Crime situation in South Africa - South African …

1 Crime situation in South Africa1 April 2016 -31 March 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Broadcategoriesofcrime Methodology QualityImprovementInitiatives CrimeStatisticsAnalysis SeriousCrimeClassification 17 Community-ReportedSeriousCrimes 4 CrimeDependentonPoliceAction CoreBusinessDiversion StrategicApproach2 Introduction3 Policerecordedcrimestatisticsarederivedf romanadministrativedatacollectionprocess . Allcrimesarerecordedasandwhentheyarebrou ghttotheattention,ordetectedbypolice,irr espectiveofwhenthecrimeswerecommitted.

2 Adocketisopenedforeverycrimebroughttothe attentionofthepoliceandsubsequentlyelect ronicallytranscribedontheCaseAdministrat iveSystem-CAS. CASnumbersareallocatedchronologicallyacc ordingtothemonth-yearonwhichthecrimewasr eported. Eachreportedcrimeincidentisallocatedacri mecode,whicharethenaggregatedintoDailySu mmaryofSeriousCrime(DSSC)Code. CollectionINTRODUCTIONM ethodology4 The focus of this report is the raw number of counts per serious Crime category, they include 17 Community reported crimes and 4 Crimes dependent on police action for detection.

3 All attempted crimes are included in the relevant categories. Cases closed off as Unfounded in accordance with the Standing Order (G) 325 -closing of dockets, are excluded for Crime statistics reporting purposes. The annual report also provides percentage changes for each Crime FiguresINTRODUCTIONM ethodology5 Toenhanceequitablecomparisonsofreportedc rimesacrossprovincesthethisfinancialyear AnnualCrimereport( 2016 /2017)willincludep opulationratiosperhundredthousand. Thecomputationofratioswillcoveronlyconta ctcrimes, ,AttemptedMurder,SexualOffences,AssaultG BH, Thesourcedocumentforrecordingcrimeisadoc ket,andthecountingunitisacharge.

4 Incasewheremultipleoffencesarecommittedw ithinthesamescenario, ( ). Regardlessofthemannerinwhichthecasesarec losed(withdrawnbythecomplainantorcourtan dundetected),therecordedcrimewillstillfo rmpartofthecrimestatistics. Counting RulesINTRODUCTIONM ethodology7 INTRODUCTIONC rime Data Quality Management Thequalityassuranceprocessisenhancedthro ughSASQAF sSouthAfricanNationalStatisticsSystem(SA NSS) ,DiagnosticAssessment,DevelopmentofProbl emSolutions,ImplementationofSolutions,SA SQAFSelf-AssessmentandSASQAFI ndependentAssessment.

5 Statistics Management8 INTRODUCTIONC rime Data Quality Management TheCrimeRegistrarhasincorporatedchangesi nlinewiththeClearanceCommitteerecommenda tions. TheSASQAF self Statistics Management9 Toensureaccuratereportingthereportswillb erevisedtotakeintoconsiderationthechangi ngofcrimestatusduringthecourseoftheyear. Statistics Dissemination10 Dissemination policyBROAD CATEGORIES OF CRIME17 Community-Reported Serious CrimesContact Crimes Murder Sexual Offences Rape Contact Sexual Offences Attempted Sexual Offences Sexual Assault Attempted Murder Assault GBH Common Assault Common Robbery Robbery Aggravated including the following TRIO Crimes.

