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SAPS Crime Statistics in eThekwini

2015-16

Prepared by Office of Strategic Management: Research and Policy Advocacy

Jan 2017

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Table of Contents

1) Background…………………………………………………………………………… 3

2) Executive Summary………………………………………………………………….. 3

3) Total Crime……………………………………………………………………………. 10

4) Contact Crime………………………………………………………………………... 13

5) Murder………………………………………………………………………………… 16

6) Sexual Crimes……………………………………………………………………….. 19

7) Robbery with Aggravating Circumstances……………………………………. 22

8) Property Related Crime…………………………………………………………... 25

9) Burglary at Business Premises…………………………………………………. 29

10) Burglary at Residential Premises………………………………………………. 32

11) Public Opinion Survey…………………………………………………….……… 35

12) Victims of Crime Survey……………………………………………………….… 38

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Appendices

Appendix 1: Total Crime…………………………………………………………………... 41

Appendix 2: Contact Crime……………………………………………………………….. 43

Appendix 3: Murder……….………………………………………………………………. 45

Appendix 4: Sexual Crimes….…………………………………………………………… 47

Appendix 5: Aggravated Robbery……………………………………………………… 49

Appendix 6: Property Related Crime…………………………………………………… 51

Appendix 7: Burglary at Business Premises…………………………………………. 53

Appendix 8: Burglary at Residential Premises……………………………………… 55

Appendix 9: Households and Population per Station (Census 2011)………….. 57

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1. Background

Although violence is a global concern that knows no boundaries, safety, freedom and

security of the person are fundamental Human Rights. As such, The Constitution of the

Republic of South Africa (RSA) is emphatic on the need to protect all people living in the

country from both public and private sources that may subvert this right (The Constitution

of RSA, Act No. 108 of 1996). This report provides an in‐depth analysis of the

circumstances surrounding contact crimes (crimes against the person), contact related

crimes, property related crimes, crime detected as a result of police action, other serious

crimes and subcategories of aggravated robbery. The report also provides statistical

measures of trends over a period of ten years. These offences were reported in the 44

police stations across eThekwini Municipal area. Three specific contact crimes are

discussed in this report, these are: assault, sexual offences and murder.

2. Executive Summary

Total Crime

Over a ten year period (2006-07 to 2015-16) crime showed signs of being under

control between 2006-7 and 2007-8.

However it trended upwards starting at 158 311 reported cases in 2007-8 to

167 303 cases in 2009-10.

Although for the second time in the ten year period, crime levels showed signs of

being under control again between 2009-10 and 2010-11.

Over the ten year period crime was at its highest level in 2012-13 (179 030

cases).

The lowest number of crime cases was recorded in 2007-8 at 158 311 cases in

eThekwini.

At provincial level (KwaZulu-Natal), total crime also trended downwards

especially in the last two years of the ten year period.

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As a result of the downward trajectory, 9% crime drop was netted over the ten

year period in South Africa.

Total Contact Crime

The highest peak in contact crimes was recorded in 2011-12 as 48 066 cases

were reported to the police in eThekwini.

Then contact crimes trended downwards as 42 095 cases were reported in

2015-16.

Comparing the two years and looking at the top 10 police stations in

eThekwini, crime rate was high in 2015-16 compared to 2014-15.

A 0.9% drop in contact crime was observed in KZN between 2014-15 and

2015-16.

As contact crime was decreasing in eThekwini and KZN, it was increasing

nationally and between 2014-15 and 2015-16, a 1% increase was recorded in

South Africa (nationally).

Murder

Murder cases trended upwards for four consecutive years beginning at

1349 reported cases in 2011-12 to 1576 cases in 2014-15. A marginal

decline was recorded in 2015-16 at 1553 cases in eThekwini

KwaZulu Natal recorded the highest number of murder cases compared to

other provinces.

