The main feature is the most serious crime trends broken down by crime category, year, province, and district municipality. There are detailed sections on the subcategories of aggravated robbery, crimes against children, and crime on farms. The section on police includes murder of police officials, violence and crime by the police, and shortage of skills in the South African Police Service. International data includes new comparisons between African countries and between emerging market countries.
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THE SECURITY PICTURE
South Africa at a glance
STATISTICS AND TRENDS
National crime trends
National crime figures, 1994/95 and 2010/11 (actual numbers)
National crime figures, 1994/95 and 2010/11 (rates per 100 000 people)
Daily incidence of the most serious crimes, 1994/95 and 2010/11
Seventeen-year and one-year crime trends
Contact crime: actual reported cases and rates per 100 000 of the population, 1994/95–2010/11
Contact crime rates per 100 000 of the population, 1994/95–2010/11
Property-related crime: actual reported cases and rates per 100 000 of the population, 1994/95–2010/11
Property-related crime rates per 100 000 of the population, 1994/95–2010/11
Crimes heavily dependent on police action for detection: actual reported cases and rates per 100 000 of the population, 1994/95–2010/11
Crimes heavily dependent on police action for detection: rates per 100 000 of the population, 1994/95–2010/11
Other serious crime: actual reported cases and rates per 100 000 of the population, 1994/95–2010/11
Other serious crime rates per 100 000 of the population, 1994/95–2010/11
Arson, malicious damage, and total serious crime: actual reported cases and rates per 100 000 of the population, 1994/95–2010/11
Total serious crime rate per 100 000 of the population, 1994/95–2010/11
Aggravated robbery
Breakdown of aggravated robbery, 1994/95–2010/11
Change in aggravated robbery cases, initial recorded period – 2010/11
Subcategories of aggravated robbery
Residential and business robberies as proportions of total aggravated robberies, 2002/03–2010/11
Particular categories of crime
Crime on farms
Reported cases of stock theft and rates per 100 000 of the population, 1994/95–2010/11
Stock theft rates per 100 000 of the population, 1994/95–2010/11
Farm attacks by province, 1993–2009
Note on farm crime statistics
Breakdown of victims by race
Farm murders by province, 1993–2009
Farm attacks and murders by province, 1993–2009 (cumulative totals)
Crimes against foreign nationals
Witch and muti killings
Crimes against children under the age of 18
Reported crimes committed against children under the age of 18, 2002/03–2010/11
Change in reported crimes committed against children under the age of 18, 2002/03–2010/11
Initiation school circumcisions that lead to death
Attacks during strikes
Protest and public violence
Major service delivery protests, 2004–10
Incidents of public violence by province, 2003/04–2010/11
Taxi violence
White-collar crime
Social grant fraud cases by province, 2005/06–2010/11
Amount lost owing to social grant fraud by province, 2005/06–2010/11
Poaching
Rhino poaching incidents, 2007–11
Breakdown of rhino poaching by location, 2008–11
Copper theft
Copper cable theft, 2005/06–2009/10
Provincial crime trends
Murder
Murder, 1994/95–2010/11
Change in murder rate, 1994/95–2010/11
Attempted murder
Attempted murder, 1994/95–2010/11
Change in attempted murder rate, 1994/95–2010/11
All sexual offences
All sexual offences, 1994/95–2010/11
The rate of all sexual offences, 2010/11
Robbery with aggravating circumstances
Robbery with aggravating circumstances, 1994/95–2010/11
Change in aggravated robbery rate, 1994/95–2010/11
Assault with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm (GBH)
Assault with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm, 1994/95–2010/11
Change in rate of assault (GBH), 1994/95–2010/11
Burglary at residential premises
Burglary at residential premises, 1994/95–2010/11
Change in residential burglary rate, 1994/95–2010/11
Burglary at business premises
Burglary at business premises, 1994/95–2010/11
Change in business burglary rate, 1994/95–2010/11
Stock theft
Stock theft, 1994/95–2010/11
Change in stock theft rate, 1994/95–2010/11
Theft of motor vehicles
Theft of motor vehicles, 1994/95–2010/11
Change in motor vehicle theft rate, 1994/95–2010/11
Commercial crimes
Commercial crimes, 1994/95–2010/11
Change in commercial crime rate, 1994/95–2010/11
Drug-related crime
Drug-related crime, 1994/95–2010/11
Change in drug-related crime rate, 1994/95–2010/11
Municipal crime trends
Selected crime rates by municipality, 2010/11 (actual numbers)
Selected crime rates by municipality, 2010/11 (rates per 100 000 people)
Crime reporting
Proportion of respondents who reported their experience of crime to the police, 1998, 2003 and 2007
Perceptions of crime
Perceptions of changes in levels of crime over four years by race, 2007
Perceptions of changes in levels of crime over four years by province, 2007
Youth and crime
Non-natural deaths
Overall manner of non-natural death by cause of death, 2008
Manner of non-natural death by sex, 2008 (actual numbers)
Manner of non-natural death by sex, 2008 (proportions)
Number and proportion of non-natural deaths by age and manner of death, 2008
Top ten external causes of non-natural death, 2007 and 2008
Mining industry fatalities by cause of death, 2009–2010
Railway injuries and fatalities by category of victim, 2007/08 and 2008/09
