Worst ten precincts: largest number of reported crimes

Total Crimes: Worst ten precincts in 2012

Precinct Province Num Crimes Mitchells Plain Western Cape 29046 Cape Town Central Western Cape 17184 Durban Central Kwazulu-Natal 16042 Johannesburg Central Gauteng 15978 Hillbrow Gauteng 12734 Park Road Free State 12613 Honeydew Gauteng 12467 Pretoria Central Gauteng 12309 Phoenix Kwazulu-Natal 12247 Rustenburg North West 11877 Total   152497

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CONTACT CRIMES (CRIMES AGAINST A PERSON)

Murder : Worst ten precincts in 2012

Precinct Province Num Crimes Nyanga Western Cape 233 Khayelitsha Western Cape 161 Inanda Kwazulu-Natal 157 Harare Western Cape 154 Mthatha Eastern Cape 152 Umlazi Kwazulu-Natal 146 Gugulethu Western Cape 120 New Brighton Eastern Cape 115 Kwa Mashu E Kwazulu-Natal 114 Kwazakele Eastern Cape 99 Total   1451

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Total Sexual Crimes : Worst ten precincts in 2012

Precinct Province Num Crimes Durban Central Kwazulu-Natal 526 Mitchells Plain Western Cape 471 Umlazi Kwazulu-Natal 454 Polokwane Limpopo 417 Nyanga Western Cape 398 Inanda Kwazulu-Natal 394 Thohoyandou Limpopo 391 Plessislaer Kwazulu-Natal 346 Mankweng Limpopo 344 Temba Gauteng 314 Total   4055

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Attempted murder : Worst ten precincts in 2012

Precinct Province Num Crimes Umlazi Kwazulu-Natal 257 Nyanga Western Cape 163 Khayelitsha Western Cape 141 Mitchells Plain Western Cape 141 Inanda Kwazulu-Natal 119 Empangeni Kwazulu-Natal 112 Kagiso Gauteng 111 Kraaifontein Western Cape 110 Gelvandale Eastern Cape 109 Diepsloot Gauteng 109 Total   1372

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Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm : Worst ten precincts in 2012

Precinct Province Num Crimes Umlazi Kwazulu-Natal 1305 Hillbrow Gauteng 1195 Temba Gauteng 1175 Nyanga Western Cape 1046 Moroka Gauteng 1026 Johannesburg Central Gauteng 1021 Inanda Kwazulu-Natal 970 Ikageng North West 865 Alexandra Gauteng 861 Worcester Western Cape 857 Total   10321

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Common assault : Worst ten precincts in 2012

Precinct Province Num Crimes Mitchells Plain Western Cape 2814 Hillbrow Gauteng 2132 Phoenix Kwazulu-Natal 1883 Umlazi Kwazulu-Natal 1607 Katlehong Gauteng 1438 Worcester Western Cape 1427 Johannesburg Central Gauteng 1399 Moroka Gauteng 1345 Plessislaer Kwazulu-Natal 1311 Chatsworth Kwazulu-Natal 1217 Total   16573

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Common robbery : Worst ten precincts in 2012

Precinct Province Num Crimes Mitchells Plain Western Cape 1036 Johannesburg Central Gauteng 1034 Pretoria Central Gauteng 883 Cape Town Central Western Cape 818 Hillbrow Gauteng 782 Park Road Free State 563 Witbank Mpumalanga 560 Durban Central Kwazulu-Natal 515 Bellville Western Cape 472 Pinetown Kwazulu-Natal 414 Total   7077

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Robbery with aggravating circumstances : Worst ten precincts in 2012

Precinct Province Num Crimes Johannesburg Central Gauteng 1162 Mitchells Plain Western Cape 1036 Durban Central Kwazulu-Natal 924 Kwazakele Eastern Cape 906 Nyanga Western Cape 879 Pretoria Central Gauteng 837 Mthatha Eastern Cape 795 Khayelitsha Western Cape 789 Booysens Gauteng 783 Honeydew Gauteng 765 Total   8876

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CONTACT-RELATED CRIMES

Arson : Worst ten precincts in 2012

Precinct Province Num Crimes Mthatha Eastern Cape 58 Lwandle Western Cape 48 Giyani Limpopo 46 Temba Gauteng 45 Thohoyandou Limpopo 43 Mitchells Plain Western Cape 43 Umlazi Kwazulu-Natal 42 Tsakane Gauteng 41 Akasia Gauteng 39 Springs Gauteng 36 Total   441

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Malicious damage to property : Worst ten precincts in 2012

Precinct Province Num Crimes Mitchells Plain Western Cape 1545 Honeydew Gauteng 830 Roodepoort Gauteng 778 Phoenix Kwazulu-Natal 758 Hillbrow Gauteng 741 Booysens Gauteng 731 Worcester Western Cape 719 Rustenburg North West 702 Eldorado Park Gauteng 661 Temba Gauteng 657 Total   8122

