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SERIOUS CRIME IN THE RSA: 2008/20092 098 229 CASES (2,1 MILLION)

CONTACT RELATED

141 107 CASES6,7%

CRIMES DEPENDANT ON POLICE ACTION187 382 CASES

8,9%

PROPERTY RELATED

532 184 CASES25,4%

OTHER SERIOUS CRIME

552 371 CASES26,3%

CONTACT CRIME685 185 CASES

32,7%

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SERIOUS CRIME IN THE RSA: 2008/2009RATIO DECREASE/INCREASE IN SERIOUS CRIME IN THE RSA

TOTAL INCREASE +0,2%

CONTACT CRIME-2,8%

OTHER SERIOUS CRIME+2,9%

PROPERTY RELATED+0,3%

CRIMES DEPENDANT ON POLICE ACTION

+7,7%

CONTACT RELATED-3,9%

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CONTACT CRIME IN THE RSA: 2008/2009685 185 (32,7%) - ONE THIRD

ATTEMPTED MURDER

18 298 CASES2,7%

SEXUAL OFFENCES71 500 CASES

10,4%

MURDER18 148 CASES

2,6%

COMMON ROBBERY59 232 CASES

8,6%ROBBERY WITH AGGRAVATING

CIRCUMSTANCES121 392 CASES

17,7%

ASSAULT GBH203 777 CASES

29,8%

COMMON ASSAULT192 838 CASES

28,1%

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CONTACT CRIME IN THE RSA: 2008/2009RATIO DECREASE/INCREASE IN CONTACT CRIME IN THE RSA

TOTAL DECREASE -2,8%

ATTEMPTED MURDER

-4,3%SEXUAL

OFFENCES10,1%

MURDER-3,4%

COMMON ROBBERY

-10,4%ROBBERY WITH AGGRAVATING

CIRCUMSTANCES0,8%

ASSAULT GBH-4,7%

COMMON ASSAULT

-4,3%

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Murder ratios from 1994/1995 to 2008/2009

62.8

37.338.6

40.5

39.540.3

42.7

47.447.8

49.8

52.5

59.8

59.5

67.967.2

30

35

40

45

50

55

60

65

70

94/95 95/96 96/97 97/98 98/99 99/00 00/01 01/02 02/03 03/04 04/05 05/06 06/07 07/08 08/09April to March

Rat

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Murder ratio decreased by 44,5% between 1994/1995 and 2008/2009

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MURDER - ANALYSIS

▪ Cause of death:▫ Stab 54,0%▫ Shot 28,0%▫ Hit 14,0%▫ Strangulation 2,0%▫ Other 2,0%

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Motives and circumstances associated with murder

100,0%100,0%Total

1,5%1,5%All accidental killingsAccidents

6,9%0,9%Taxi violence

1,2%Gang-related

4,8%VigilantismGroup behaviour

26,3%0,4%Initiation-related

0,4%Xenophobia-related

0,5%Result of law enforcement/ in line of duty

0,6%Faction fight-related

0,6%Witchcraft-related

0,8%Concealment of birth

2,6%Retaliation

4,5%Self-defense

15,9%Consequence of another crimeCriminal behaviour

65,4%2,2%Punishment

5,5%Jealousy/love triangle

7,3%Domestic-related

50,4%Misunderstanding/argumentSocial behaviour

SubtotalPercentageReasonCategory

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Registered cases and verdicts

Firearm related: 6,7%

Assault GBH: 25,0%58,7%Attempted murder

Assault GBH: 5,7%

Culpable homicide: 34,6%56,9%Murder

Verdicts eventually obtainedCorresponded with original

registrationCrime category

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DIFFERENT SUBCATEGORIES OF AGGRAVATED ROBBERYDURING THE 2008/2009 FINANCIAL YEAR (TOTAL CASES 121 392)

TRUCKJACKING1 4371,2%

ROBBERY OF CASH IN TRANSIT

ROBBERY386

0,3%

ROBBERY AT NON-RESIDENTIAL

PREMISES13 92011,5%

CARJACKING14 91512,3%

BANK ROBBERY102

0,1%

PUBLIC STREET ROBBERY

72 19459,5%

ROBBERY AT RESIDENTIAL

PREMISES18 43815,2%

0,7%

0,7%

0,9% 3,4%

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DIFFERENT SUBCATEGORIES OF AGGRAVATED ROBBERY: 2008/2009RATIO DECREASE/INCREASE IN DIFFERENT SUBCATEGORIES OF