Nationally over a ten year period starting from 2006-07 to 2015-16, murder

cases were steadily dropping from 19 106 in 2006-07 to 15 554 in 2011-

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Suddenly, following this steady dipping of murder, an upward trajectory

surfaced, starting at 16 213 reported murder cases in 2012-13 to 18 673

cases in 2015-16.

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The same upward trajectory in murder cases was notable in KwaZulu-

Natal and in eThekwini around the same time period.

Cape Town had the highest murder rate in Africa in 2015 at 66 per

100 000 persons, followed by Durban at 36 (35.9), then Nelson Mandela

Bay at 36 (35.8) and Johannesburg at 33 per 100 000 persons.

The majority of the 50 most violent cities in the world are in Latin America

(41 cities).

Of the 50 cities in the ranking, 21 are located in Brazil, 8 in Venezuela, 5 in

Mexico, 4 in South Africa, 4 in the United States of America, 3 in Colombia

and 2 in Honduras.

Of the 4 South African cities listed in the top 50, Cape Town was in the top

10 and sits among the champions of violence in the world (Mexican

Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice 2015).

Total Sexual Crimes

Sexual crimes reported over a five year period in eThekwini trended

downwards starting at 4227 in 2011-12 and settled at 2989 in 2015-16.

They decreased by 29%.

KwaZulu Natal recorded 9 079 sexual crime cases 2014-15. These

decreased to 8 947 cases the following year (2015-16) which is a

marginal decline of 1.5% that is worthy to be noted given the

repercussions of this crime.

Nationally , sexual crime trend over a ten year period between 2006-

07 and 2015-16 embarked on a downward trajectory which eventually

spread to KwaZulu-Natal starting in 2008-09 at 69 197 to 2015-16 in

which 51 895 cases were opened.

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Robbery with Aggravating Circumstances

An upward trend for the first three years of the five year period starting at 10 488

reported cases in 2011-12 to 11 631 cases in 2013-14 was observed in

eThekwini.

Thereafter a short-lived decline was recorded in 2014-15 at 11 297 hence the

following year (2015-16) robberies with aggravating circumstances surged to

11 465 cases.

KwaZulu-Natal recorded 20 881 robbery cases in 2014-15 and an increased

21 061 cases in 2015-16. The major contributors to the national robbery with

aggravating circumstances figure was the Gauteng Province, followed by the

Western Cape and then KwaZulu-Natal over the last two years (2014-15 and

2015-16).

Property related Crime

In the five year period starting from 2011-12 to 2015-16, property related

crime was at its peak in 2012-2013 as 45 384 cases were recorded in

eThekwini. Thereafter it dropped to 39 488 cases in 2015-16.

In the whole of KZN, 86 814 property related cases were reported in 2014-15.

These decreased to 86 385 cases a year later (2015-16). This was just a

0.5% decrease.

This marginal decrease was also felt at municipal level as eThekwini recorded

a 1% decrease in the same two years. The major contributors to the national

figure were Gauteng, followed by the Western Cape and then KwaZulu-Natal.

The national trend over the 10 year period (2006-07 and 2015-16) fluctuated

noticeably between 542 197 and 558 334. The highest peak was recorded in

2012-13 at 558 334 cases.

Thereafter property related cases embarked on a downward trajectory

culminating in 543 524 cases in 2015-16 which is a 3% decrease.

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Between 2014-15 and 2015-16, property related crimes dropped by 1.8%

nationally.

Burglary at Business Premises

Burglaries at business premises were at their peak in 2012-13 whereby 5113

cases were reported in eThekwini.

Thereafter for two consecutive years, business burglaries appeared to be

subdued at 4531 and 4362 cases respectively.

However in 2015-16, business burglaries surged to 4842 cases.

KwaZulu-Natal recorded 11 032 cases in 2014-15 and these surged to 11 656

burglary cases in 2015-16. This resulted in a 5.7% increase.

The major contributors to the national figure were Gauteng, the Western Cape

and KwaZulu-Natal.