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PROPERTY-RELATED CRIMES

Burglary at non-residential premises : Worst ten precincts in 2012

Precinct Province Num Crimes Johannesburg Central Gauteng 635 Witbank Mpumalanga 606 Rustenburg North West 589 Park Road Free State 586 Polokwane Limpopo 563 Durban Central Kwazulu-Natal 537 Pinetown Kwazulu-Natal 491 East London Eastern Cape 472 Bellville Western Cape 457 Welkom Free State 452 Total   5388

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Burglary at residential premises : Worst ten precincts in 2012

Precinct Province Num Crimes Mitchells Plain Western Cape 1801 Honeydew Gauteng 1704 Witbank Mpumalanga 1476 Polokwane Limpopo 1449 Rustenburg North West 1391 Lyttelton Gauteng 1357 Roodepoort Gauteng 1342 Wierdabrug Gauteng 1317 Pinetown Kwazulu-Natal 1305 Kraaifontein Western Cape 1302 Total   14444

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Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle : Worst ten precincts in 2012

Precinct Province Num Crimes Booysens Gauteng 1049 Roodepoort Gauteng 705 Brooklyn Gauteng 694 Honeydew Gauteng 684 Berea Kwazulu-Natal 664 Sunnyside Gauteng 658 Umbilo Kwazulu-Natal 650 Johannesburg Central Gauteng 644 Benoni Gauteng 612 Wierdabrug Gauteng 611 Total   6971

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Theft out of or from motor vehicle : Worst ten precincts in 2012

Precinct Province Num Crimes Cape Town Central Western Cape 3477 Mitchells Plain Western Cape 2162 Bellville Western Cape 1587 Stellenbosch Western Cape 1516 Sunnyside Gauteng 1486 Nelspruit Mpumalanga 1465 Polokwane Limpopo 1320 Park Road Free State 1287 Pretoria Central Gauteng 1212 Wierdabrug Gauteng 1187 Total   16699

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Stock-theft : Worst ten precincts in 2012

Precinct Province Num Crimes Qumbu Eastern Cape 316 Bitye Eastern Cape 241 Utrecht Kwazulu-Natal 237 Tsolo Eastern Cape 236 Amersfoort Mpumalanga 235 Bulwer Kwazulu-Natal 231 Harrismith Free State 227 Maluti Eastern Cape 221 Ezakheni Kwazulu-Natal 220 Ladysmith Kwazulu-Natal 211 Total   2375

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CRIMES HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON POLICE ACTION FOR DETECTION

Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition : Worst ten precincts in 2012

Precinct Province Num Crimes Inanda Kwazulu-Natal 196 Nyanga Western Cape 168 Nhlanhleni Kwazulu-Natal 157 Mitchells Plain Western Cape 153 Tembisa Gauteng 149 Bishop Lavis Western Cape 136 Khayelitsha Western Cape 121 Nongoma Kwazulu-Natal 117 Gugulethu Western Cape 110 Delft Western Cape 110 Total   1417

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Drug-related crime : Worst ten precincts in 2012

Precinct Province Num Crimes Mitchells Plain Western Cape 5850 Manenberg Western Cape 3672 Delft Western Cape 2773 Bishop Lavis Western Cape 2753 Durban Central Kwazulu-Natal 2304 Kleinvlei Western Cape 2050 Kraaifontein Western Cape 2020 Nyanga Western Cape 1881 Elsies River Western Cape 1874 Cape Town Central Western Cape 1832 Total   27009

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Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs : Worst ten precincts in 2012

Precinct Province Num Crimes Durban Central Kwazulu-Natal 978 Hillbrow Gauteng 742 Polokwane Limpopo 673 Ladysmith Kwazulu-Natal 651 Jeppe Gauteng 628 Cleveland Gauteng 624 Jabulani Gauteng 621 Sandton Gauteng 613 East London Eastern Cape 570 Diepkloof Gauteng 569 Total   6669

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OTHER SERIOUS CRIMES

All theft not mentioned elsewhere : Worst ten precincts in 2012

Precinct Province Num Crimes Mitchells Plain Western Cape 6136 Cape Town Central Western Cape 5318 Durban Central Kwazulu-Natal 3237 Johannesburg Central Gauteng 3008 Pretoria Central Gauteng 2812 Park Road Free State 2740 Temba Gauteng 2616 Honeydew Gauteng 2603 Booysens Gauteng 2600 Sandton Gauteng 2476 Total   33546

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Commercial crime : Worst ten precincts in 2012

Precinct Province Num Crimes Johannesburg Central Gauteng 2546 Park Road Free State 1427 Sandton Gauteng 1333 Mafube Free State 1205 Mthatha Eastern Cape 1189 Durban Central Kwazulu-Natal 1162 Pretoria Central Gauteng 1144 Klerksdorp North West 1071 Bethlehem Free State 952 Brooklyn Gauteng 936 Total   12965

