Shoplifting

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

Reported Crime Figures

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

9,374

7,869

8,771

9,412

8,540

9,244

8,671

7,993

8,388

Free State

5,339

4,644

4,440

4,343

4,501

4,471

4,186

4,144

3,733

Gauteng

16,114

15,302

14,724

15,210

14,823

16,356

17,165

16,800

16,565

KwaZulu-Natal

11,743

12,374

12,277

12,401

12,848

13,051

13,214

13,116

13,313

Mpumalanga

4,533

4,605

4,494

4,052

3,852

4,039

4,199

4,644

4,698

North West

3,111

3,198

3,161

2,904

2,663

2,610

3,073

3,619

3,440

Northern Cape

2,700

2,366

2,225

2,027

2,212

2,203

2,379

2,550

2,637

Limpopo

3,389

3,211

3,088

3,465

3,217

3,171

3,578

3,852

4,068

Western Cape

10,756

9,468

9,018

9,981

10,345

10,792

11,125

11,146

12,082

RSA Total

67,059

63,037

62,198

63,795

63,001

65,937

67,590

67,864

68,924

Ratio per 100 000 of the population

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

155.5

128.0

139.9

147.2

131.0

138.8

126.6

114.2

117.2

Free State

212.0

180.8

169.5

162.5

165.2

164.7

150.0

146.2

129.7

Gauteng

230.3

214.1

201.6

203.8

194.3

209.5

218.0

209.5

202.7

KwaZulu-Natal

146.3

151.0

146.7

145.1

147.2

146.2

147.0

143.4

143.0

Mpumalanga

171.4

169.7

161.5

142.1

131.7

134.5

138.0

149.3

147.7

North West

97.4

98.0

94.8

85.2

76.5

73.3

86.2

99.8

93.3

Northern Cape

332.1

286.8

265.8

238.8

256.9

251.8

272.6

289.2

296.0

Limpopo

73.4

67.6

63.1

68.8

62.1

59.4

64.9

67.8

69.4

Western Cape

283.6

245.1

229.1

248.8

253.1

258.7

265.5

261.9

279.6

RSA Total

173.6

159.7

154.2

154.7

149.5

153.2

154.7

152.3

151.6

Percentage Increase/Decrease

Province

1994/ 1995

1995/ 1996

1996/ 1997

1997/ 1998

1998/ 1999

1999/ 2000

2000/ 2001

2001/ 2002

1994/ 2002

Eastern Cape

-16.1%

11.5%

7.3%

-9.3%

8.2%

-6.2%

-7.8%

4.9%

-10.5%

Free State

-13.0%

-4.4%

-2.2%

3.6%

-0.7%

-6.4%

-1.0%

-9.9%

-30.1%

Gauteng

-5.0%

-3.8%

3.3%

-2.5%

10.3%

4.9%

-2.1%

-1.4%

2.8%

KwaZulu-Natal

5.4%

-0.8%

1.0%

3.6%

1.6%

1.2%

-0.7%

1.5%

13.4%

Mpumalanga

1.6%

-2.4%

-9.8%

-4.9%

4.9%

4.0%

10.6%

1.2%

3.6%

North West

2.8%

-1.2%

-8.1%

-8.3%

-2.0%

17.7%

17.8%

-4.9%

10.6%

Northern Cape

-12.4%

-6.0%

-8.9%

9.1%

-0.4%

8.0%

7.2%

3.4%

-2.3%

Limpopo

-5.3%

-3.8%

12.2%

-7.2%

-1.4%

12.8%

7.7%

5.6%

20.0%

Western Cape

-12.0%

-4.8%

10.7%

3.6%

4.3%

3.1%

0.2%

8.4%

12.3%

RSA Total

-6.0%

-1.3%

2.6%

-1.2%

4.7%

2.5%

0.4%

1.6%

2.8%