The national trend on business burglaries over a ten year period between 2006-

07 and 2015-16 projected an upward trend with a marginal dip only in 2010-11

and 2011-12.

In the last two years, still maintaining an upward trajectory, a total of 74 358

business burglary cases were reported in 2014-15, these increased to 75 008

cases in 2015-16. This is a 1% increase.

Burglary at Residential Premises

Burglary incidences at residential premises were also at their peak in 2012-13

whereby a total of 22 003 cases were reported in eThekwini.

A total of 19 895 burglary cases were reported in 2013-14, these dropped to

18 820 cases in 2014-15 and further dropped to 18 091 cases in 2015-16.

As a result of this downward trajectory, a decrease of 9% was recorded since the

2012-13 peak.

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The province of KwaZulu-Natal also emulated eThekwini especially in the last two

years in terms of the downward trajectory.

A total of 43 274 residential burglaries were reported in KwaZulu-Natal in 2014-

15.

These dropped to 42 429 cases in 2015-16, which is 2% drop.

The national trend over the ten year period between 2006-07 and 2015-16 for

burglaries at residential premises fluctuated with a notable peak only recorded in

2012-13 at 261 319 residential burglaries.

Thereafter, the downward trajectory was observed culminating in 250 606 cases

in 2015-16.

In the last two years, 253 716 cases were reported nationally in 2014-15.

These dropped to 250 606 cases in 2015-16, which is 1.2% drop.

Public Opinion

eThekwini residents were surveyed annually and asked if they had been

victims of crime in the last year. A total of 26% reported being a victim of

crime in 2015-16. This is not only an increase of 10% compared to 2014-15

whereby 16% of the respondents fell prey to crime but it is also the highest

result recorded over the last five years (2011-12 and 2015-16).

Safety when walking: the majority of respondents (75%) felt very safe or fairly

safe in 2015-16 when walking during the day compared to 73% in 2014-15.

Walking after dark, 63% felt unsafe when walking in their residential areas in

2015-16. Overall those who felt safe walking after dark in the areas they live

in remained below 50% between 2011-12 and 2015-16. The highest

percentage of those who felt safe was only recorded in 2011-12 at 45

Home safety: between 2011-12 and 2015-16 the highest percentage of those

who felt safe at home during the day was only recorded in 2011-12 at 83%

while 2015-16 yielded 78% in home safety feeling during the day. For home

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safety after dark, the highest home safety positive feeling percentage after

dark was recorded in 2011-12 and 2013-14 at 53% respectively.

Approximately half of all respondents who participated in this study over a five

year period do not feel safe at home after dark which is an indication of the

true impact of crime in eThekwini.

Most unsafe area: the residents of eThekwini considered the following areas

to be the most unsafe – KwaMashu, Umlazi, Durban CBD, Inanda, Durban

Beachfront, Lamontville, Phoenix, Besters, Clermont and Verulam.

Victims of Crime Survey 2015-16 (VOCS 2015-16)

In terms of the best and worst place to be a victim of crime Stats SA

determined that the Western Cape has the fastest response time of the police

to emergency calls.

The Northern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu Natal and Mpumalanga households

generally indicated that it takes more than two hours for police to respond to

an emergency call.

North West emerged as having the worst police response time to emergency

calls as households indicated that it takes more than two hours or never arrive

to a crime scene.

In Gauteng, a quarter of the residents (25%) mentioned that it took less than

30 minutes for the police to respond to an emergency call.

The survey revealed that South Africans believe that crime had increased in

their respective areas, with the Western Cape leading at 52%, followed by

Free State at 48% and North West at 47%.

