Quarter two crime statistics 2022/23
Police Minister General Bheki Cele (MP) releases the quarter two crime statistics 2022/2023 on Wednesday 23 November 2022
The statistics on crime that have been made public include offenses that were reported to the South African Police Service between July 1 and September 30, 2022.
These crime statistics are contrasted with those from the same time period in 2021, when the nation was still on lockdown as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.
The nation was under level 4, level 3, and level 2 lockdown from July to September 2021.
Some key takeaways are that the murder rate is up significantly when compared to the 6,163 murders in the same period last year. According to him, the period from July to September saw a record number of assault cases recorded to the police in five years, with 7,004 people in the nation being slain by other people.
More needs to be done, he said, both to stop and deal with the violent crimes that are frequently committed in public.
While the summary of these crime figures may be depressing at first glance, we shouldn’t let that discourage us from continuing to fight crime. In South Africa, the rule of law must be upheld firmly.
According to Cele, it is obvious that the SAPS needs to keep improving how it responds to crimes, particularly by apprehending some of its own officers who choose to break the law.
He stated that criminals become more aggressive as they attempt to subvert the rule of law as the nation approaches the festive season, but SAPS is taking action to combat this by putting 10,000 more officers on the ground in December to increase police visibility throughout the holiday season and beyond.
The relevant statistics are presented in the tables below:
SA crime stats: Q2 2021/22 vs Q2 2022/23
| 2021/22 vs 2022/23 | Jul-Sep 2021 | Jul-Sep 2022 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact Crimes | 137 145 | 162 518 | +18.5% |
| Contact-related Crimes | 28 988 | 30 394 | +4.9% |
| Property-related Crimes | 89 576 | 96 217 | +7.4% |
| Other Serious Crimes | 94 810 | 113 381 | +19.6% |
| Total public reported | 350 519 | 402 510 | +14.8% |
| Crime detected as a result of police action | 42 750 | 55 918 | +30.8% |
| Total | 393 269 | 458 428 | +16.6% |
Biggest increases in crime categories for 2022/23
| Category | Jul-Sep 2021 | Jul-Sep 2022 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truck hijacking | 410 | 561 | +36.8% |
| Common robbery | 9 619 | 12 024 | +25.0% |
| Carjacking | 4 973 | 6 149 | +23.6% |
| Robbery with aggravating circumstances | 31 480 | 38 412 | +22.0% |
| Commercial crime | 24 613 | 29 516 | +19.9% |
| Common assault | 37 137 | 44 389 | +19.5% |
| Attempted murder | 5 157 | 6 155 | +19.4% |
| All theft not mentioned elsewhere | 59 671 | 70 576 | +18.3% |
| Theft out of or from motor vehicle | 19 467 | 22 792 | +17.1% |
| Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm | 35 625 | 41 251 | +15.8% |
| Shoplifting | 10 526 | 13 289 | +14.8% |
| Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle | 8 721 | 9 937 | +13.9% |
| Murder | 6 163 | 7 004 | +13.6% |
| Burglary at residential premises | 35 949 | 40 550 | +12.8% |
| Sexual Offences | 11 964 | 13 283 | +11.0% |
| Stock-theft | 6 663 | 7 342 | +10.2% |
| Robbery at non-residential premises | 4 867 | 5 294 | +8.8% |
| Robbery at residential premises | 5 372 | 5 825 | +8.4% |
| Robbery of cash in transit | 52 | 56 | +7.7% |
| Malicious damage to property | 27 704 | 29 337 | +5.9% |
| Bank robbery | 1 | 3 | +2 counts |
| Burglary at non-residential premises | 18 776 | 15 506 | -16.9% |
| Arson | 1 284 | 1 057 | -17.7% |
Crime detected as a result of police action
| Category | Jul-Sep 2021 | Jul-Sep 2022 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sexual offences discovered as a result of police action | 1 522 | 2 154 | +41.5% |
| Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs | 7 649 | 10 761 | +40.7% |
| Drug-related crime | 30 224 | 38 956 | +28.9% |
| Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition | 3 355 | 4 047 | +20.6% |
Definations
- Contact crimes include murder, attempted murder and sexual offences, as well as common assault and robbery.
- Contact-related crimes include arson and malicious injury to property.
- Other serious crimes include commercial crime, shop-lifting, and other types of theft – while aggravated robbery includes hijackings, robbery at residences, and cash-in-transit heists and bank robberies.
- Crimes detected as a result of police action cover crimes discovered by active policing, such as roadblocks and raids. This category covers the illegal possession of firearms, DUI or driving under the influence (of drugs or alcohol), and the use, possession or trade of illegal drugs.
Read the minister’s full speech here.
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