Crime in Westonaria is down overall, according to the latest crime statistics released by the police on Wednesday.
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The statistics cover the period April 2016 to March 2017 and indicate that crimes against persons, property-related crimes and other serious crimes all showed a decrease, except contact-related crimes and crimes detected as a result of police action.
Among the 33 crimes named in the statistics, 19 showed a decrease and only eight showed an increase:
Contact crimes against a person (overall decrease of 16,3 per cent):
• Murder – down by 14,3 per cent
• Sexual offences – down by 47,1 per cent
• Attempted murder – down by 21,4 per cent
• Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm – down by 30,7 per cent
• Common assault – down by 6,6 per cent
• Common robbery – down by 18,2 per cent
• Robbery with aggravating circumstances – down by 10,9 per cent
Sexual offences (overall decrease of 47,1 per cent):
• Rape – down by 53,5 per cent
• Sexual assault – remained the same
• Attempted sexual offences – no cases
• Contact sexual offences – down by 100 per cent
Subcategories of aggravated robberies (overall decrease of 20,7 per cent):
• Carjacking – up by 3,6 per cent
• Truck hijacking – down by 14,3 per cent
• Robbery of cash-in-transit – no cases
• Bank robbery – no cases
• Robbery at residential premises – down by 23,5 per cent
• Robbery at non-residential premises – down by 40 per cent
• Trio crimes – down by 21,1 per cent
Contact-related crimes (overall increase of 3,4 per cent):
• Arson – up by three
• Malicious damage to property – up by 0,8 per cent
Property-related crimes (overall decrease of 6,9 per cent):
• Burglary at non-residential premises – down by 22,2 per cent
• Burglary at residential premises – remained the same
• Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle – up by 12,3 per cent
• Theft out of or from motor vehicle – down by 28,5 per cent
• Stock-theft – down by 19 per cent
Other serious crimes (overall decrease of 6,4 per cent):
• All theft not mentioned elsewhere – down by 1,5 per cent
• Commercial crime – up by 9,9 per cent
• Shoplifting – up by 7,3 per cent
• Other serious crimes – up by 1,8 per cent
Crimes detected as a result of police action (overall increase of 3,9 per cent):
• Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition – down by 66,7 per cent
• Drug-related crime – down by 25,6 per cent
• Driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs – up by 19,7 per cent
• Sexual offences detected as a result of police action – no cases
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