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CRIME STATISTICS CRIME SITUATION IN REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA TWELVE (12) MONTHS ( APRIL TO MARCH 2018_19) TABLE OF CONTENTS . Introduction . Broad categories of crime . Crime Statistics Analysis . Highlights of the 17 Community-Reported Serious Crimes . National crime overview . Provincial crime overview . Contact Crimes . Kidnapping . Trio crimes . Contact Related Crimes . Property Related Crimes . Other Serious Crimes . Crime Dependent on Police Action . Core Diversion 2 . Environmental Crimes CATEGORIESFinancial year 2017/2018 OF CRIME 17 COMMUNITY REPORTED SERIOUS CRIMES CDPA Contact Contact Property Other Crimes Crime Related Related Serious Dependent on Murder Arson Burglary Theft other Police Action for Detection Attempted Malicious Residential Commercial murder Damage to Burglary Crime Illegal possession of firearms and Assault GBH Property Business Shoplifting ammunition Assault Theft of Motor Drug related crimes Common Vehicle Driving under the Aggravated Theft out/from influence of alcohol Robbery Motor Vehicle and drugs Common Stock Theft Sexual offences Robbery detected as result 3 Sexual Offences of police action NATIONAL CRIME SITUATION APRIL TO MARCH 2018_19 RSA: APRIL TO MARCH 2018_19 CRIME CATEGORY 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017 2017/2018 2018/2019 Case Diff % Change CONTACT CRIMES ( CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON) Murder 16 767 15 893 15 554 16 213 17 023 17 805 18 673 19 016 20 336 21 022 686 3.4% Sexual Offences 66 992 64 921 60 539 60 888 56 680 53 617 51 895 49 660 50 108 52 420 2 312 4.6% Attempted murder 17 247 15 360 14 730 16 236 16 989 17 537 18 127 18 205 18 233 18 980 747 4.1% Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm 203 807 197 470 191 612 185 050 182 333 182 556 182 933 170 616 167 352 170 979 3 627 2.2% Common assault 194 922 184 103 180 165 171 653 166 081 161 486 164 958 156 450 156 243 162 012 5 769 3.7% Common robbery 56 993 54 442 52 566 53 196 53 505 54 927 54 110 53 418 50 730 51 765 1 035 2.0% Robbery with aggravating circumstances 113 200 101 039 100 769 105 488 118 963 129 045 132 527 140 956 138 364 140 032 1 668 1.2% Total Contact Crimes ( Crimes Against The Person) 669 928 633 228 615 935 608 724 611 574 616 973 623 223 608 321 601 366 617 210 15 844 2.6% Total Sexual Offences Rape 48 259 48 158 47 069 48 408 45 349 43 195 41 503 39 828 40 035 41 583 1 548 3.9% Sexual Assault 6 629 7 006 7 194 6 967 6 597 6 087 6 212 6 271 6 786 7 437 651 9.6% Attempted Sexual Offences 3 811 3 599 3 535 3 293 2 913 2 641 2 573 2 073 2 066 2 146 80 3.9% Contact Sexual Offences 8 293 6 158 2 741 2 220 1 821 1 694 1 607 1 488 1 221 1 254 33 2.7% Total Sexual Offences 66 992 64 921 60 539 60 888 56 680 53 617 51 895 49 660 50 108 52 420 2 312 4.6% SOME SUBCATEGORIES OF AGGRAVATED ROBBERY Carjacking 13 852 10 541 9 417 9 931 11 180 12 773 14 602 16 717 16 325 16 026 -299 -1.8% Robbery at residential premises 18 786 16 889 16 766 17 950 19 284 20 281 20 820 22 343 22 261 22 431 170 0.8% Robbery at non-residential premises 14 504 14 637 15 912 16 343 18 573 19 170 19 698 20 680 20 047 19 991 -56 -0.3% Robbery of cash in transit 358 290 182 145 145 119 137 152 238 183 -55 -23.1% Bank robbery 93 39 35 7 21 17 6 3 13 4 -9 -69.2% Truck hijacking 1 412 999 821 943 991 1 279 1 184 1 183 1 202 1 182 -20 -1.7% 5 RSA: APRIL TO MARCH 2018_19 CRIME CATEGORY 2009/2010 2010/2011 2011/2012 2012/2013 2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017 2017/2018 2018/2019 Case Diff % Change CONTACT-RELATED CRIMES Arson 6 304 6 157 5 996 5 665 5 458 5 127 4 903 4 321 3 869 4 083 214 5.5% Malicious damage to property 129 343 122 814 119 907 119 026 117 983 120 662 119 901 116 409 111 492 113 089 1 597 1.4% Total Contact-Related Crimes 135 647 128 971 125 903 124 691 123 441 125 789 124 804 120 730 115 361 117 172 1 811 1.6% PROPERTY-RELATED CRIMES Burglary at non-residential premises 71 544 68 907 69 902 73 492 73 464 74 358 75 008 75 618 71 195 71 224 29 0.0% Burglary at residential premises 255 278 246 612 244 667 261 319 259 784 253 716 250 606 246 654 228 094 220 865 -7 229 -3.2% Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle 71 449 64 162 58 800 58 102 56 645 55 090 53 809 53 307 50 663 48 324 -2 339 -4.6% Theft out of or from motor vehicle 120 054 122 334 129 644 138 956 143 801 145 358 139 386 138 172 129 174 125 076 -4 098 -3.2% Stock-theft 29 428 26 942 27 611 26 465 24 534 24 965 24 715 26 902 28 849 29 672 823 2.9% Total Property-Related Crimes 547 753 528 957 530 624 558 334 558 228 553 487 543 524 540 653 507 975 495 161 -12 814 -2.5% OTHER SERIOUS CRIMES All theft not mentioned elsewhere 360 120 361 222 370 916 356 847 363 517 360 541 340 372 328 272 302 656 300 457 -2 199 -0.7% Commercial crime 82 414 85 646 85 570 89 138 76 744 67 830 69 917 73 550 73 277 83 823 10 546 14.4% Shoplifting 88 568 78 326 71 810 71 267 70 487 71 327 68 786 67 454 62 180 60 167 -2 013 -3.2% Total Other Serious Crimes 531 102 525 194 528 296 517 252 510 748 499 698 479 075 469 276 438 113 444 447 6 334 1.4% Total 17 Community Reported Serious Crimess 1 884 430 1 816 350 1 800 758 1 809 001 1 803 991 1 795 947 1 770 626 1 738 980 1 662 815 1 673 990 11 175 0.7% CRIME DETECTED AS A RESULT OF POLICE ACTION Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition 14 430 14 385 14 372 14 813 15 362 15 116 14 772 16 134 17 558 15 736 -1 822 -10.4% Drug-related crime 134 687 150 561 176 218 206 721 260 596 266 902 259 165 292 689 323 547 232 657 -90 890 -28.1% Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs 62 904 66 645 69 410 71 025 69 725 68 561 76 159 75 034 86 160 82 912 -3 248 -3.8% Sexual Offences detected as a result of police action 0 0 2 726 4 175 4 720 6 340 5 830 6 164 6 701 7 976 1 275 19.0% Total Crime Detected As A Result Of Police Action 212 021 231 591 262 726 296 734 350 403 356 919 355 926 390 021 433 966 339 