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Shoplifting : Worst ten precincts in 2012

Precinct Province Num Crimes Durban Central Kwazulu-Natal 1958 Mitchells Plain Western Cape 1720 Johannesburg Central Gauteng 1477 Cape Town Central Western Cape 1226 Park Road Free State 945 Mount Road Eastern Cape 777 Rustenburg North West 763 Pietermaritzburg Kwazulu-Natal 741 Pretoria Central Gauteng 699 Polokwane Limpopo 676 Total   10982

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SUBCATEGORIES FORMING PART OF AGGRAVATED ROBBERY

Carjacking : Worst ten precincts in 2012

Precinct Province Num Crimes Booysens Gauteng 199 Pinetown Kwazulu-Natal 139 Kwazakele Eastern Cape 120 Isipingo Kwazulu-Natal 120 Chatsworth Kwazulu-Natal 120 Springs Gauteng 119 Benoni Gauteng 115 Norkempark Gauteng 98 Rietgat Gauteng 97 Midrand Gauteng 97 Total   1224

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Truck hijacking : Worst ten precincts in 2012

Precinct Province Num Crimes Lwandle Western Cape 48 Heidelberg Gauteng 34 Vereeniging Gauteng 31 Alberton Gauteng 30 Delmas Mpumalanga 21 Vosloorus Gauteng 20 Ogies Mpumalanga 19 Witbank Mpumalanga 19 Kempton Park Gauteng 18 Harrismith Free State 18 Total   258

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Robbery at residential premises : Worst ten precincts in 2012

Precinct Province Num Crimes Honeydew Gauteng 307 Diepsloot Gauteng 214 Ivory Park Gauteng 209 Sandton Gauteng 180 Benoni Gauteng 158 Inanda Kwazulu-Natal 150 Wierdabrug Gauteng 150 Esikhawini Kwazulu-Natal 150 Kwazakele Eastern Cape 143 Pinetown Kwazulu-Natal 143 Total   1804

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Robbery at non-residential premises : Worst ten precincts in 2012

Precinct Province Num Crimes Johannesburg Central Gauteng 182 Khayelitsha Western Cape 138 Nyanga Western Cape 118 Tembisa Gauteng 117 Roodepoort Gauteng 116 Witbank Mpumalanga 112 Kagiso Gauteng 106 Ivory Park Gauteng 105 Vosman Mpumalanga 101 Grahamstown Eastern Cape 99 Total   1194

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OTHER CRIMES CATEGORIES

Culpable homicide : Worst ten precincts in 2012

Precinct Province Num Crimes Polokwane Limpopo 98 Rustenburg North West 86 Middelburg Mpumalanga 68 Durban Central Kwazulu-Natal 68 Empangeni Kwazulu-Natal 63 Mthatha Eastern Cape 61 Vereeniging Gauteng 60 Westonaria Gauteng 60 Mankweng Limpopo 59 Port Shepstone Kwazulu-Natal 58 Total   681

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Public violence : Worst ten precincts in 2012

Precinct Province Num Crimes Lwandle Western Cape 48 Germiston Gauteng 37 Ratanda Gauteng 36 Nyanga Western Cape 24 Evaton Gauteng 23 Elsburg Gauteng 21 Worcester Western Cape 17 Bellville South Western Cape 16 Bedfordview Gauteng 14 Alberton Gauteng 12 Total   248

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Crimen injuria : Worst ten precincts in 2012

Precinct Province Num Crimes Mitchells Plain Western Cape 1407 Phoenix Kwazulu-Natal 1096 Chatsworth Kwazulu-Natal 441 Conville Western Cape 348 Umlazi Kwazulu-Natal 318 Brixton Gauteng 313 Worcester Western Cape 250 Park Road Free State 246 Bethlehem Free State 239 Polokwane Limpopo 235 Total   4893

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Neglect and ill-treatment of children : Worst ten precincts in 2012

Precinct Province Num Crimes Hillbrow Gauteng 49 Lwandle Western Cape 48 Mitchells Plain Western Cape 46 Katlehong Gauteng 40 Johannesburg Central Gauteng 33 Eldorado Park Gauteng 28 Mfuleni Western Cape 27 Alexandra Gauteng 24 Mangaung Free State 23 Cradock Eastern Cape 22 Total   340

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Kidnapping : Worst ten precincts in 2012

Precinct Province Num Crimes Umlazi Kwazulu-Natal 67 Mitchells Plain Western Cape 57 Lwandle Western Cape 48 Tembisa Gauteng 45 Durban Central Kwazulu-Natal 39 Hillbrow Gauteng 38 Johannesburg Central Gauteng 38 Moroka Gauteng 37 Inanda Kwazulu-Natal 37 Ladysmith Kwazulu-Natal 34 Total   440

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