Free State crime statistics April 2009 to March 2010, released by SAPS September 9 2010

Crime Category

2003-2004
to March
2004

2004-2005

2005-2006

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

Yearly Inc/Dec

%

CONTACT CRIME (CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON)

Murder

904

902

872

953

879

910

910

0

0.0%

Total Sexual Crimes

4,734

4,972

4,559

4,386

4,396

4,523

4,581

58

1.3%

Attempted  murder

1,413

1,324

1,042

998

939

922

845

-77

-8.4%

Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm

18,744

17,998

16,895

15,999

16,833

15,884

15,745

-139

-0.9%

Common assault

26,885

25,197

22,417

19,883

19,885

19,605

19,016

-589

-3.0%

Common robbery

5,559

4,867

4,075

4,201

4,193

3,557

2,975

-582

-16.4%

Robbery with aggravating circumstances

3,551

4,532

4,166

4,284

4,501

5,164

4,969

-195

-3.8%

CONTACT-RELATED CRIME

Arson

532

503

443

468

432

393

400

7

1.8%

Malicious damage to property

11,084

10,638

10,293

9,607

9,649

9,807

9,156

-651

-6.6%

PROPERTY-RELATED CRIME

Burglary at non-residential premises

4,538

4,063

4,107

4,110

4,418

5,511

5,197

-314

-5.7%

Burglary at residential premises

19,438

17,802

17,507

16,115

15,705

16,202

15,825

-377

-2.3%

Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle

3,531

3,236

3,023

2,866

2,833

2,635

2,429

-206

-7.8%

Theft out of or from motor vehicle

9,014

7,357

6,635

5,713

4,808

5,209

4,855

-354

-6.8%

Stock-theft

5,967

4,729

4,435

4,700

4,430

5,005

5,033

28

0.6%

CRIME HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON POLICE ACTION FOR DETECTION

Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition

557

432

387

341

311

324

332

8

2.5%

Drug-related  crime

3,550

4,063

5,074

5,462

4,525

4,561

5,110

549

12.0%

Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

978

1,152

1,325

1,249

1,447

1,644

1,653

9

0.5%

OTHER SERIOUS CRIME

All theft not mentioned elsewhere

37,819

31,901

27,506

24,166

24,165

24,569

21,843

-2,726

-11.1%

Commercial  crime

2,529

2,561

2,425

2,311

2,677

3,250

3,498

248

7.6%

Shoplifting

3,554

3,263

3,279

3,087

2,934

3,456

3,597

141

4.1%

SUBCATEGORIES  FORMING PART OF AGGRAVATED  ROBBERY ABOVE

Carjacking

88

156

96

123

156

255

316

61

23.9%

Truck hijacking

57

88

48

50

64

93

67

-26

-28.0%

Robbery at residential premises

77

117

111

64

215

490

535

45

9.2%

Robbery at non-residential premises

15

44

23

62

298

785

873

88

11.2%

OTHER CRIME CATEGORIES

Culpable homicide

760

802

785

839

874

859

789

-70

-8.1%

Public violence

43

68

74

58

59

59

62

3

5.1%

Crimen injuria

7,909

7,612

6,097

4,863

4,546

4,198

4,086

-112

-2.7%

Neglect and ill-treatment of children

475

412

388

370

420

404

450

46

11.4%

Kidnapping

83

61

67

65

66

93

111

18

19.4%