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

864

800

760

823

825

858

743

-115

-13.4%

Total Sexual Crimes

4,519

4,610

4,546

4,588

4,513

5,021

4,759

-262

-5.2%

Attempted  murder

1,289

1,065

843

817

825

788

839

51

6.5%

Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm

19,812

18,097

15,505

15,114

14,778

14,759

14,556

-203

-1.4%

Common assault

15,158

14,612

11,424

10,196

9,559

9,336

8,893

-443

-4.7%

Common robbery

6,193

5,337

4,058

3,390

3,351

3,091

3,008

-83

-2.7%

Robbery with aggravating circumstances

4,153

5,376

5,550

5,270

5,218

5,592

5,422

-170

-3.0%

CONTACT-RELATED CRIME

Arson

604

506

473

528

584

525

420

-105

-20.0%

Malicious damage to property

9,260

8,192

7,612

7,033

7,168

7,152

7,044

-108

-1.5%

PROPERTY-RELATED CRIME

Burglary at non-residential premises

4,547

4,288

4,294

4,321

4,783

5,370

5,361

-9

-0.2%

Burglary at residential premises

15,899

15,378

15,506

13,732

13,626

14,319

14,893

574

4.0%

Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle

2,926

2,834

2,863

3,004

2,780

2,571

2,673

102

4.0%

Theft out of or from motor vehicle

7,526

6,243

6,089

4,930

4,848

5,051

5,218

167

3.3%

Stock-theft

3,844

2,765

2,441

2,599

2,488

2,776

3,148

372

13.4%

CRIME HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON POLICE ACTION FOR DETECTION

Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition

679

549

451

425

480

482

390

-92

-19.1%

Drug-related  crime

3,117

4,383

5,053

5,759

6,610

7,109

7,704

595

8.4%

Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

1,548

1,749

1,787

1,905

2,240

2,042

2,176

134

6.6%

OTHER SERIOUS CRIME

All theft not mentioned elsewhere

34,908

29,956

24,350

22,608

21,941

21,743

19,136

-2,607

-12.0%

Commercial  crime

2,355

2,130

2,204

2,332

2,713

4,460

5,147

687

15.4%

Shoplifting

3,233

3,021

2,905

2,678

2,458

2,988

2,760

-228

-7.6%

SUBCATEGORIES  FORMING PART OF AGGRAVATED  ROBBERY ABOVE

Carjacking

195

221

226

261

268

252

273

21

8.3%

Truck hijacking

34

62

82

73

56

49

70

21

42.9%

Robbery at residential premises

260

325

429

540

758

919

899

-20

-2.2%

Robbery at non-residential premises

116

154

195

393

732

1,015

1,130

115

11.3%

OTHER CRIME CATEGORIES

Culpable homicide

773

867

850

949

989

982

967

-15

-1.5%

Public violence

40

57

52

39

94

70

91

21

30.0%

Crimen injuria

3,938

3,560

2,587

2,216

2,084

2,049

1,921

-128

-6.2%

Neglect and ill-treatment of children

242

213

227

221

213

281

270

-11

-3.9%

Kidnapping

101

77

68

91

91

149

130

-19

-12.8%