HERE are the crime statistics for Empangeni and Richards Bay.
The list below shows the increase and decrease in the prevalence of certain crimes. The first number is last years figure (2013/14) followed by the latest stats (2014/15)
*Take Note: According to police, there was a technical problem and the figures for hijackings reported at police stations for 2013/14 were incorrectly reflected as zero.
Empangeni
Murder: 66 – 69
Hijacking: 0 – 41
House robbery: 181 – 106
House burglary: 1 064 – 988
Business robbery: 92 – 63
Sex crimes: 263 – 240
* The difference between a house robbery and a house burglary is that the occupants were not home during a burglary.
Richards Bay
Murder: 14 – 23
Hijacking: 0 – 19
House robbery: 26 – 61
House burglary: 665 – 608
Business robbery: 35 – 48
Sex crimes: 87 – 87
For more on the crime statistics get the ZO Weekend edition tomorrow.
