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Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition |
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in the RSA for the financial years 1994/1995 to 2002/2003 |
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Reported Crime Figures |
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|
Province |
April 1994 to March 1995 |
April 1995 to March 1996 |
April 1996 to March 1997 |
April 1997 to March 1998 |
April 1998 to March 1999 |
April 1999 to March 2000 |
April 2000 to March 2001 |
April 2001 to March 2002 |
April 2002 to March 2003 |
|
Eastern Cape |
850 |
1,102 |
1,459 |
1,738 |
1,899 |
1,908 |
2,164 |
2,177 |
2,144 |
|
Free State |
591 |
572 |
631 |
635 |
577 |
642 |
503 |
588 |
539 |
|
Gauteng |
2,467 |
2,762 |
2,834 |
3,066 |
3,356 |
3,503 |
3,515 |
3,674 |
4,017 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
4,384 |
4,511 |
4,191 |
4,012 |
4,449 |
5,002 |
4,059 |
4,306 |
4,456 |
|
Mpumalanga |
546 |
609 |
703 |
643 |
859 |
848 |
812 |
830 |
878 |
|
North West |
541 |
689 |
666 |
757 |
792 |
754 |
774 |
855 |
875 |
|
Northern Cape |
112 |
176 |
171 |
135 |
165 |
125 |
158 |
172 |
110 |
|
Limpopo |
418 |
429 |
646 |
636 |
615 |
590 |
608 |
757 |
658 |
|
Western Cape |
1,090 |
1,486 |
1,449 |
1,764 |
2,002 |
2,015 |
2,177 |
2,135 |
2,162 |
|
RSA Total |
10,999 |
12,336 |
12,750 |
13,386 |
14,714 |
15,387 |
14,770 |
15,494 |
15,839 |
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Ratio per 100 000 of the population |
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|
Province |
April 1994 to March 1995 |
April 1995 to March 1996 |
April 1996 to March 1997 |
April 1997 to March 1998 |
April 1998 to March 1999 |
April 1999 to March 2000 |
April 2000 to March 2001 |
April 2001 to March 2002 |
April 2002 to March 2003 |
|
Eastern Cape |
14.1 |
17.9 |
23.3 |
27.2 |
29.1 |
28.7 |
31.6 |
31.1 |
29.9 |
|
Free State |
23.5 |
22.3 |
24.1 |
23.8 |
21.2 |
23.6 |
18.0 |
20.7 |
18.7 |
|
Gauteng |
35.3 |
38.6 |
38.8 |
41.1 |
44.0 |
44.9 |
44.6 |
45.8 |
49.2 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
54.6 |
55.0 |
50.1 |
46.9 |
51.0 |
56.1 |
45.2 |
47.1 |
47.9 |
|
Mpumalanga |
20.6 |
22.4 |
25.3 |
22.5 |
29.4 |
28.2 |
26.7 |
26.7 |
27.6 |
|
North West |
16.9 |
21.1 |
20.0 |
22.2 |
22.8 |
21.2 |
21.7 |
23.6 |
23.7 |
|
Northern Cape |
13.8 |
21.3 |
20.4 |
15.9 |
19.2 |
14.3 |
18.1 |
19.5 |
12.3 |
|
Limpopo |
9.0 |
9.0 |
13.2 |
12.6 |
11.9 |
11.1 |
11.0 |
13.3 |
11.2 |
|
Western Cape |
28.7 |
38.5 |
36.8 |
44.0 |
49.0 |
48.3 |
51.9 |
50.2 |
50.0 |
|
RSA Total |
28.5 |
31.2 |
31.6 |
32.5 |
34.9 |
35.7 |
33.8 |
34.8 |
34.8 |
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Percentage Increase/Decrease |
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|
Province |
1994-1995 /1995-1996 |
1995-1996 /1996-1997 |
1996-1997 /1997-1998 |
1997-1998 /1998-1999 |
1998-1999 /1999-2000 |
1999-2000 /2000-2001 |
2000-2001 /2001-2002 |
2001-2002 /2002-2003 |
1994-1995/ 2002-2003 |
|
Eastern Cape |
29.6% |
32.4% |
19.1% |
9.3% |
0.5% |
13.4% |
0.6% |
-1.5% |
152.2% |
|
Free State |
-3.2% |
10.3% |
0.6% |
-9.1% |
11.3% |
-21.7% |
16.9% |
-8.3% |
-8.8% |
|
Gauteng |
12.0% |
2.6% |
8.2% |
9.5% |
4.4% |
0.3% |
4.5% |
9.3% |
62.8% |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
2.9% |
-7.1% |
-4.3% |
10.9% |
12.4% |
-18.9% |
6.1% |
3.5% |
1.6% |
|
Mpumalanga |
11.5% |
15.4% |
-8.5% |
33.6% |
-1.3% |
-4.2% |
2.2% |
5.8% |
60.8% |
|
North West |
27.4% |
-3.3% |
13.7% |
4.6% |
-4.8% |
2.7% |
10.5% |
2.3% |
61.7% |
|
Northern Cape |
57.1% |
-2.8% |
-21.1% |
22.2% |
-24.2% |
26.4% |
8.9% |
-36.0% |
-1.8% |
|
Limpopo |
2.6% |
50.6% |
-1.5% |
-3.3% |
-4.1% |
3.1% |
24.5% |
-13.1% |
57.4% |
|
Western Cape |
36.3% |
-2.5% |
21.7% |
13.5% |
0.6% |
8.0% |
-1.9% |
1.3% |
98.3% |
|
RSA Total |
12.2% |
3.4% |
5.0% |
9.9% |
4.6% |
-4.0% |
4.9% |
2.2% |
44.0% |