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3. Total Crime in eThekwini

The graph above shows total crime reported in eThekwini over a period of ten years (2006-

7 to 2015-16). Although crime showed signs of being under control between 2006-7 and

2007-8, it began to trend upwards starting at 158 311 reported cases in 2007-8 to 167 303

cases in 2009-10. Although for the second time in the ten year period, crime levels showed

signs of being under control again between 2009-10 and 2010-11 in which 166 344 cases

were reported, but crime levels leapt to 179 030 cases two years later. These were

recorded in 2012-13 and in the same year, crime was at its highest level in the ten year

period. Subsequent to the 2012-13 peak, crime levels began to trend downwards for a

period of three consecutive years and settled at 160 122 in 2015-16. In the ten year period

the lowest number of crime cases was recorded in 2007-8 at 158 311 cases in eThekwini.

At provincial level specifically for the province of KwaZulu Natal, total crime also trended

downwards. In the last two years, 273 997 cases were recorded in 2014-15 and these

decreased to 268 405 cases in 2015-16.

Nationally around the same period following the 2012-13 peak, a downward trend was

also recorded. Overall, as a result of this dip in the total number of criminal cases in the

last three years, a 9% decline was recorded over the ten year period.

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Highest Crime Rates

Below are the 10 police stations with the highest total crime rate per 100 000 persons.

Table 1. Total Crime Rate

2014-15 2015-16

Total per 100 000 Total per 100 000

Durban Central (KZN) 14514 29624 13737 28038

Point (KZN) 5805 22994 5529 21901

Umbilo (KZN) 5481 13502 5534 13633

Berea (KZN) 3539 12841 3241 11760

Pinetown (KZN) 9375 10560 9457 10652

Durban North (KZN) 4234 10606 3920 9820

Westville (KZN) 2988 9756 2891 9440

Brighton Beach (KZN) 3021 8684 3003 8633

Amanzimtoti (KZN) 3483 7086 3355 6826

Montclair (KZN) 3318 7424 3022 6761 Table 1.

The table lists 10 police stations with highest crime rate in eThekwini in the last two

years. Durban Central recorded the highest crime rate in 2015-16 compared to other

police stations. Although the crime rate was high in Durban Central in 2015-16 but it was

lower than that of 2014-15, which is a sign of improvement. The rest of the police

stations recorded a crime rate improvement except Umbilo and Pinetown police stations.

Highest Crime Totals

Table 2. Total Crime Rate

Stations 2014-15 2015-16

Durban Central (KZN) 14514 13737

Point (KZN) 5805 5529

Umbilo (KZN) 5481 5534

Berea (KZN) 3539 3241

Pinetown (KZN) 9375 9457

Durban North (KZN) 4234 3920

Westville (KZN) 2988 2891

Brighton Beach (KZN) 3021 3003

Amanzimtoti (KZN) 3483 3355

Montclair (KZN) 3318 3022 Table 2

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For the past two years (2014-15 and 2015-16) Durban Central recorded the highest

number of criminal cases. There was a huge gap between Durban Central and second

placed Point police station in terms of reported crimes. The Point was closely followed by

Umbilo police station. There were only two police stations which showed an increase in

2015-16 compared to 2014-15. These were Umbilo and Pinetown police stations.

Map 1. Total Crime Rate

The map clearly shows the policing precincts which recorded the highest crime rate.

What is more alarming is the proximity of the areas with the highest crime rate in the last

two years, namely Durban Central, Point, Umbilo and Berea (2014-15 and 2015-16). In

the western suburbs of the city, areas like Westville and Pinetown were not far off as

well. Comparatively, the outlying areas of the city experienced less crime compared to

the inner city circle areas. This might be attributed to less population in the outlying

areas compared to the inner city.

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4. Contact Crime

The graph above portrays the total contact crime over a five year period in

eThekwini. Contact crimes include murder, attempted murder, sexual crimes, assault

with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm, common assault and robbery. In the five

year period, the highest peak in contact crimes was recorded in 2011-12 as 48 066

cases were reported to the police in eThekwini. Since then contact crimes trended

downwards culminating in 42 095 cases reported in 2015-16.