AGGRAVATED ROBBERY: 2008/2009

TRUCKJACKING15,4%

ROBBERY OF CASH IN TRANSIT

ROBBERY-2,3%

ROBBERY AT NON-RESIDENTIAL

PREMISES41,1% CARJACKING

5,0%

BANK ROBBERY-29,2%

PUBLIC STREET ROBBERY

-7,4%

ROBBERY AT RESIDENTIAL

PREMISES27,3%

3,4% 0,9%

0,7%

0,7%

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TRIO CRIMES04/05

101644

25145, (19,8%)

05/0627385, (22,9%)

92341

03/0426821, (20,1%)

106837

06/07

33049, (26,1%)

93509

07/08

38544, (32,6%)

79768

08/09

47273, (38,9%)

74119

1313

Public or street robbery decreased by 7,4% (-5 790) between 2007/2008 and 2008/2009

Subcategory of aggravated robbery

105 690100 436

91 070

72 19477 984

92 021

0

25 000

50 000

75 000

100 000

125 000

2003/ 20042004/ 2005

2005/ 20062006/ 2007

2007/ 20082008/ 2009

April to March

Raw

figu

res

07/08 –15,3%

1414

18 438

14 481

9 3919 351

12 76110 173

02 0004 0006 0008 000

10 00012 00014 00016 00018 00020 000

2003/ 20042004/ 2005

2005/ 20062006/ 2007

2007/ 20082008/ 2009

April to March

Raw

Fig

ures

Robbery at residential premises increased by 27,3% (3 957)

between 2007/2008 and 2008/2009


07/08 +15,5%

1515

Robbery at residential premises sorted from lowest to highest increases between 2007/2008 and 2008/2009

TABLE 2

Policing Area 2007/2008 2008/2009 Difference % Inc. or Dec.RSA 14 481 18 438 3 957 27.3%

Gauteng 7 314 8 122 808 11.0%North West 821 987 166 20.2%Western Cape 796 974 178 22.4%Kwazulu-Natal 3 479 4 601 1 122 32.3%Mpumalanga 862 1 188 326 37.8%Limpopo 319 514 195 61.1%Free State 215 490 275 127.9%Eastern Cape 663 1 517 854 128.8%Northern Cape 12 45 33 275.0%

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Carjacking increased by 5,0% (714)between 2007/2008 and 2008/2009


14 91514 20113 599

12 82512 434

13 793

0

3 500

7 000

10 500

14 000

17 500

2003/ 20042004/ 2005

2005/ 20062006/ 2007

2007/ 20082008/ 2009

April to March

Raw

figu

res

07/08 +4,4%

1717

Carjacking sorted from highest decreases to highest increases between 2007/2008 and 2008/2009.

TABLE 4

Policing Area 2007/2008 2008/2009 Difference % Inc. or Dec.RSA 14 201 14 915 714 5.0%

Western Cape 923 698 - 225 -24.4%North West 291 288 - 3 -1.0%Gauteng 7 466 7 626 160 2.1%KwaZulu-Natal 3 889 4 062 173 4.4%Eastern Cape 604 706 102 16.9%Northern Cape 5 7 2 40.0%Limpopo 203 289 86 42.4%Mpumalanga 664 984 320 48.2%Free State 156 255 99 63.5%

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Robbery at non-residential premises increased by 41,1% (4 058)

between 2007/2008 and 2008/2009


3 6773 320

4 387

6 689

9 862

13 920

0

3 500

7 000

10 500

14 000

17 500

2003/ 20042004/ 2005

2005/ 20062006/ 2007

2007/ 20082008/ 2009

April to March

Raw

figu

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07/08 +47,4%

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Robbery at non-residential premises sorted from lowest to highest increases between 2007/2008 and 2008/2009

TABLE 6

Policing Area 2007/2008 2008/2009 Difference % Inc. or Dec.RSA 9 862 13 920 4 058 41.1%

