A new survey of crime in South Africa, published by Statistics SA, shows where you are most likely to be a victim of vehicle theft in the country.<\/p>\n
The Victims of Crime Survey for 2014\/2015 looked at private households from all nine provinces in South Africa, and provides information about the dynamics of crime from the perspective of these households and victims of crime.<\/p>\n
The report also provides a breakdown of the circumstances surrounding various crimes – including vehicle theft, theft from vehicles, robbery, assault and sexual offences – detailing when the crimes occurred, and who perpetrated them, where applicable.<\/p>\n
Combing the survey data with the SAPS crime data released in September allows us to give a profile of when and where these crimes are most likely to occur.<\/p>\n
The SAPS’ crime data for 2015 showed that there were 55,090 cars and motorcycles stolen in 2015, and 145,358 instances where something was stolen out of a motor vehicle.<\/p>\n
The regions across the country where the most vehicle theft<\/strong> take place are:<\/p>\n The regions where the most theft from cars<\/strong> occurred are:<\/p>\n According the the survey, most victims have their cars stolen or have something stolen from their car while it is parked at home.<\/p>\n The second most likely place to have your car stolen is when it is parked on the street in town – though vandalism is more likely to take place when it parked on a street in a residential area.<\/p>\n Car theft \/ theft from car location<\/strong><\/p>\n Half (50.4%) of vehicle thefts and 49% of thefts from cars take place after dark, and between 69% and 74% of all car crimes occur during the week.<\/p>\n Car theft \/ theft from car\u00a0hours<\/strong><\/p>\n When it comes to other crimes, such as robbery and break-ins, the survey also provides a profile of time and place.<\/p>\n Unsurprisingly, as reflected in the crime stats, most robberies take place in residential areas, accounting for about half of all crimes.<\/p>\n The SAPS reported just short of 254,000 robberies at residential addresses<\/strong> in 2015 – the top 5 regions where these occurred are:<\/p>\n Once again night time is the most dangerous period, with 51.4% of all break-ins occuring at night. A quarter (24.1%) happen during the afternoon, and 20.2% happen in the early hours of the morning.<\/p>\n Housebreaking hours<\/strong><\/p>\n As many as 42.1% of incidents saw the criminals get in by smashing the door in, while the second most popular form of entry was through a window (34%).<\/p>\n SAPS reported 161,486 instances of common assault in 2015, as well as 53,617 reported cases of sexual offence.<\/p>\n When it comes to these personal crimes, victims report that 29.2% of all assaults were by spouse\/lover, and 21.8% were by unknown community members.<\/p>\n The five regions where the most cases of assault<\/strong> occur are:<\/p>\n A third (32.7%) of sexual offenders are known community members, while 15.3% were unknown people from outside the community. 13.3% were spouses\/lovers.<\/p>\n The five regions where most sexual offences<\/strong> occur are:<\/p>\n 9 reasons why South Africans don\u2019t trust the police<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n 2015 crime stats for South Africa: everything you need to know<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Most South Africans don\u2019t feel safe<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n
\n #<\/th>\n Region<\/th>\n Province<\/th>\n Reported Crimes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1<\/td>\n Honeydew<\/td>\n GP<\/td>\n 764<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2<\/td>\n Roodepoort<\/td>\n GP<\/td>\n 718<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3<\/td>\n Berea<\/td>\n KZN<\/td>\n 672<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 4<\/td>\n Booysens<\/td>\n GP<\/td>\n 608<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 5<\/td>\n Brooklyn<\/td>\n GP<\/td>\n 597<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n\n
\n #<\/th>\n Region<\/th>\n Province<\/th>\n Reported Crimes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1<\/td>\n Cape Town Central<\/td>\n WC<\/td>\n 3 441<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2<\/td>\n Sunnyside<\/td>\n GP<\/td>\n 1 943<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3<\/td>\n Stellenbosch<\/td>\n WC<\/td>\n 1 819<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 4<\/td>\n Belville<\/td>\n WC<\/td>\n 1 732<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 5<\/td>\n Pretoria Central<\/td>\n GP<\/td>\n 1 617<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n
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Robbery<\/h3>\n
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\n #<\/th>\n Region<\/th>\n Province<\/th>\n Reported Crimes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1<\/td>\n Park Road<\/td>\n FS<\/td>\n 1 923<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2<\/td>\n Honeydew<\/td>\n GP<\/td>\n 1 815<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3<\/td>\n Witbank<\/td>\n MP<\/td>\n 1 532<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 4<\/td>\n Margate<\/td>\n KZN<\/td>\n 1 468<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 5<\/td>\n Roodepoort<\/td>\n GP<\/td>\n 1 302<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n
Assault and sexual offences<\/h3>\n
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\n #<\/th>\n Region<\/th>\n Province<\/th>\n Reported Crimes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1<\/td>\n Mitchells Plain<\/td>\n WC<\/td>\n 1 847<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2<\/td>\n Worcester<\/td>\n WC<\/td>\n 1 737<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3<\/td>\n Phoenix<\/td>\n KZN<\/td>\n 1 401<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 4<\/td>\n Hillbrow<\/td>\n GP<\/td>\n 1 212<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 5<\/td>\n Moroka<\/td>\n GP<\/td>\n 1 140<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n\n
\n #<\/th>\n Region<\/th>\n Province<\/th>\n Reported Crimes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1<\/td>\n Umlazi<\/td>\n KZN<\/td>\n 340<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2<\/td>\n Inanda<\/td>\n KZN<\/td>\n 313<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3<\/td>\n Jouberton<\/td>\n NW<\/td>\n 304<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 4<\/td>\n Thohoyandou<\/td>\n LP<\/td>\n 299<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 5<\/td>\n Nyanga<\/td>\n WC<\/td>\n 292<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n More on Crime<\/h3>\n