A noteworthy downward trend was observed in KZN hence a total of 98 757 contact

crime cases were reported in 2014-15, these decreased to 97 870 cases in 2015-16

which is a 0.9% decrease. Nationally it was the opposite, in as much as contact

crime embarked on a downward trend, starting at 724 393 cases in 2006-07 and

culminating at 608 724 cases in 2012-13, however between 2013-14 and 2015-16,

as contact crime was decreasing in eThekwini and KZN, it was increasing nationally,

probably as a result of other provinces being the major contributors especially

Gauteng and the Western Cape. In 2014-15, contact crime increased from 616 973

cases to 623 223 cases in 2015-16 nationally, which is a 1% increase.

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Highest Contact Crime Rates

Below are 10 police stations with the highest crime rate.

Table 3.1 Contact Crime

2014-15 2015-16

Station Total per 100 000 Total per 100 000


Point (KZN) 864 3422 938 3715

Umbilo (KZN) 943 2323 1060 2611

Pinetown (KZN) 2437 2745 2224 2505

Isipingo (KZN) 909 1953 994 2135

Westville (KZN) 540 1763 546 1783

Berea (KZN) 456 1655 476 1727

Ntuzuma (KZN) 2026 1680 1994 1653

Chatsworth (KZN) 2239 1420 2410 1529

Phoenix (KZN) 3146 1539 2827 1383

According to the table above Durban Central had the highest crime rate in both 2014-

15 and 2015-16. It should be noted that although the inner city tends to attract a lot of

people, the population considered in this report (per 100 000 people) resides in the

city. Durban Central was followed by the Point policing precinct at 3422.33 in 2014-

15 and 3715.45 in 2015-16. Looking at the top 10 police stations, crime rate was high

in 2015-16 compared to 2014-15.

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Map 2. Total Contact Crime Rate

The map shows high concentration of contact crime in Durban Central, the Point area

and Umbilo. In the west of the city, Pinetown and surrounding areas like Westville

experienced medium to high crime rate in 2015-16. The trend of decreasing crime rate

as one moves out of the city was observed in 2015-16. The same sentiments can be

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echoed for Pinetown, as one moves towards the Upper Highway areas, contact crime

rate tends to decrease.

5. Murder

The above graph portrays a total of murder cases reported over a five year period in

eThekwini. It is noteworthy to point out that murder cases trended upwards for four

consecutive years beginning at 1349 reported cases in 2011-12 to 1576 cases in

2014-15. A marginal decline was recorded in 2015-16 at 1553 cases. In KwaZulu

Natal, murder cases increased from 3 810 in 2014-15 to 3 929 in 2015-16. This is a

3.1% increase. In both these years KwaZulu Natal recorded the highest number of

murder cases compared to other provinces. Looking at murder trend nationally over

a ten year period starting from 2006-07 to 2015-16, it would seem that murder cases

were steadily dropping from 19 106 in 2006-07 to 15 554 in 2011-12. Suddenly,

following the steady dipping of murder cases reported to police stations across the

country, an upward trajectory in murder cases surfaced, starting at 16 213 reported

murder cases in 2012-13 to 18 673 cases in 2015-16. The same upward trajectory in

murder cases was notable in KwaZulu Natal and in eThekwini around the same time

period.

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According to the latest report from the Mexican Council for Public Security and

Criminal Justice, Cape Town retained its position as South Africa’s most violent city

and is among the top 10 most violent cities in the world. In 2015 Cape Town

registered a homicide rate of 66 per 100 000 people, Durban had 36 (35.93) per

100 000 people, Nelson Mandela Bay had 36 (35.85) homicide rate as well, while

Johannesburg had a homicide rate of 33 per 100 000 people. The most dangerous

city in the world was Caracas in Venezuela with a murder rate of 120 per 100 000

people. The majority of dangerous places were in South America, but the US cities of

Detroit, New Orleans, St Louis and Baltimore also featured in the list of top 50

countries with high murder rate. According to the Mexican Council for Public Security

and Criminal Justice, Johannesburg has avoided the top 50 list for three years, re-

entered the list as 47th most violent city. Johannesburg was last ranked in 2011 in

50th position. Of the 50 cities in the ranking, 21 are located in Brazil, 8 in Venezuela,

5 in Mexico, 4 in South Africa, 4 in the United States of America, 3 in Colombia and 2

in Honduras.

