CRIME INFORMATION MANAGEMENT - SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE Crime in the Mitchells Plain (WC) Police Precinct from April to March: 2003/2004 - 2008/2009 - Crime Category April 2003 to April 2004 to April 2005 to April 2006 to April 2007 to April 2008 to March 2004 March 2005 March 2006 March 2007 March 2008 March 2009 CONTACT CRIME (CRIMES AGAINST THE PERSON) Murder 82 77 46 66 57 Total sexual crimes 504 542 481 476 436 Attempted murder 260 196 105 114 110 Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm 914 935 906 795 795 Common assault 2,934 3,041 2,661 2,340 2,141 Robbery with aggravating circumstances 1,308 1,429 1,242 1,621 1,537 Common robbery 764 876 756 568 760 CONTACT-RELATED CRIME Arson 27 32 30 28 53 Malicious damage to property 1,706 1,635 1,669 1,863 1,774 PROPERTY-RELATED CRIME Burglary at business premises 279 302 262 412 535 Burglary at residential premises 1,935 1,837 2,082 2,309 2,225 Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle 576 547 788 927 888 Theft out of or from motor vehicle 1,465 1,427 1,596 1,995 1,867 Stock-theft 0 0 0 0 0 CRIME HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON POLICE ACTION FOR DETECTION Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition 163 159 186 217 154 Drug-related crime 829 1,358 3,064 3,683 4,792 Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs 183 207 302 249 402 OTHER SERIOUS CRIME All theft not mentioned elsewhere 6,442 6,168 5,373 6,122 6,370 Commercial crime 295 315 341 401 529 Shoplifting 1,291 1,401 1,674 1,901 1,987 SUBCATEGORIES OF AGGRAVATED ROBBERY FORMING PART OF AGGRAVATED ROBBERY ABOVE Carjacking 94 62 93 78 107 Truck hijacking 0 0 0 0 1 Robbery at business premises 9 2 7 14 42 Robbery at residential premises 5 10 14 34 59 OTHER CRIME CATEGORIES Culpable homicide 28 33 41 41 47 Public violence 7 8 6 11 6 Crimen injuria 1,145 1,269 1,234 929 982 Neglect and ill-treatment of children 149 142 172 151 195 Kidnapping 24 18 10 24 27 59 508 107 745 2,745 1,300 626 35 1,602 335 2,204 781 1,721 0 165 5,705 396 6,844 528 1,888 80 2 50 34 36 6 990 143 25