Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

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

3,267

2,958

2,857

3,101

3,321

3,555

3,916

3,996

3,306

Free State

1,260

1,213

1,208

1,201

1,166

1,294

1,192

1,069

1,094

Gauteng

8,968

6,398

7,067

9,501

7,469

7,101

6,221

6,485

5,321

KwaZulu-Natal

3,796

3,524

3,721

4,549

4,861

4,981

4,544

4,149

3,729

Mpumalanga

1,593

1,541

1,839

1,585

1,778

2,020

1,788

1,662

1,316

North West

1,725

1,487

1,416

1,388

1,159

1,116

1,147

1,235

1,251

Northern Cape

839

813

748

656

732

866

913

874

745

Limpopo

841

807

822

765

628

675

1,035

1,446

806

Western Cape

4,482

4,433

4,301

5,060

4,492

4,393

4,552

4,861

4,755

RSA Total

26,771

23,174

23,979

27,806

25,606

26,001

25,308

25,777

22,323

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

54.2

48.1

45.6

48.5

50.9

53.4

57.2

57.1

46.2

Free State

50.0

47.2

46.1

44.9

42.8

47.7

42.7

37.7

38.0

Gauteng

128.2

89.5

96.7

127.3

97.9

91.0

79.0

80.9

65.1

KwaZulu-Natal

47.3

43.0

44.5

53.2

55.7

55.8

50.6

45.4

40.1

Mpumalanga

60.2

56.8

66.1

55.6

60.8

67.3

58.8

53.4

41.4

North West

54.0

45.6

42.5

40.7

33.3

31.3

32.2

34.1

33.9

Northern Cape

103.2

98.5

89.4

77.3

85.0

99.0

104.6

99.1

83.6

Limpopo

18.2

17.0

16.8

15.2

12.1

12.6

18.8

25.4

13.8

Western Cape

118.2

114.8

109.2

126.2

109.9

105.3

108.6

114.2

110.0

RSA Total

69.3

58.7

59.4

67.4

60.8

60.4

57.9

57.8

49.1

Percentage Increase/Decrease

Province

1994/ 1995

1995/ 1996

1996/ 1997

1997/ 1998

1998/ 1999

1999/ 2000

2000/ 2001

2001/ 2002

1994/ 2002

Eastern Cape

-9.5%

-3.4%

8.5%

7.1%

7.0%

10.2%

2.0%

-17.3%

1.2%

Free State

-3.7%

-0.4%

-0.6%

-2.9%

11.0%

-7.9%

-10.3%

2.3%

-13.2%

Gauteng

-28.7%

10.5%

34.4%

-21.4%

-4.9%

-12.4%

4.2%

-17.9%

-40.7%

KwaZulu-Natal

-7.2%

5.6%

22.3%

6.9%

2.5%

-8.8%

-8.7%

-10.1%

-1.8%

Mpumalanga

-3.3%

19.3%

-13.8%

12.2%

13.6%

-11.5%

-7.0%

-20.8%

-17.4%

North West

-13.8%

-4.8%

-2.0%

-16.5%

-3.7%

2.8%

7.7%

1.3%

-27.5%

Northern Cape

-3.1%

-8.0%

-12.3%

11.6%

18.3%

5.4%

-4.3%

-14.8%

-11.2%

Limpopo

-4.0%

1.9%

-6.9%

-17.9%

7.5%

53.3%

39.7%

-44.3%

-4.2%

Western Cape

-1.1%

-3.0%

17.6%

-11.2%

-2.2%

3.6%

6.8%

-2.2%

6.1%

RSA Total

-13.4%

3.5%

16.0%

-7.9%

1.5%

-2.7%

1.9%

-13.4%

-16.6%