Highest Murder Rate per Station

Table 4.1

Table 4.1

Murder 2014-15 2015-16



Hammarsdale (KZN) 16 97 18 109

Isipingo (KZN) 40 86 43 92

KwaMashu (KZN) 107 74 128 89

Umbumbulu (KZN) 17 60 23 81

Mpumalanga Station (KZN) 64 68 73 77

Ntuzuma (KZN) 97 80 76 63

KwaNdengezi (KZN) 42 62 41 61

KwaDabeka (KZN) 59 54 66 61

Umsunduzi (KZN) 18 68 16 60

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Table 4.1 above shows murder rate across 10 police stations in 2015-16. The Durban

Central police station recorded the highest murder rate (112) in 2015-16. This should be

of concern given that in 2014-15, Durban Central did not even feature in the top 10

police stations with the highest murder rate in eThekwini. Following closely behind

Durban Central was Hammarsdale which increased from 97 in 2014-15 to 109 in 2015-

16. Both Isipingo and KwaMashu police stations increased to 92 and 89 respectively in

2015-16.

Map 3: Murder Rate

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The map shows that high murder rate seemed to push boundaries from the inner city to

the outlying areas of the city in 2015-16. Durban Central recorded the highest murder

rate per 100 000 in eThekwini. This was followed closely by KwaMashu in the north,

Hammersdale and Mpumalanga in the west and Isipingo and Umbumbulu in the south.

6. Sexual Crimes

Sexual crimes that were reported over a five year period in eThekwini’s SAPS police

stations trended downwards starting at 4227 in 2011-12 and settled at 2989 in 2015-

16. Although it is still high by any standards given the life-long trauma that victims of

this crime are subjected to, but over the last five years, sexual crime cases were at

least showing signs of marginal decrease. They decreased by 29%.

For the province of KwaZulu Natal, 9 079 sexual crime cases were reported in 2014-

15. These decreased to 8 947 cases the following year (2015-16) which is a marginal

decline of 1.5% that is worthy to be noted given the repercussions of this crime. It

should be noted that the major contributors to the national figure in the last two years

were Gauteng, KZN, Eastern Cape and the Western Cape.

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Looking at national ( South Africa ) sexual crime trend over a ten year period

between 2006-07 and 2015-16, it would seem that the downward trajectory which

eventually spread to KwaZulu Natal started in 2008-09 at 69 197 reported sexual

crimes until 2015-16 in which 51 895 cases were opened.

Total Sexual Crime Rate per 100 000

Table 5.1

Table 5.1

Sexual Crimes 2014-15 2015-16



Isipingo (KZN) 55 118 81 174

Ntu Zuma (KZN) 198 164 162 134

Point (KZN) 32 127 33 131

Umkomaas (KZN) 65 119 65 119

Folweni (KZN) 61 105 68 118

Umlazi (KZN) 340 120 319 112

Cato Manor (KZN) 100 135 79 107

Kwamakhutha (KZN) 88 75 123 105

Verulam (KZN) 113 101 112 100

Table 5.1 shows that Durban Central topped the list at 196 sexual crime rate in the top

10 police stations that recorded the highest sexual crimes’ rate in eThekwini. This was

an increase for Durban Central as in 2014-15 it stood at 186. Closely following Durban

central was Isipingo at 174. This was a huge increase for Isipingo as in 2014-15 sexual

crime rate was only 55. Ntuzuma and the Point police stations recorded 134 and 131

respectively.

