POLITICS

Crime statistics 2013: Year-on-year increases and decreases

Instances of public violence increase by 54.8%, 650 more murders recorded

The following table reflects the year-on-year changes in the national crime statistics according to the figures for 2012/2013 released by the South African Police Service on September 19 2013. There was  54.8% increase in the number of reported instances of public violence. Increases were also recorded in the absolute numbers of murder, attempted murders and robberies with aggravating circumstances. Among the categories of crime where fewer offences were recorded were assault and crimen injuria.

Crime Category

April 2011 to March 2012

April 2012 to March 2013

Year-on-year change

% Change

CONTACT CRIME (CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON)

 

 

 

 

Murder

15 609

16 259

650

4.2%

Total Sexual Crimes

64 514

66 387

1 873

2.9%

Attempted murder

14 859

16 363

1 504

10.1%

Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm

192 651

185 893

-6 758

-3.5%

Common assault

181 670

172 909

-8 761

-4.8%

Common robbery

52 980

53 540

560

1.1%

Robbery with aggravating circumstances

101 203

105 888

4 685

4.6%

CONTACT-RELATED CRIMES

 

 

 

 

Arson

6 418

6 064

-354

-5.5%

Malicious damage to property

122 221

121 113

-1 108

-0.9%

PROPERTY-RELATED CRIMES

 

 

 

 

Burglary at non-residential premises

70 041

73 630

3 589

5.1%

Burglary at residential premises

245 531

262 113

16 582

6.8%

Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle

59 097

58 370

-727

-1.2%

Theft out of or from motor vehicle

130 475

139 658

9 183

7.0%

Stock-theft

30 949

29 894

-1 055

-3.4%

CRIMES HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON POLICE ACTION FOR DETECTION

 

 

 

 

Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition

14 461

14 872

411

2.8%

Drug-related crime

176 307

206 825

30 518

17.3%

Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

69 441

71 065

1 624

2.3%

OTHER SERIOUS CRIMES

 

 

 

 

All theft not mentioned elsewhere

377 432

362 816

-14 616

-3.9%

Commercial crime

88 050

91 569

3 519

4.0%

Shoplifting

71 848

71 309

-539

-0.8%

SUBCATEGORIES FORMING PART OF AGGRAVATED ROBBERY ABOVE

 

 

 

 

Carjacking

9 475

9 990

515

5.4%

Truck hijacking

821

943

122

14.9%

Robbery at residential premises

16 766

17 950

1 184

7.1%

Robbery at non-residential premises

15 951

16 377

426

2.7%

OTHER CRIME CATEGORIES

 

 

 

 

Culpable homicide

11 788

11 395

-393

-3.3%

Public violence

1 152

1 783

631

54.8%

Crimen injuria

31 858

29 040

-2 818

-8.8%

Neglect and ill-treatment of children

2 949

2 758

-191

-6.5%

Kidnapping

3 874

4 333

459

11.8%

Data source: www.saps.gov.za

 

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