{"id":103487,"date":"2015-11-09T19:15:18","date_gmt":"2015-11-09T17:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=103487"},"modified":"2015-11-09T17:22:00","modified_gmt":"2015-11-09T15:22:00","slug":"find-out-where-south-africas-worst-hijack-hotspots-are-in-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/103487\/find-out-where-south-africas-worst-hijack-hotspots-are-in-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Find out where South Africa’s worst hijack hotspots are"},"content":{"rendered":"

The most recent crime data stats from the South African Police Service (SAPS) for 2015 shows that hijackings have increased in the country over the past year.<\/p>\n

According to the SAPS, there were 12,773 reported car hijackings between 2014\/15, compared to 11,180 in 2013\/14 – an increase from 31 to 35 incidents per day.<\/p>\n

This equates to\u00a0one\u00a0car getting hijacked in South Africa once every 41 minutes.<\/p>\n

Once again, Booysens in Johannesburg tops the list as the country’s worst hijacking spot, with Gauteng again having the dishonour as the country’s hijacking capital, with\u00a06,867 (54%) carjackings happening in the province.<\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
#<\/th>\nPrecinct<\/th>\nProvince<\/th>\nNo. of crimes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nBooysens<\/td>\nGauteng<\/td>\n220<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nChatsworth<\/td>\nKwaZulu Natal<\/td>\n188<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nJeppe<\/td>\nGauteng<\/td>\n178<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nMoffatview<\/td>\nGauteng<\/td>\n164<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nPinetown<\/td>\nKwaZulu Natal<\/td>\n147<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nAlexandra<\/td>\nGauteng<\/td>\n143<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nTembisa<\/td>\nGauteng<\/td>\n142<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nNyanga<\/td>\nWestern Cape<\/td>\n137<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nRietgat<\/td>\nGauteng<\/td>\n133<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nRoodepoort<\/td>\nGauteng<\/td>\n129<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Truck hijacking<\/h3>\n

In 2015, there were\u00a01,279 reported truck jackings, with most (804 – or 63%) happening in Gauteng.<\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
#<\/th>\nPrecinct<\/th>\nProvince<\/th>\nNo. of crimes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nHeidelberg<\/td>\nGauteng<\/td>\n99<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nAlberton<\/td>\nGauteng<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nOlifantsfontein<\/td>\nGauteng<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nKempton Park<\/td>\nGauteng<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nDelmas<\/td>\nMpumalanga<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nHarrismith<\/td>\nFree State<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nGrootvlei<\/td>\nMpumalanga<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nWitbank<\/td>\nMpumalanga<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nZonkizizwe<\/td>\nGauteng<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nBronkhorstspruit<\/td>\nGauteng<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

More prolific is the presence of car theft, which refers to cars (or motorcycles) stolen when unoccupied. In 2015, the SAPS reported 55,090 cases.<\/p>\n

Again, Gauteng tops the list for worst-affected, accounting for 27,147 – almost half (49.3%) of the total.<\/p>\n

Car or motor vehicle theft<\/h3>\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
#<\/th>\nPrecinct<\/th>\nProvince<\/th>\nNo. of crimes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nHoneydew<\/td>\nGauteng<\/td>\n764<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nRoodepoort<\/td>\nGauteng<\/td>\n718<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nBerea<\/td>\nKwaZulu Natal<\/td>\n672<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nBooysens<\/td>\nGauteng<\/td>\n608<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nBrooklyn<\/td>\nGauteng<\/td>\n597<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nDurban Central<\/td>\nKwaZulu Natal<\/td>\n570<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nAlberton<\/td>\nGauteng<\/td>\n553<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nJohannesburg Central<\/td>\nGauteng<\/td>\n547<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nBenoni<\/td>\nGauteng<\/td>\n540<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nKempton Park<\/td>\nGauteng<\/td>\n537<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

It’s worth noting that the SAPS data for 2015’s stats covers April 2014 to March 2015 \u2013\u00a0and because of this, it is at least 6 months out of date by the time of public release.<\/p>\n

The stats should also be taken in context of population sizes \u2013 ie, as the most populous province, Gauteng is more likely to have the most incidences of crime.<\/p>\n

How to avoid being hijacked<\/strong><\/p>\n

Because of the prevalence of hijacking in the country, Budget Insurance has listed a few practical tips to avoid becoming a crime statistic.<\/p>\n