KwaZulu Natal provincial crime statistics April 2009 to March 2010, issued by SAPS September 9 2010

Crime Category

2003-2004

2004-2005

2005-2006

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

Yearly Inc/Dec

%

CONTACT CRIME (CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON)

Murder

5,247

5,001

4,910

5,002

4,702

4,747

4,224

-523

-11.0%

Total Sexual Crimes

11,378

12,122

11,932

11,649

11,355

13,279

13,269

-10

-0.1%

Attempted  murder

7,253

5,979

5,302

5,245

4,940

4,922

4,614

-308

-6.3%

Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm

35,023

33,898

31,170

30,792

30,514

30,119

30,884

765

2.5%

Common assault

38,315

37,852

34,059

31,739

29,306

29,906

32,980

3,074

10.3%

Common robbery

14,968

14,085

11,767

10,612

9,229

8,575

7,985

-590

-6.9%

Robbery with aggravating circumstances

27,836

25,207

24,668

26,206

24,278

25,856

23,239

-2,617

-10.1%

CONTACT-RELATED CRIME

Arson

1,633

1,470

1,274

1,281

1,320

1,200

1,202

2

0.2%

Malicious damage to property

21,388

20,214

19,039

18,237

16,972

16,347

16,792

445

2.7%

PROPERTY-RELATED CRIME

Burglary at non-residential premises

10,224

8,990

9,005

9,441

10,211

11,173

11,314

141

1.3%

Burglary at residential premises

47,894

43,122

40,844

39,655

37,083

37,650

40,393

2,743

7.3%

Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle

15,060

14,703

15,013

14,079

12,191

12,136

11,453

-683

-5.6%

Theft out of or from motor vehicle

27,595

21,340

18,554

15,605

12,793

12,971

14,221

1,250

9.6%

Stock-theft

8,684

7,816

7,479

7,469

7,600

7,541

7,967

426

5.6%

CRIME HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON POLICE ACTION FOR DETECTION

Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition

4,955

4,880

4,320

4,614

4,325

4,236

4,968

732

17.3%

Drug-related  crime

13,599

19,290

23,206

26,228

24,100

23,819

28,693

4,874

20.5%

Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

4,307

6,313

7,845

9,784

12,596

12,837

11,935

-902

-7.0%

OTHER SERIOUS CRIME

All theft not mentioned elsewhere

82,237

68,628

55,031

50,965

47,365

49,179

46,882

-2,297

-4.7%

Commercial  crime

8,655

8,441

8,270

10,613

10,794

12,970

13,775

805

6.2%

Shoplifting

13,080

11,677

10,504

10,449

10,638

12,746

15,402

2,656

20.8%

SUBCATEGORIES  FORMING PART OF AGGRAVATED  ROBBERY ABOVE

Carjacking

2,693

2,703

3,079

3,562

3,889

4,062

3,715

-347

-8.5%

Truck hijacking

147

138

91

85

133

133

127

-6

-4.5%

Robbery at residential premises

1,617

1,435

1,821

2,666

3,479

4,601

4,580

-21

-0.5%

Robbery at non-residential premises

435

382

518

997

1,923

2,499

2,066

-433

-17.3%

OTHER CRIME CATEGORIES

Culpable homicide

2,287

2,504

2,589

2,573

2,640

2,469

2,400

-69

-2.8%

Public violence

95

95

131

111

76

96

144

48

50.0%

Crimen injuria

7,241

7,417

7,241

5,952

5,156

5,132

5,542

410

8.0%

Neglect and ill-treatment of children

685

687

637

467

448

490

455

-35

-7.1%

Kidnapping

693

714

680

696

716

686

769

83

12.1%