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

Province :  Eastern Cape

Area :  Queenstown

Crime Category

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

Murder

681

639

539

538

509

490

484

599

477

Attempted murder

233

335

339

462

444

373

355

491

542

Culpable homicide

194

197

180

181

160

155

160

148

135

Robbery with aggravating circumstances

831

754

694

880

911

802

851

785

718

Other robbery

185

240

455

456

738

980

1,392

1,563

1,563

Public violence

47

53

57

55

96

177

70

70

9

Rape

574

572

605

699

678

731

735

805

564

Indecent assault

41

41

95

121

66

55

74

61

48

Crimen Injuria

408

553

822

808

900

1,066

1,033

1,194

905

Child abuse

26

38

40

47

29

40

29

24

25

Kidnapping

57

86

53

66

70

72

57

50

64

Abduction

57

63

32

52

66

45

56

42

27

Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm

4,618

4,696

5,361

5,187

5,092

5,309

5,291

5,308

5,110

Common assault

3,544

3,873

3,909

3,778

3,822

3,901

4,287

4,310

4,147

Burglary at non-residential premises

948

922

952

894

933

1,016

1,171

1,195

998

Burglary at residential premises

2,450

2,513

2,287

2,206

2,966

3,534

3,738

3,814

4,195

Stock theft

1,856

1,831

1,673

1,633

1,434

1,375

1,632

1,456

1,895

Shoplifting

888

979

1,104

1,244

1,191

1,280

1,455

913

983

Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle

537

496

464

474

609

600

639

560

474

Theft out of or from motor vehicle

823

742

950

698

745

1,057

1,063

1,093

1,209

All theft not mentioned elsewhere

4,699

5,032

4,521

4,154

4,656

5,746

5,933

5,733

6,180

Arson

220

199

247

203

203

239

173

214

194

Malicious damage to property

1,551

1,629

1,679

1,654

1,669

1,777

1,764

1,886

1,888

Fraud

397

464

570

664

592

772

826

685

545

Drug related crime

272

316

490

440

376

440

455

573

671

Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

153

146

148

169

175

159

155

108

254

Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition

83

81

122

163

198

187

186

232

238

These crimes have already been accounted for under robbery of aggravating circumstances

Carjacking

-

-

31

36

17

35

41

79

53

Truck hijacking

-

-

50

49

31

32

27

19

15

Robbery of cash in transit

-

-

0

1

10

4

6

2

0

Bank robbery

-

-

1

1

1

4

3

1

4

House robbery

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

208

Business robbery

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

88