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

19,824

18,793

18,545

19,202

18,487

18,148

16,834

-1,314

-7.2%

Total Sexual Crimes

66,079

69,117

68,076

65,201

63,818

70,514

68,332

-2,182

-3.1%

Attempted  murder

30,076

24,516

20,553

20,142

18,795

18,298

17,410

-888

-4.9%

Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm

260,082

249,369

226,942

218,030

210,104

203,777

205,293

1,516

0.7%

Common assault

280,942

267,857

227,553

210,057

198,049

192,838

197,284

4,446

2.3%

Common robbery

95,551

90,825

74,723

71,156

64,985

59,232

57,537

-1,695

-2.9%

Robbery with aggravating circumstances

133,658

126,789

119,726

126,558

118,312

121,392

113,755

-7,637

-6.3%

CONTACT-RELATED CRIME

Arson

8,806

8,184

7,622

7,858

7,396

6,846

6,701

-145

-2.1%

Malicious damage to property

158,247

150,785

144,265

143,336

136,968

134,261

132,134

-2,127

-1.6%

PROPERTY-RELATED CRIME

Burglary at non-residential premises

64,629

56,048

54,367

58,438

62,995

70,009

71,773

1,764

2.5%

Burglary at residential premises

299,290

276,164

262,535

249,665

237,853

246,616

256,577

9,961

4.0%

Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle

88,144

83,857

85,964

86,298

80,226

75,968

71,776

-4,192

-5.5%

Theft out of or from motor vehicle

171,982

148,512

139,090

124,029

111,661

109,548

120,862

11,314

10.3%

Stock-theft

41,273

32,675

28,742

28,828

28,778

30,043

32,380

2,337

7.8%

CRIME HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON POLICE ACTION FOR DETECTION

Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition

16,839

15,497

13,453

14,354

13,476

14,045

14,542

497

3.5%

Drug-related  crime

62,689

84,001

95,690

104,689

109,134

117,172

134,840

17,668

15.1%

Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

24,886

29,927

33,116

38,261

48,405

56,165

62,939

6,774

12.1%

OTHER SERIOUS CRIME

All theft not mentioned elsewhere

606,460

536,281

432,629

415,163

395,296

394,124

367,442

-26,682

-6.8%

Commercial  crime

55,869

53,931

54,214

61,690

65,286

77,474

84,842

7,368

9.5%

Shoplifting

71,888

66,525

64,491

65,489

66,992

80,773

88,634

7,861

9.7%

SUBCATEGORIES  FORMING PART OF AGGRAVATED  ROBBERY ABOVE

Carjacking

13,793

12,434

12,825

13,599

14,201

14,915

13,902

-1,013

-6.8%

Truck hijacking

901

930

829

892

1,245

1,437

1,412

-25

-1.7%

Robbery at residential premises

9,351

9,391

10,173

12,761

14,481

18,438

18,786

348

1.9%

Robbery at non-residential premises

3,677

3,320

4,387

6,689

9,862

13,920

14,534

614

4.4%

OTHER CRIME CATEGORIES

Culpable homicide

11,096

11,995

12,415

12,871

13,184

12,571

12,272

-299

-2.4%

Public violence

979

974

1,044

1,023

895

1,500

1,323

-177

-11.8%

Crimen injuria

59,908

55,929

44,512

36,747

33,064

30,355

32,356

2,001

6.6%

Neglect and ill-treatment of children

6,504

5,568

4,828

4,258

4,106

4,034

4,014

-20

-0.5%

Kidnapping

3,004

2,618

2,320

2,345

2,323

2,535

2,889

354

14.0%

Source: www.saps.gov.za