{"id":207087,"date":"2017-10-24T11:02:38","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T09:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=207087"},"modified":"2018-09-11T09:09:45","modified_gmt":"2018-09-11T07:09:45","slug":"south-africa-crime-stats-2017-everything-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/207087\/south-africa-crime-stats-2017-everything-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa crime stats 2017: everything you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"

The South African Police Service has released the crime statistics for 2017, showing which crimes have increased \u2013 and decreased \u2013 in the past year.<\/p>\n

The crime stat<\/a>s cover 21 crime categories: 17 crime categories are reported by the public, while four others are as a result of police activity – in effect, the 17 categories should decrease, and four categories should increase to show effective policing, police minister Fikile Mbalula said.<\/p>\n

As many as 2,129,001 serious crimes were recorded in 2017, a slight increase (0.12%) from the 2015\/16 number of 2,126,552.<\/p>\n

Contact crimes decreased by 2.4%, and contact-related crimes dropped by 3.3%, Mbalula said. Property related crimes declined by 0.5%, while other serious crimes decreased by just over 2%.<\/p>\n

According to Mbalula, while the number of crimes detected as a result of police action reversed from a decline of 0.3% in 2015\/16 to an increase of 9.6% in 2016\/17, this was still not good enough, adding that the South African police are letting the people of South Africa down.<\/p>\n

The statistics below cover the period between 1 April 2016 and 31 March 2017, reflecting the most recent financial year. The statistics were compiled with co-operation with Stats SA, to ensure that the process was subject to the tightest quality control.<\/p>\n

SA crime stats for 2017 (1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Category<\/th>\n2016<\/th>\n2017<\/th>\nChange<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Property-related Crimes<\/td>\n543 524<\/td>\n540 653<\/td>\n-0.53%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other Serious Crimes<\/td>\n479 075<\/td>\n469 276<\/td>\n-2.05%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Contact Crimes<\/td>\n623 233<\/td>\n608 321<\/td>\n-2.93%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Contact-related Crimes<\/td>\n124 804<\/td>\n120 730<\/td>\n-3.26%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crime detected as result of police action<\/td>\n355 926<\/td>\n390 021<\/td>\n+9.58%<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n2 126 552<\/strong><\/td>\n2 129 001<\/strong><\/td>\n+0.12%<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Contact crimes<\/strong> include murder, attempted murder and sexual offences, as well as common assault and robbery.<\/p>\n

Contact-related crimes<\/strong> include arson and malicious injury to property.<\/p>\n

Other serious crimes<\/strong> include commercial crime, shop-lifting and all other types of theft – while aggravated robbery includes hijackings, robbery at residences and cash-in-transit heists and bank robberies.<\/p>\n

Crimes\u00a0detected\u00a0as a result of police action<\/strong> cover crimes discovered by active policing, such as road-blocks and raids.<\/p>\n

Crimes are counted per charge, not per docket, as one docket may contain many charges.<\/p>\n

All crime stats include attempts, with the exception of murder and rape, as attempted murder and attempted rape are recorded separately.<\/p>\n

These are the crimes which have increased and decreased in the last year:<\/p>\n

Biggest increase to biggest decrease in crimes 2017<\/h3>\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Category<\/th>\n2016<\/th>\n2017<\/th>\nChange<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Carjacking<\/td>\n14 602<\/td>\n16 717<\/td>\n+14.48%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Drug-related crime<\/em><\/td>\n259 165<\/em><\/td>\n292 689<\/em><\/td>\n+12.94%<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Robbery of cash in transit<\/td>\n137<\/td>\n152<\/td>\n+10.95%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition<\/em><\/td>\n14 772<\/em><\/td>\n16 134<\/em><\/td>\n+9.22%<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stock-theft<\/td>\n24 715<\/td>\n26 902<\/td>\n+8.85%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Robbery at residential premises<\/td>\n20 820<\/td>\n\u00a022 343<\/td>\n+7.32%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Robbery with aggravating circumstances<\/td>\n132 527<\/td>\n140 956<\/td>\n+6.36%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sexual offences discovered as result of police action<\/em><\/td>\n5 830<\/em><\/td>\n6 164<\/em><\/td>\n+5.63%<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Commercial crime<\/td>\n69 917<\/td>\n\u00a073 550<\/td>\n+5.20%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Robbery at non-residential premises<\/td>\n19 698<\/td>\n20 680<\/td>\n+4.99%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Murder<\/td>\n18 673<\/td>\n19 016<\/td>\n+1.84%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Burglary at non-residential premises<\/td>\n75 008<\/td>\n75 618<\/td>\n+0.81%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Attempted murder<\/td>\n18 127<\/td>\n18 205<\/td>\n+0.43%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Truck hijacking<\/td>\n1 184<\/td>\n1 183<\/td>\n-0.08%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Theft out of or from motor vehicle<\/td>\n139 386<\/td>\n\u00a0138 172<\/td>\n-0.87%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle<\/td>\n53 809<\/td>\n53 307<\/td>\n-0.93%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Common robbery<\/td>\n54 110<\/td>\n53 418<\/td>\n-1.28%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs<\/em><\/td>\n76 159<\/em><\/td>\n\u00a075 034<\/em><\/td>\n-1.48%<\/strong><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Burglary at residential premises<\/td>\n250 606<\/td>\n246 654<\/td>\n-1.58%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shoplifting<\/td>\n68 786<\/td>\n\u00a067 454<\/td>\n-1.94%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malicious injury to property<\/td>\n119 901<\/td>\n116 409<\/td>\n-2.91%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
All theft not mentioned elsewhere<\/td>\n340 372<\/td>\n\u00a0328 272<\/td>\n-3.55%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Common assault<\/td>\n164 958<\/td>\n156 450<\/td>\n-5.16%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sexual Offences<\/td>\n51 895<\/td>\n49 660<\/td>\n-4.31%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm<\/td>\n182 933<\/td>\n\u00a0170 616<\/td>\n-6.73%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Arson<\/td>\n4 903<\/td>\n4 321<\/td>\n-11.87%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bank robbery<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n\u00a03<\/td>\n-50.00%<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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