

5,776

5,710

4,995

4,547

4,989

3,831

Burglary at residential premises

13,041

14,843

13,654

15,549

16,361

15,724

16,134

17,962

16,886

Stock theft

60

59

70

74

53

34

39

34

7

Shoplifting

4,262

3,647

3,492

4,169

4,022

4,086

4,109

4,329

4,792

Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle

5,649

5,402

4,846

5,123

6,266

5,910

5,739

6,456

7,129

Theft out of or from motor vehicle

21,522

22,663

21,336

24,295

29,334

26,256

24,234

26,157

24,644

All theft not mentioned elsewhere

20,606

20,605

19,402

22,058

25,601

27,994

32,229

34,364

38,396

Arson

302

237

250

258

317

290

277

236

239

Malicious damage to property

6,032

6,623

6,559

6,717

6,954

7,080

7,598

9,102

10,106

Fraud

3,682

3,914

3,819

4,194

3,514

3,617

3,507

3,566

2,923

Drug related crime

3,922

3,321

2,828

3,352

3,136

4,188

5,100

4,541

4,499

Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

1,465

1,400

1,532

1,761

1,387

1,177

1,308

1,310

1,347

Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition

458

648

670

743

908

895

981

1,154

962

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

Carjacking

-

-

153

158

188

294

326

476

501

Truck hijacking

-

-

34

22

28

52

126

112

27

Robbery of cash in transit

-

-

10

13

8

9

11

6

7

Bank robbery

-

-

19

20

23

13

22

26

2

House robbery

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

295

Business robbery

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

152