Northern Cape 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

431

408

393

417

422

411

381

-30

-7.3%

Total Sexual Crimes

2,191

2,212

1,993

1,957

1,749

1,917

1,845

-72

-3.8%

Attempted  murder

1,477

1,351

1,058

1,011

775

731

711

-20

-2.7%

Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm

13,510

13,188

11,507

10,876

9,898

9,961

9,533

-428

-4.3%

Common assault

10,562

9,326

6,827

6,311

5,431

5,606

5,574

-32

-0.6%

Common robbery

2,529

2,660

1,898

1,522

1,337

1,303

1,345

42

3.2%

Robbery with aggravating circumstances

1,000

1,095

1,131

1,096

1,175

1,219

1,037

-182

-14.9%

CONTACT-RELATED CRIME

Arson

283

242

209

215

169

178

168

-10

-5.6%

Malicious damage to property

4,766

4,478

3,757

3,490

3,418

3,261

3,105

-156

-4.8%

PROPERTY-RELATED CRIME

Burglary at non-residential premises

2,516

2,370

1,997

2,075

1,956

2,058

2,237

179

8.7%

Burglary at residential premises

7,331

7,353

6,102

5,506

4,924

5,416

5,550

134

2.5%

Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle

480

398

314

299

260

269

242

-27

-10.0%

Theft out of or from motor vehicle

3,917

3,543

2,741

2,650

2,195

2,114

1,867

-247

-11.7%

Stock-theft

2,742

2,087

1,686

1,511

1,472

1,600

1,769

169

10.6%

CRIME HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON POLICE ACTION FOR DETECTION

Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition

148

122

89

76

90

74

50

-24

-32.4%

Drug-related  crime

2,142

2,550

2,085

2,114

2,201

1,933

2,371

438

22.7%

Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

855

1,027

959

1,018

1,434

1,244

1,285

41

3.3%

OTHER SERIOUS CRIME

All theft not mentioned elsewhere

15,192

13,590

9,077

7,937

7,484

8,100

7,434

-666

-8.2%

Commercial  crime

943

955

730

844

949

995

1,144

149

15.0%

Shoplifting

2,673

2,783

2,426

2,121

1,903

2,018

2,204

186

9.2%

SUBCATEGORIES  FORMING PART OF AGGRAVATED  ROBBERY ABOVE

Carjacking

10

6

4

4

5

7

13

6

85.7%

Truck hijacking

1

0

1

3

1

0

1

1

100.0%

Robbery at residential premises

15

12

5

10

12

45

64

19

42.2%

Robbery at non-residential premises

7

6

8

16

54

121

147

26

21.5%

OTHER CRIME CATEGORIES

Culpable homicide

309

302

295

322

299

264

281

17

6.4%

Public violence

25

35

22

22

32

24

29

5

20.8%

Crimen injuria

3,618

2,842

1,589

1,236

890

751

758

7

0.9%

Neglect and ill-treatment of children

451

347

272

240

232

213

197

-16

-7.5%

Kidnapping

32

32

25

17

27

29

21

-8

-27.6%