|
Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition |
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in the RSA for the period January to December 1994-2002 |
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Reported Crime Figures |
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|
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 |
845 |
1,000 |
1,430 |
1,674 |
1,811 |
1,983 |
2,059 |
2,180 |
2,123 |
|
Free State |
589 |
582 |
646 |
615 |
593 |
608 |
558 |
537 |
567 |
|
Gauteng |
2,547 |
2,737 |
2,799 |
2,967 |
3,269 |
3,484 |
3,552 |
3,683 |
3,885 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
4,541 |
4,392 |
4,334 |
3,867 |
4,356 |
4,997 |
4,319 |
4,244 |
4,410 |
|
Mpumalanga |
591 |
563 |
691 |
649 |
799 |
868 |
808 |
838 |
861 |
|
North West |
512 |
676 |
654 |
722 |
790 |
765 |
756 |
810 |
882 |
|
Northern Cape |
89 |
176 |
150 |
162 |
164 |
127 |
157 |
167 |
117 |
|
Limpopo |
445 |
391 |
658 |
603 |
628 |
614 |
592 |
721 |
694 |
|
Western Cape |
977 |
1,369 |
1,524 |
1,618 |
2,053 |
1,926 |
2,188 |
2,210 |
2,053 |
|
RSA Total |
11,136 |
11,886 |
12,886 |
12,877 |
14,463 |
15,372 |
14,989 |
15,390 |
15,592 |
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Ratio per 100 000 of the population |
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|
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 |
14.0 |
16.3 |
22.8 |
26.2 |
27.8 |
29.8 |
30.1 |
31.1 |
29.7 |
|
Free State |
23.4 |
22.7 |
24.7 |
23.0 |
21.8 |
22.4 |
20.0 |
18.9 |
19.7 |
|
Gauteng |
36.4 |
38.3 |
38.3 |
39.7 |
42.9 |
44.6 |
45.1 |
45.9 |
47.5 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
56.6 |
53.6 |
51.8 |
45.2 |
49.9 |
56.0 |
48.1 |
46.4 |
47.4 |
|
Mpumalanga |
22.3 |
20.8 |
24.8 |
22.8 |
27.3 |
28.9 |
26.6 |
26.9 |
27.1 |
|
North West |
16.0 |
20.7 |
19.6 |
21.2 |
22.7 |
21.5 |
21.2 |
22.3 |
23.9 |
|
Northern Cape |
10.9 |
21.3 |
17.9 |
19.1 |
19.0 |
14.5 |
18.0 |
18.9 |
13.1 |
|
Limpopo |
9.6 |
8.2 |
13.5 |
12.0 |
12.1 |
11.5 |
10.7 |
12.7 |
11.8 |
|
Western Cape |
25.8 |
35.4 |
38.7 |
40.3 |
50.2 |
46.2 |
52.2 |
51.9 |
47.5 |
|
RSA Total |
28.8 |
30.1 |
31.9 |
31.2 |
34.3 |
35.7 |
34.3 |
34.5 |
34.3 |
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Percentage Increase/Decrease |
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|
Province |
1994/ 1995 |
1995/ 1996 |
1996/ 1997 |
1997/ 1998 |
1998/ 1999 |
1999/ 2000 |
2000/ 2001 |
2001/ 2002 |
1994/ 2002 |
|
Eastern Cape |
18.3% |
43.0% |
17.1% |
8.2% |
9.5% |
3.8% |
5.9% |
-2.6% |
151.2% |
|
Free State |
-1.2% |
11.0% |
-4.8% |
-3.6% |
2.5% |
-8.2% |
-3.8% |
5.6% |
-3.7% |
|
Gauteng |
7.5% |
2.3% |
6.0% |
10.2% |
6.6% |
2.0% |
3.7% |
5.5% |
52.5% |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
-3.3% |
-1.3% |
-10.8% |
12.6% |
14.7% |
-13.6% |
-1.7% |
3.9% |
-2.9% |
|
Mpumalanga |
-4.7% |
22.7% |
-6.1% |
23.1% |
8.6% |
-6.9% |
3.7% |
2.7% |
45.7% |
|
North West |
32.0% |
-3.3% |
10.4% |
9.4% |
-3.2% |
-1.2% |
7.1% |
8.9% |
72.3% |
|
Northern Cape |
97.8% |
-14.8% |
8.0% |
1.2% |
-22.6% |
23.6% |
6.4% |
-29.9% |
31.5% |
|
Limpopo |
-12.1% |
68.3% |
-8.4% |
4.1% |
-2.2% |
-3.6% |
21.8% |
-3.7% |
56.0% |
|
Western Cape |
40.1% |
11.3% |
6.2% |
26.9% |
-6.2% |
13.6% |
1.0% |
-7.1% |
110.1% |
|
RSA Total |
6.7% |
8.4% |
-0.1% |
12.3% |
6.3% |
-2.5% |
2.7% |
1.3% |
40.0% |