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

2,839

2,680

2,750

2,881

2,836

2,346

2,274

-72

-3.1%

Total Sexual Crimes

9,751

10,498

9,631

8,969

8,623

8,772

9,678

906

10.3%

Attempted  murder

3,633

2,490

1,856

2,046

1,844

1,766

1,707

-59

-3.3%

Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm

36,912

33,869

28,479

25,905

24,915

23,086

24,061

975

4.2%

Common assault

52,339

48,739

38,226

35,083

32,663

31,680

34,410

2,730

8.6%

Common robbery

14,943

13,283

9,387

8,697

8,578

8,439

9,473

1,034

12.3%

Robbery with aggravating circumstances

13,855

13,143

12,945

15,226

14,555

12,729

12,543

-186

-1.5%

CONTACT-RELATED CRIME

Arson

967

720

595

625

629

524

598

74

14.1%

Malicious damage to property

32,032

29,871

27,875

29,227

27,301

25,132

24,431

-701

-2.8%

PROPERTY-RELATED CRIME

Burglary at non-residential premises

11,784

8,950

7,944

10,118

10,639

10,450

11,544

1,094

10.5%

Burglary at residential premises

54,069

46,977

41,000

43,142

42,376

42,920

43,300

380

0.9%

Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle

13,847

12,311

12,795

13,510

12,955

10,814

10,039

-775

-7.2%

Theft out of or from motor vehicle

41,273

36,983

34,648

33,626

31,778

29,924

35,367

5,443

18.2%

Stock-theft

1,732

1,120

834

780

792

907

1,109

202

22.3%

CRIME HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON POLICE ACTION FOR DETECTION

Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition

1,912

2,247

2,252

2,526

2,346

2,314

2,181

-133

-5.7%

Drug-related  crime

19,940

30,432

34,788

41,067

45,985

52,781

60,409

7,628

14.5%

Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

4,957

6,583

8,114

9,583

11,616

12,741

15,644

2,903

22.8%

OTHER SERIOUS CRIME

All theft not mentioned elsewhere

121,789

113,814

90,028

93,314

90,966

90,655

86,583

-4,072

-4.5%

Commercial  crime

7,713

7,651

7,139

7,819

9,659

11,366

11,697

331

2.9%

Shoplifting

13,901

12,851

12,618

13,950

14,850

18,836

20,500

1,664

8.8%

SUBCATEGORIES  FORMING PART OF AGGRAVATED  ROBBERY ABOVE

Carjacking

1,015

901

965

911

923

698

575

-123

-17.6%

Truck hijacking

16

16

10

9

23

27

14

-13

-48.1%

Robbery at residential premises

319

307

434

658

796

974

1,167

193

19.8%

Robbery at non-residential premises

109

84

110

197

635

1,058

1,058

0

0.0%

OTHER CRIME CATEGORIES

Culpable homicide

1,252

1,407

1,396

1,437

1,443

1,280

1,135

-145

-11.3%

Public violence

268

285

308

406

257

467

335

-132

-28.3%

Crimen injuria

14,200

12,522

8,574

6,805

6,737

6,185

7,135

950

15.4%

Neglect and ill-treatment of children

1,762

1,437

1,103

914

978

883

847

-36

-4.1%

Kidnapping

450

290

216

201

188

169

232

63

37.3%