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

Province :  Eastern Cape

Area :  Uitenhage

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

286

296

273

324

265

277

266

251

217

Attempted murder

102

108

143

166

188

154

162

237

289

Culpable homicide

113

130

127

133

130

114

110

95

88

Robbery with aggravating circumstances

299

318

254

226

271

304

265

314

431

Other robbery

407

471

522

567

549

630

771

809

763

Public violence

4

6

17

10

18

10

13

13

17

Rape

653

712

752

896

769

846

836

772

736

Indecent assault

52

53

56

72

61

71

103

95

116

Crimen Injuria

482

627

814

1,029

1,105

1,049

1,065

946

734

Child abuse

80

66

43

55

31

54

41

47

85

Kidnapping

30

25

16

21

27

25

15

30

20

Abduction

22

23

28

23

36

43

38

26

23

Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm

5,246

5,754

6,010

5,911

5,599

5,660

5,755

5,264

4,938

Common assault

3,257

3,615

3,976

4,135

3,713

3,872

3,900

3,344

3,201

Burglary at non-residential premises

1,016

1,009

1,059

1,186

1,143

1,149

1,252

1,069

885

Burglary at residential premises

2,772

2,915

3,065

3,240

3,311

3,632

3,843

3,784

3,897

Stock theft

1,042

915

846

842

867

826

675

645

794

Shoplifting

867

777

802

864

721

838

730

754

715

Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle

444

355

357

355

401

352

406

331

338

Theft out of or from motor vehicle

1,046

1,293

1,304

1,411

1,440

1,376

1,473

1,401

1,351

All theft not mentioned elsewhere

4,818

4,300

4,640

4,408

4,663

4,851

5,562

5,689

6,031

Arson

108

92

106

102

102

118

100

111

88

Malicious damage to property

1,892

1,897

1,971

1,829

1,629

1,656

1,586

1,515

1,482

Fraud

598

580

653

531

494

481

461

380

341

Drug related crime

942

745

743

683

660

815

849

857

1,104

Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

376

328

326

345

347

376

378

478

528

Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition

26

48

41

65

76

70

56

66

85

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

Carjacking

-

-

19

24

51

33

32

21

17

Truck hijacking

-

-

0

6

5

6

5

2

0

Robbery of cash in transit

-

-

1

0

2

1

3

0

3

Bank robbery

-

-

3

2

4

2

4

0

0

House robbery

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

29

Business robbery

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

19