Limpopo 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

690

733

688

747

696

751

762

11

1.5%

Total Sexual Crimes

4,491

5,070

4,671

4,780

4,528

4,675

4,905

230

4.9%

Attempted  murder

1,254

1,032

823

829

722

701

726

25

3.6%

Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm

19,016

17,756

15,946

15,752

13,670

13,221

13,321

100

0.8%

Common assault

17,998

18,148

14,679

13,178

11,024

9,753

8,939

-814

-8.3%

Common robbery

4,399

4,881

4,638

4,515

3,760

3,332

3,287

-45

-1.4%

Robbery with aggravating circumstances

3,361

3,285

3,020

3,216

2,447

2,815

2,968

153

5.4%

CONTACT-RELATED CRIME

Arson

711

762

689

699

573

584

616

32

5.5%

Malicious damage to property

7,981

7,874

7,814

7,606

6,885

6,562

6,085

-477

-7.3%

PROPERTY-RELATED CRIME

Burglary at non-residential premises

5,506

4,994

4,782

4,763

5,401

6,343

6,253

-90

-1.4%

Burglary at residential premises

13,701

13,569

12,839

12,427

11,857

12,398

13,980

1,582

12.8%

Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle

1,706

1,645

1,464

1,567

1,215

1,084

1,090

6

0.6%

Theft out of or from motor vehicle

5,615

4,862

4,719

4,063

3,275

3,035

3,473

438

14.4%

Stock-theft

1,869

1,642

1,338

1,734

1,341

1,453

1,552

99

6.8%

CRIME HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON POLICE ACTION FOR DETECTION

Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition

599

563

447

422

473

461

461

0

0.0%

Drug-related  crime

1,706

1,786

1,977

2,178

3,198

3,316

4,837

1,521

45.9%

Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

542

796

834

1,116

1,204

1,660

2,223

563

33.9%

OTHER SERIOUS CRIME

All theft not mentioned elsewhere

26,433

23,667

20,627

20,192

19,366

17,958

16,056

-1,902

-10.6%

Commercial  crime

1,992

1,984

1,950

2,316

2,367

2,827

3,008

181

6.4%

Shoplifting

4,184

4,088

3,855

3,736

3,502

4,319

4,469

150

3.5%

SUBCATEGORIES  FORMING PART OF AGGRAVATED  ROBBERY ABOVE

Carjacking

135

203

167

196

203

289

251

-38

-13.1%

Truck hijacking

18

37

8

15

14

27

19

-8

-29.6%

Robbery at residential premises

150

160

168

162

319

514

584

70

13.6%

Robbery at non-residential premises

191

128

75

83

314

529

630

101

19.1%

OTHER CRIME CATEGORIES

Culpable homicide

912

1,009

1,046

1,045

1,134

1,226

1,260

34

2.8%

Public violence

33

28

39

49

31

46

73

27

58.7%

Crimen injuria

3,757

3,663

2,977

2,417

1,821

1,608

1,479

-129

-8.0%

Neglect and ill-treatment of children

381

328

277

269

232

235

218

-17

-7.2%

Kidnapping

82

112

91

103

83

91

128

37

40.7%