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

Province : Gauteng

Area : Soweto

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

1,180

1,152

1,089

995

1,151

890

751

686

617

Attempted murder

1,487

1,515

1,756

1,512

1,531

1,245

1,206

1,092

1,028

Culpable homicide

324

294

329

326

420

259

246

237

203

Robbery with aggravating circumstances

5,796

4,939

3,296

3,987

6,592

6,838

7,590

6,946

6,499

Other robbery

757

1,139

1,681

1,638

1,768

2,093

2,745

2,916

3,203

Public violence

84

26

21

21

22

22

25

10

21

Rape

2,420

2,608

2,643

2,450

2,143

2,072

2,030

1,911

1,819

Indecent assault

32

54

54

41

33

65

81

134

150

Crimen Injuria

565

586

589

518

481

464

840

1,151

1,314

Child abuse

82

132

92

96

67

78

91

83

193

Kidnapping

318

276

280

292

266

343

388

310

239

Abduction

84

78

79

89

109

122

111

76

154

Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm

7,169

7,646

8,939

9,737

9,383

10,093

10,605

8,918

8,512

Common assault

4,535

4,222

4,013

3,768

3,317

3,641

4,448

6,259

8,563

Burglary at non-residential premises

618

423

468

623

672

642

716

669

410

Burglary at residential premises

4,268

4,219

4,272

4,143

4,512

5,288

5,564

5,146

5,213

Stock theft

24

16

28

26

36

18

25

25

19

Shoplifting

256

276

296

310

314

329

498

548

642

Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle

2,768

2,645

2,573

2,632

1,978

1,998

1,708

1,315

1,210

Theft out of or from motor vehicle

2,134

2,144

2,106

1,888

2,189

2,182

2,535

2,397

2,616

All theft not mentioned elsewhere

5,647

5,569

5,960

7,202

6,821

7,139

9,145

10,376

11,447

Arson

215

261

215

231

223

193

204

189

224

Malicious damage to property

4,054

3,879

4,185

3,924

3,717

3,664

4,122

4,198

4,797

Fraud

619

598

616

1,214

633

692

713

644

748

Drug related crime

956

644

590

740

565

671

875

1,539

1,722

Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs

281

171

310

354

379

527

517

709

673

Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition

540

655

619

599

690

704

683

690

648

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

Carjacking

-

-

1,019

1,143

1,843

1,665

1,513

1,220

1,025

Truck hijacking

-

-

272

347

736

720

322

256

49

Robbery of cash in transit

-

-

7

2

2

6

7

5

26

Bank robbery

-

-

16

14

5

12

10

4

0

House robbery

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

421

Business robbery

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

87