Gauteng 5 098 6 216 1 118 21.9%KwaZulu-Natal 1 923 2 499 576 30.0%North West 747 1 043 296 39.6%Western Cape 635 1 058 423 66.6%Limpopo 314 529 215 68.5%Eastern Cape 488 851 363 74.4%Northern Cape 54 121 67 124.1%Free State 298 785 487 163.4%Mpumalanga 305 818 513 168.2%

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The truckjacking increased by 15,4% (192) between 2007/2008 and 2008/2009


1 4371 245

892 829 930 901

0

600

1 200

1 800

2 400

3 000

3 600

2003/ 20042004/ 2005

2005/ 20062006/ 2007

2007/ 20082008/ 2009

April to March

Raw

fig

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07/08 +39,6%

2121

Truckjacking sorted from highest decreases to highest increases between 2007/2008 and 2008/2009

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Province 2007/2008 2008/2009 Difference % Inc. or Dec.RSA 1245 1 437 192 15.4%

Northern Cape 1 0 - 1 -100.0%North West 77 64 - 13 -16.9%KwaZulu-Natal 133 133 0 0.0%Eastern Cape 28 30 2 7.1%Mpumalanga 151 172 21 13.9%Western Cape 23 27 4 17.4%Gauteng 754 891 137 18.2%Free State 64 93 29 45.3%Limpopo 14 27 13 92.9%

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The CIT robberies decreased by 2,3% (-9)between 2007/2008 and 2008/2009


467

395 386383

220192

0

80

160

240

320

400

480

2003/ 20042004/ 2005

2005/ 20062006/ 2007

2007/ 20082008/ 2009

April to March

Raw

figu

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07/08 –15,4%

2323

Bank robbery decreased by -29,2% (-42)between 2007/2008 and 2008/2009


102144129

595854

0

80

160

240

320

400

2003/ 20042004/ 2005

2005/ 20062006/ 2007

2007/ 20082008/ 2009

April to March

Raw

figu

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07/08 +11,6%

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ATM BOMBINGS AND CIT ROBBERIES DURING THE 2007/2008 AND 2008/2009 FINANCIAL YEARS

2527

45

39

47

41

71

48

41

58

13

17

2522

4744

28

18

32

2723

36

29

35

45

27

35

2833 28

24

12

30

39

33

30

3437

323131

2926 26

3637

31

36

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

Apr-07

May-07

Jun-07

Jul-07

Aug-07

Sep-07

Oct-07

Nov-07

Dec-07

Jan-08

Feb-08

Mar-08

Apr-08

May-08

Jun-08

Jul-08

Aug-08

Sep-08

Oct-08

Nov-08

Dec-08

Jan-09

Feb-09

Mar-09

Cas

es

ATMCIT

2525

1.2.1 Arson

1.2.2 Malicious damage to property

2626

The arson ratio decreased by 9,0%between 2007/2008 and 2008/2009

Contact-related crime

14.115.5

16.616.317.6

19.0

0.0

3.0

6.0

9.0

12.0

15.0

18.0

21.0

2003/ 20042004/ 2005

2005/ 20062006/ 2007

2007/ 20082008/ 2009

April to March

Rat

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07/08 –6,6%

2727

The malicious damage ratio decreased by 3,6% between 2007/2008 and 2008/2009

Contact-related crime

341.2 323.7

307.7

302.5 286.2 275.8

0.0

50.0

100.0

150.0

200.0

250.0

300.0

350.0

400.0

2003/ 20042004/ 2005

2005/ 20062006/ 2007

2007/ 20082008/ 2009

April to March

Rat

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07/08 –5,4%

2828

1.3.1 Burglary at residential premises1.3.2 Burglary at non-residential premises1.3.3 Theft of motor vehicles and motorcycles1.3.4 Theft out of or from motor vehicles1.3.5 Stock-theft

2929

The burglary at residential premises ratio increased by 1,9% between 2007/2008 and

2008/2009

Property-related crime

506.5497.1526.8559.9592.8

645.2

0.0101.0202.0303.0404.0505.0606.0707.0808.0

2003/ 20042004/ 2005

2005/ 20062006/ 2007

2007/ 20082008/ 2009

April to March

Rat

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07/08 –5,6%

3030

The burglary at non-residential premises ratio increased by 9,2% between 2007/2008 and 2008/2009


