Child abuse

in the RSA for the period January to December 1994-2002

Reported Crime Figures

Province

Jan to Dec 1994

Jan to Dec 1995

Jan to Dec 1996

Jan to Dec 1997

Jan to Dec 1998

Jan to Dec 1999

Jan to Dec 2000

Jan to Dec 2001

Jan to Dec 2002

Eastern Cape

583

406

361

376

291

314

274

284

382

Free State

133

158

155

181

162

195

192

204

273

Gauteng

454

584

422

411

309

360

406

422

787

KwaZulu-Natal

266

336

280

295

217

219

220

188

387

Mpumalanga

72

139

180

154

172

222

161

135

193

North West

68

83

128

104

101

114

137

116

136

Northern Cape

101

194

93

87

112

160

146

201

291

Limpopo

265

300

187

260

251

248

261

270

301

Western Cape

781

705

509

500

468

575

686

716

1,039

RSA Total

2,723

2,905

2,315

2,368

2,083

2,407

2,483

2,536

3,789

Ratio per 100 000 of the population

Province

Jan to Dec 1994

Jan to Dec 1995

Jan to Dec 1996

Jan to Dec 1997

Jan to Dec 1998

Jan to Dec 1999

Jan to Dec 2000

Jan to Dec 2001

Jan to Dec 2002

Eastern Cape

9.7

6.6

5.8

5.9

4.5

4.7

4.0

4.1

5.3

Free State

5.3

6.2

5.9

6.8

5.9

7.2

6.9

7.2

9.5

Gauteng

6.5

8.2

5.8

5.5

4.1

4.6

5.2

5.3

9.6

KwaZulu-Natal

3.3

4.1

3.3

3.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.1

4.2

Mpumalanga

2.7

5.1

6.5

5.4

5.9

7.4

5.3

4.3

6.1

North West

2.1

2.5

3.8

3.1

2.9

3.2

3.8

3.2

3.7

Northern Cape

12.4

23.5

11.1

10.2

13.0

18.3

16.7

22.8

32.7

Limpopo

5.7

6.3

3.8

5.2

4.8

4.6

4.7

4.8

5.1

Western Cape

20.6

18.3

12.9

12.5

11.5

13.8

16.4

16.8

24.0

RSA Total

7.0

7.4

5.7

5.7

4.9

5.6

5.7

5.7

8.3

Percentage Increase/Decrease

Province

1994/ 1995

1995/ 1996

1996/ 1997

1997/ 1998

1998/ 1999

1999/ 2000

2000/ 2001

2001/ 2002

1994/ 2002

Eastern Cape

-30.4%

-11.1%

4.2%

-22.6%

7.9%

-12.7%

3.6%

34.5%

-34.5%

Free State

18.8%

-1.9%

16.8%

-10.5%

20.4%

-1.5%

6.3%

33.8%

105.3%

Gauteng

28.6%

-27.7%

-2.6%

-24.8%

16.5%

12.8%

3.9%

86.5%

73.3%

KwaZulu-Natal

26.3%

-16.7%

5.4%

-26.4%

0.9%

0.5%

-14.5%

105.9%

45.5%

Mpumalanga

93.1%

29.5%

-14.4%

11.7%

29.1%

-27.5%

-16.1%

43.0%

168.1%

North West

22.1%

54.2%

-18.8%

-2.9%

12.9%

20.2%

-15.3%

17.2%

100.0%

Northern Cape

92.1%

-52.1%

-6.5%

28.7%

42.9%

-8.8%

37.7%

44.8%

188.1%

Limpopo

13.2%

-37.7%

39.0%

-3.5%

-1.2%

5.2%

3.4%

11.5%

13.6%

Western Cape

-9.7%

-27.8%

-1.8%

-6.4%

22.9%

19.3%

4.4%

45.1%

33.0%

RSA Total

6.7%

-20.3%

2.3%

-12.0%

15.6%

3.2%

2.1%

49.4%

39.1%