Railway injuries and fatalities by type of incident, 2007/08 and 2008/09
Non-natural deaths over a two-year period in selected fields
International crime trends
Murder rates per 100 000 people, selected countries, 2003 and 2008
Murder rates per 100 000 people, emerging markets, 2003 and 2008
Murder rates per 100 000 people, selected African countries, 2003 and 2008
Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), selected countries, 2001 and 2010
Perceptions of changes in corruption in the past three years, selected countries, 2010
Crime trends and anti-crime expenditure
Crime numbers, rates, and expenditure on protection services, 1994/95–2010/11
Crime and public spending , 2007/08–2010/11
POLICE
Personnel
General statistics
Number of personnel in the SAPS by sex and race, March 2011
SAPS personnel by race, March 2011
Change in police ranks, April 2010
Number of SAPS personnel by rank and race, March 2011
SAPS expenditure on personnel by programme, March 2011
SAPS personnel by programme, March 2011
Ratio of the population to police officers by province, December 2007 and February 2011
Affirmative action in the SAPS, March 2011 actual employment and 2010 employment equity targets (proportions)
SAPS personnel by sex, March 2011 actual employment and 2010 employment equity targets (proportions)
Population to police ratios, selected countries
Police reservists
Number of active police reservists by province as at March 2011
Personnel shortages
Employment and vacancies by programme, 2003/04 and 2010/11
Employment and vacancies by programme, 2009/10 and 2010/11
Employment and vacancies by skills level, 2003/04 and 2010/11
Employment and vacancies by skills level, 2009/10 and 2010/11
Vacancy rates by skills level, 2003/04–2010/11
Fatalities and escapes
Number of police officers murdered, 1983/84–2010/11
Murders of police officials by province, 2004/05–2010/11
Number of escapes and escapees from police custody, 2001/02–2010/11
Deaths of persons in police custody and as a result of police action, 2003/04–2010/11
Crimes, corruption, and (mis)conduct in the SAPS
Lost/stolen SAPS firearms and case dockets, 2001/02–2009/10
Lost/stolen SAPS firearms, 2001/02–2009/10
Complaints and notifications received by the Independent
Complaints Directorate (ICD) against SAPS members by province, 2010/11
Convictions and acquittals of SAPS members in criminal cases by crime category, 2010/11
Charges laid against SAPS members, charges successfully prosecuted, and proportion of charges ending in convictions, 2009/10
Broken Blue Line
PROSECUTIONS AND CONVICTIONS
Cases reported, prosecutions, and convictions as a proportion of all cases handled, 2003/04–2008/09
Process of referring charges to court by crime cluster, 2008/09
Trio crimes conviction rate, 2009/10
THE BENCH AND THE BAR
The Bench
Race and/or sex breakdowns
Judges of the superior courts by race, 2005 and 2011
Judges and magistrates by race, March 2010
Judges and magistrates by sex, March 2010
Magistrates by race, March 2010
The Bar
Members of the Bar by race and sex, April 2010
Members of the Bar by race, April 2010
PRISONS AND CORRECTIONAL SERVICES
Personnel
Correctional Services personnel by race, 2009/10
Prisons
General statistics
Prison population by sex and race, February 2011 (actual numbers)
Prison population by sex and race, February 2011 (proportions)
Prison population by crime category, February 2011
Prison population by age, February 2011
Sentenced and unsentenced prisoners, February 2011
Daily average prison population by sex, 1995/96–February 2011
Daily average prison population, 1995/96–February 2011
Awaiting-trial detainees
Sentenced prisoners and awaiting-trial detainees, 1995–2011
Awaiting-trial detainees, 1995–2011
Children and juveniles
Awaiting-trial detainees and those under the age of 21, 1995–2010
Prisoners under the age of 18 by crime category, February 2011
Prison overcrowding
Prison overcrowding, March 1996–February 2011
Duration of sentences
Duration of sentences, March 1995–February 2011 (numbers and proportions)
Duration of sentences, 1995 and 2011
Duration of sentences: change in proportions, 1995–2011
Duration of sentences, 1995–2011
Deaths and medical releases of prisoners
Natural and unnatural deaths of prisoners, and medical releases, 1996–2009
Types of unnatural deaths, 2009/10
International prison trends
International prison statistics, selected countries
DEFENCE
Personnel
Overall statistics
Department of Defence personnel by race and sex, March 2010
Employment and vacancies by programme as at March 2010
Number of active defence reserves, 2006/07–2009/10
Command structures by race and rank, April 2007
Privates as a proportion of total personnel, April 2007
Command structures by sex and rank, April 2007
Department of Defence by arm of service, May 2010
Affirmative action in the South African National
Defence Force
Department of Defence employment equity targets measured against March 2010 employment
Deployment outside South Africa
Peacekeeping operations in Africa, 2000–10
Number of people deployed for peacekeeping operations in Africa, 2000–10
International comparisons
Military expenditure and armed forces personnel, 2009
PRIVATE SECURITY
Change in the number of security businesses, security officers, and sworn SAPS officials, 1997–2010
Number of active security officers and sworn police officials, 1997–2010
Active registered security businesses by sector, 2005–10
Active registered security businesses by sector, 2005–10 (proportions)
Active registered security businesses by province, 2005 and 2010