6 Carjacking Robbery Residential Robbery Non Residential Robbery CIT Robbery Bank Truck HijackingContact Related Crimes Arson Malicious damage to propertyProperty Related Crimes Burglary at residential premises Burglary at non-residential premises Theft of motor vehicle and motor cycle Theft out of or from motor vehicle Stock theftOther Serious Crimes Other Theft Commercial Crime ShopliftingTrio Crimes11 BROAD CATEGORIES OF CRIME124 Crimes detected as result of Police action Illegal Possession of firearm and ammunition Drug Related Crimes Driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs Sexual offences detected as a result of police actionCrime Statistics AnalysisSERIOUS Crime CLASSIFICATIONP ercentage Contribution17 Reported Serious Crimes83%1 770 62614 HIGHLIGHTS ON THE 4 CATEGORIES MAKING UP THE 17 COMMUNITY-REPORTED SERIOUS CRIMESO verview of Categories Financial Year Comparison15 HIGHLIGHTS ON THE 17 COMMUNITY-REPORTED SERIOUS CRIMEST rend over ten year period16 HIGHLIGHTS ON THE 17 REPORTED CRIMESP rovincial

7 Overview1718 HIGHLIGHTS ON THE 4 CATEGORIES MAKING UP THE 17 COMMUNITY-REPORTED SERIOUS CRIMES Provincial breakdown (total & percentage change)ProvinceContact crimesContact-related crimesProperty-related crimesOther Serious Crimes17 CommreportedcrimesTotal Reds Eastern State37 %0 Gauteng171 Cape18 West35 Cape114 738 crimesContact Crime refers to those crimes in which the victims themselves are the targets of violence or property is targeted and the victims in the vicinity during the commission of the Crime are subjected to threats of violence or the use of such

8 Violence. Murder Sexual Offences Attempted Murder Assault GBH Common Assault Common RobberyCONTACT CRIMESP ercentage Change20 CONTACT CRIMEST rend over ten year period21 HIGHLIGHTS ON THE CONTACT CRIMESP rovincial Overview2223 HIGHLIGHTS ON THE CONTACT CRIMES Provincial breakdown (total & percentage change)ProvinceMurderAttMurderSexualOffe ncesAssaultGBHC ommon AssaultRobbery AggrCommon RobberyTotal RedEastern Cape3 Cape3 of Contact crimesMURDERT rend over ten year period25 MURDERP rovincial Overview-Actual26 MURDERP rovincial Overview-Ratio27 SEXUAL OFFENCEST rend over ten year period28 SEXUAL OFFENCESP rovincial Overview2930 Sub-Categories of Sexual OffenceConsist of the following Crime types.

9 Rape Sexual Assault Contact Sexual Assault Attempted Sexual OffencesRAPET rend over nine year period31 RAPEP rovincial Overview-Actual32 RAPEP rovincial Overview-Ratio33 SEXUAL ASSAULTT rend over nine year period34 SEXUAL ASSAULTP rovincial Overview-Actual35 ATTEMPTED MURDERT rend over ten year period36 ATTEMPTED MURDERP rovincial Overview37 ASSAULT WITH THE INTENT TO CAUSE GRIEVIOUS BODILY HARMT rend over ten year period38 ASSAULT WITH THE INTENT TO CAUSE GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM Provincial Overview39 COMMON ASSUALTT rend over ten year period40 COMMON ASSAULTP rovincial Overview41 COMMON ROBBERYT rend over ten year period42 COMMON ROBBERYP rovincial Overview43 ROBBERY WITH AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES Trend over ten year period44 ROBBERY WITH AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCESO verview of Provinces4546 Sub-Categories of Robbery AggravatingConsist of the following Crime types.

10 Carjacking Robbery Residential Robbery Non Residential Truck Hijacking Robbery of Cash-in-Transit (CIT) Bank RobberyTRIO CRIMESP ercentage Change47 CARJACKINGT rend over ten year period48 CARJACKINGP rovincial Overview49 ROBBERY AT RESIDENTIAL PREMISEST rend over ten year period50 ROBBERY AT RESIDENTIAL PREMISESP rovincial Overview51 ROBBERY AT NON-RESIDENTIAL PREMISEST rend over ten year period52 ROBBERY AT NON-RESIDENTIAL PREMISESP rovincial Overview5354 HIGHLIGHTS ON THE TRIO CRIMES Provincial breakdown (total & percentage change)