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

4,433

3,818

3,621

3,884

3,766

3,963

3,444

-519

-13.1%

Total Sexual Crimes

16,402

16,333

15,676

15,124

15,398

18,176

15,645

-2,531

-13.9%

Attempted  murder

8,588

6,661

5,761

5,741

5,313

5,207

4,800

-407

-7.8%

Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm

56,962

54,138

51,371

50,084

48,076

48,257

49,082

825

1.7%

Common assault

77,389

72,484

63,012

58,915

58,000

58,566

58,956

390

0.7%

Common robbery

32,307

30,641

25,504

25,307

22,664

20,599

20,107

-492

-2.4%

Robbery with aggravating circumstances

63,639

57,628

52,437

55,329

51,280

51,251

47,289

-3,962

-7.7%

CONTACT-RELATED CRIME

Arson

2,013

1,985

2,003

2,099

1,864

1,747

1,597

-150

-8.6%

Malicious damage to property

47,633

45,445

44,237

43,655

42,433

43,657

44,142

485

1.1%

PROPERTY-RELATED CRIME

Burglary at non-residential premises

14,981

12,986

13,274

14,722

15,321

17,563

17,904

341

1.9%

Burglary at residential premises

84,643

77,383

75,243

67,886

63,799

69,300

74,902

5,602

8.1%

Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle

41,584

39,738

41,667

42,117

40,296

38,923

36,337

-2,586

-6.6%

Theft out of or from motor vehicle

53,990

47,638

46,208

39,791

36,560

35,891

39,133

3,242

9.0%

Stock-theft

896

682

630

610

655

798

886

88

11.0%

CRIME HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON POLICE ACTION FOR DETECTION

Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition

4,968

3,974

3,388

3,920

3,486

4,040

4,113

73

1.8%

Drug-related  crime

9,428

10,722

14,202

12,582

12,742

13,574

14,729

1,155

8.5%

Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

6,275

6,619

7,277

7,539

9,833

13,150

14,910

1,760

13.4%

OTHER SERIOUS CRIME

All theft not mentioned elsewhere

192,673

169,992

136,435

130,983

123,559

123,478

117,226

-6,252

-5.1%

Commercial  crime

24,714

23,337

24,368

26,869

26,986

30,757

34,095

3,338

10.9%

Shoplifting

18,920

17,946

18,627

18,944

20,466

24,846

27,764

2,918

11.7%

SUBCATEGORIES  FORMING PART OF AGGRAVATED  ROBBERY ABOVE

Carjacking

8,914

7,230

7,250

7,337

7,489

7,662

7,444

-218

-2.8%

Truck hijacking

472

469

438

544

775

906

860

-46

-5.1%

Robbery at residential premises

5,383

5,618

6,208

7,776

7,377

8,190

8,051

-139

-1.7%

Robbery at non-residential premises

2,338

2,116

3,150

4,505

5,113

6,244

6,379

135

2.2%

OTHER CRIME CATEGORIES

Culpable homicide

2,542

2,706

2,873

3,119

3,048

2,897

2,741

-156

-5.4%

Public violence

165

167

225

186

197

462

311

-151

-32.7%

Crimen injuria

11,041

10,080

8,235

6,817

6,244

5,816

7,016

1,200

20.6%

Neglect and ill-treatment of children

1,589

1,348

1,201

1,144

1,035

1,000

1,057

57

5.7%

Kidnapping

1,065

922

856

949

952

1,066

1,167

101

9.5%