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Map 4: Sexual Crime Rate

The map shows clearly that Durban Central recorded the highest rate of sexual crimes

per 100 000 in eThekwini.

This was followed closely by the Isipingo, Ntuzuma and Point policing precincts.

Sexual crimes were also variably recorded in the furthest outlying areas of eThekwini viz,

Umkomaas in the south, Hammersdale in the west through to Verulam in the north.

Unlike other crimes whose concentration is highest in the inner city and surrounds,

sexual crimes seemed to spread to the furthest outskirts like Umkomaas, Hammersdale,

Verulam and Tongaat.

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7. Robbery with Aggravating Circumstances

The graph above paints a picture of an upward trend in robberies with aggravated

circumstances for the first three years of the five year period starting at 10 488 reported

cases in 2011-12 to 11 631 cases in 2013-14. Thereafter a short-lived decline was

recorded in 2014-15 at 11 297 hence the following year (2015-16) robberies with

aggravating circumstances surged to 11 465 cases. KwaZulu-Natal recorded 20 881

robbery cases in 2014-15 and an increased 21 061 cases in 2015-16. The major

contributors to the national robbery with aggravating circumstances figure was the

Gauteng Province, followed by the Western Cape and then KwaZulu-Natal over the last

two years (2014-15 and 2015-16).

Robbery with Aggravating Circumstances per 100 000

Table 6.1

Table 6.1

Aggravated Robbery 2014-15 2015-16



Umbilo (KZN) 421 1037 494 1217

Pinetown (KZN) 1013 1141 1019 1148

Isipingo (KZN) 308 662 387 831

Berea (KZN) 202 733 218 791

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Westville (KZN) 184 601 215 702

Point (KZN) 163 646 169 669

Montclair (KZN) 279 624 249 557

Bellair (KZN) 70 276 124 490

Sydenham (KZN) 379 491 374 485

Looking at 10 police stations which recorded the highest robbery rates, Durban

Central topped the list in both 2014-15 and 2015-16. Since Durban Central is the

main hub of economic activity for eThekwini and where a lot of operations take place

which in most instances require one to be in the city, the set up presents unfortunate

opportunities for people to be robbed. It should also be noted that Durban Central

rate seems to be trending upwards. It was 2 004 in 2014-15 and increased to 2 090

in 2015-16. The year before 2014-15, it was just less 2 000. Durban Central was

followed by Umbilo, Pinetown, Isipingo and Berea. These four policing precincts also

showed an upward trend pattern over the last two years.

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Map 5: Robbery with Aggravated Circumstances’ Rate

Durban Central and the immediate adjacent areas like Umbilo and Berea recorded a

high rate of aggravated robbery respectively. Pinetown and the immediate adjacent

areas like Westville recorded a high rate of aggravated robbery in 2015-16. Isipingo in

the south also experienced high aggravated robbery cases. It should be noted that most

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of these areas that experienced high spike in aggravated robbery offences have busy

office complexes, so robbers see this as an opportunity especially Durban Central.

8. Property-related Crime

The graph shows a total number of property related crimes recorded in eThekwini over a

five year period. These included burglary at business and residential premises, theft of

motor vehicle and motorcycle, theft out of or from motor vehicle and stock theft.

According to the SAPS, these are crimes during which tangible property of an individual

or institution is taken by criminal elements without permission and in the absence of the

owner or custodian of such property. In the five year period starting from 2011-12 to

2015-16, property related crime was at its peak in 2012-2013 as 45 384 cases were

recorded. Thereafter it trended downwards until it settled at 39 488 cases in 2015-16.

Looking at the KwaZulu-Natal province, 86 814 property related cases were reported in

2014-15, these marginally decreased to 86 385 cases a year later (2015-16). This was

just a 0.5% decrease and this marginal decrease was also felt at municipal level as

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eThekwini recorded a 1% decrease in these two years. The major contributors to the

national figure were Gauteng, followed by the Western Cape and then KwaZulu-Natal.