281 -94 685 -21.8% 6 PROPORTIONAL CONTRIBUTION OF THE 21 SERIOUS CRIMES 7 Percentage contribution per crime category to the 17 community reported crimes: April to March 2018_19 8 17 COMMUNITY REPORTED SERIOUS CRIME 17 COMMUNITY-REPORTED SERIOUS CRIMES: TREND OVER 10-YEAR PERIOD 10 OVERVIEW OF 17 COMMUNITY-REPORTED SERIOUS CRIMES THREE YEAR COMPARISON 2018_19 Counts % Category 2016/2017 2017/2018 2018/2019 Difference Change Contact Crime 608 321 601 366 617 210 15 844 2,6% Contact-related Crime 120 730 115 361 117 172 1 811 1,6% Property-related Crime 540 653 507 975 495 161 -12 814 -2,5% Other Serious Crimes 469 276 438 113 444 447 6 334 1,4% 17 Community-reported serious 1 738 980 1 662 815 1 673 990 11 175 0,7% crimes 11 17 COMMUNITY REPORTED SERIOUS CRIMES: PROVINCIAL OVERVIEW 12 17 COMMUNITY REPORTED SERIOUS CRIMES: TOP 30 STATIONS % Position Station Province 2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017 2017/2018 2018/2019 Case Diff Change 1 Cape Town CentralWC 15 191 14 754 15 952 15 422 13 747 -1 675 -10.9% 2 Jhb Central GP 13 641 12 912 13 044 12 221 12 199 -22 -0.2% 3 Mitchells Plain WC 14 966 14 258 12 894 11 382 11 374 -8 -0.1% 4 Park Road FS 11 925 10 296 9 870 9 611 10 664 1 053 11.0% 5 Honeydew GP 11 721 11 127 10 965 10 506 9 981 -525 -5.0% 6 Durban Central KZN 10 641 10 854 10 945 10 146 9 798 -348 -3.4% 7 Pretoria Central GP 9 793 9 033 9 108 8 796 8 941 145 1.6% 8 Witbank MP 9 867 9 285 9 343 9 034 8 916 -118 -1.3% 9 Hillbrow GP 9 277 9 704 9 522 8 663 8 252 -411 -4.7% 10 Sunnyside GP 8 493 7 754 7 657 7 477 7 833 356 4.8% 11 Kraaifontein WC 7 784 8 035 7 946 7 745 7 603 -142 -1.8% 12 Pinetown KZN 8 365 8 342 8 451 7 473 7 208 -265 -3.5% 13 Sandton GP 9 658 8 617 8 368 7 616 7 181 -435 -5.7% 14 Rustenburg NW 9 252 9 126 8 766 8 332 7 124 -1 208 -14.5% 15 Nyanga WC 7 007 8 002 8 274 7 943 7 059 -884 -11.1% 16 Dobsonville GP 6 004 6 495 6 550 6 709 7 009 300 4.5% 17 Kimberley NC 6 652 6 378 7 025 6 378 6 977 599 9.4% 18 Stellenbosch WC 7 903 9 503 9 298 8 119 6 959 -1 160 -14.3% 19 Delft WC 5 168 5 286 5 360 6 380 6 920 540 8.5% 20 Midrand GP 6 995 7 026 8 097 7 418 6 905 -513 -6.9% 21 Kempton Park GP 6 940 6 918 7 014 6 818 6 900 82 1.2% 22 Bellville WC 8 900 7 780 7 154 6 768 6 630 -138 -2.0% 23 Brooklyn GP 7 212 7 222 7 409 6 833 6 608 -225 -3.3% 24 Randfontein GP 6 233 6 482 6 818 6 744 6 555 -189 -2.8% 25 Akasia GP 6 451 6 051 6 185 5 871 6 497 626 10.7% 26 Plessislaer KZN 5 580 6 293 6 050 6 503 6 436 -67 -1.0% 27 East London EC 5 639 5 404 5 658 6 241 6 435 194 3.1% 28 Mfuleni WC 5 742 5 988 5 632 6 006 6 412 406 6.8% 29 Worcester WC 9 665 8 924 8 098 7 144 6 379 -765 -10.7% 30 Phoenix KZN 8 779 8 048 7 102 6 622 6 285 -337 -5.1% 13 CONTACT CRIME CONTACT CRIME Contact crime refers to those crimes in which the victims themselves are the targets of violence or property is targeted and the victims in the vicinity during the commission of the crime are subjected to threats of violence or the use of such violence.