139.3

120.3 116.0 123.3 131.7 143.8

0.0

30.5

61.0

91.5

122.0

152.5

183.0

213.5

2003/ 20042004/ 2005

2005/ 20062006/ 2007

2007/ 20082008/ 2009

April to March

Ratio

s

07/08 +6,8%

3131

The theft of vehicle and motorcycle ratio decreased by 7,0% between 2007/2008 and

2008/2009


190.0

180.0 156.0167.7

182.1183.3

0.020.040.060.080.0

100.0120.0140.0160.0180.0200.0

2003/ 20042004/ 2005

2005/ 20062006/ 2007

2007/ 20082008/ 2009

April to March

Rat

ios

07/08 –7,9%

3232

The theft out of/from vehicle ratio decreased by 3,6% between 2007/2008 and 2008/2009


370.8318.8 296.6

261.7

233.4 225.0

0.0

90.0

180.0

270.0

360.0

450.0

540.0

2003/ 20042004/ 2005

2005/ 20062006/ 2007

2007/ 20082008/ 2009

April to March

Rat

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07/08 –10,8%

3333

The stock-theft ratio increased by 2,7% between 2007/2008 and 2008/2009


61.760.1

60.861.3

70.189.0

0.0

20.5

41.0

61.5

82.0

102.5

123.0

2003/ 20042004/ 2005

2005/ 20062006/ 2007

2007/ 20082008/ 2009

April to March

Rat

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07/08 –1,2%

3434

1.4.1 Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition

1.4.2 Drug-related crimes1.4.3 Driving under the influence of alcohol

or drugs

3535

The illegal possession of firearms ratio increased by 2,1% between 2007/2008 and 2008/2009

Crime heavily dependent on police action for detection

33.336.3

28.730.3

28.2 28.8

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

2003/ 20042004/ 2005

2005/ 20062006/ 2007

2007/ 20082008/ 2009

April to March

Rat

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07/08 -6,9%

3636

The drug-related crime ratio increased by 5,5% between 2007/2008 and 2008/2009


135.1 180.3204.1

220.9

228.1240.7

0.0

50.0

100.0

150.0

200.0

250.0

300.0

2003/ 20042004/ 2005

2005/ 20062006/ 2007

2007/ 20082008/ 2009

April to March

Rat

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07/08 +3,3%

3737

The driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs ratio increased by 14,0% between

2007/2008 and 2008/2009


53.7 64.2 70.6

80.7

101.2

115.4

0.0

20.0

40.0

60.0

80.0

100.0

120.0

140.0

2003/ 20042004/ 2005

2005/ 20062006/ 2007

2007/ 20082008/ 2009

April to March

Rat

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07/08 +25,4%

3838

1.5.1 All theft not mentioned elsewhere1.5.2 Commercial crime1.5.3 Shoplifting

3939

The other theft ratio decreased by 2,0%between 2007/2008 and 2008/2009

Other serious crime

1 307.51 151.1

922.7 876.0 826.1 809.5

0.0

250.0

500.0

750.0

1 000.0

1 250.0

1 500.0

2003/ 20042004/ 2005

2005/ 20062006/ 2007

2007/ 20082008/ 2009

April to March

Rat

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07/08 –5,7%

4040

Other serious crime

130.2 136.4

159.1

115.6115.8120.4

0.0

30.0

60.0

90.0

120.0

150.0

2003/ 20042004/ 2005

2005/ 20062006/ 2007

2007/ 20082008/ 2009

April to March

Rat

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The commercial crime ratio increased by 16,6%between 2007/2008 and 2008/2009

07/08 +4,8%

4141

The shoplifting ratio increased by 18,5%between 2007/2008 and 2008/2009

Other serious crime

155.0142.8

137.5 138.2 140.0

165.9

0.0

44.0

88.0

132.0

176.0

2003/ 20042004/ 2005

2005/ 20062006/ 2007

2007/ 20082008/ 2009

April to March

Rat

ios

07/08 +1,3%

4242

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