The national trend over the 10 year period (2006-07 and 2015-16) fluctuated noticeably

between 542 197 and 558 334. The highest peak was recorded in 2012-13 at 558 334

cases. Since then property related cases embarked on a downward trajectory

culminating in 543 524 cases in 2015-16 which is a 3% decrease. However, between

2014-15 and 2015-16, property related crimes dropped by 1.8% nationally.

Table 7.1

Property Related Crimes

April 2011 to March 2012





Burglary at non-residential premises 4586 5113 4531 4362 4842

Burglary at residential premises 19468 22003 19895 18820 18091

Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle 7127 6902 6137 5993 6344

Theft out of or from motor vehicle 9496 11144 10869 10072 9956

Stock-theft 220 222 205 298 255

Total Property-related Crimes 40897 45384 41637 39545 39488

Table 7.1 shows in detail each property crime and how it contributed in terms of the

trends to the total property related crimes in eThekwini over a five year period.

Burglary at residential premises was the main contributor to the overall property

related crimes across the five year period while stock theft contribution was minimal.

Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle trended downwards in the first four years but

surged to 6 344 in 2015-16 compared to 6 137 cases in 2014-15. The subdued motor

vehicle and motorcycle trend could be attributed to tracking devices installed in most

vehicles. These devices make it easy for the law enforcement agencies to track

stolen vehicles and motorcycles. Theft out of or from motor vehicles remained a

thorny crime in eThekwini as cases of this nature remained almost constant around

and above 10 000 cases each year over the five year period.

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Highest Reported Cases: Property Related Crime

Table 7.2

Table 7.2

Property Crime 2014-15 2015-16


Berea (KZN) 6484 1787 1649 5983


Umbilo (KZN) 5188 2106 2010 4952

Point (KZN) 4119 1040 981 3886

Pinetown (KZN) 2957 2625 2877 3241

Durban North (KZN) 2984 1191 1190 2981

Westville (KZN) 2886 884 862 2815

Amanzimtoti (KZN) 2555 1256 1183 2407

Bellair (KZN) 2279 577 572 2259

Montclair (KZN) 1864 833 961 2150

According to table 7.2, out of ten police stations which recorded the highest property

related crime, Berea, Durban Central, Umbilo and Point policing precincts were in the

top four. Berea recorded the highest property related crime rate per 100 000 people

in 2015-16. It was followed by Durban Central. In 2014-15, Durban Central recorded

the highest property related crime rate and it was closely by Berea.

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Map 6: Property Related Crime Total

The map shows a high concentration of property related crimes around the Durban

CBD and surrounding areas like Berea, Umbilo and the Point area. Pinetown with its

sizeable industrial area compounded by residential areas was not far off as well. It

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should be noted that the outlying areas experienced less of this particular crime

compared to the inner city circle areas. The pattern of declining crime trends as one

moves away from the city or eThekwini’s economic hubs was noticeable.

9. Burglary at Business Premises (non-residential)

Burglary incidences at business premises were at their peak in 2012-13 whereby 5113

cases were reported in eThekwini. For two consecutive years after 2012-13, business

burglaries appeared to have been subdued at 4531 and 4362 cases respectively. In

2015-16, business burglaries surged to 4842 cases. In the last two years, KwaZulu-Natal

recorded 11 032 cases in 2014-15 and these also surged to 11 656 burglary cases in

2015-16. This resulted in a 5.7% increase. The major contributors to the national figure

were Gauteng, the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.

The national trend on business burglaries over a ten year period between 2006-07 and

2015-16 projected an upward trend with a marginal dip only in 2010-11 and 2011-12.

However in the last two years, still maintaining an upward trajectory, a total of 74 358

business burglary cases were reported in 2014-15, these increased to 75 008 cases in

2015-16. This is a 1% increase.

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Highest Reported Cases: Burglary at Business Premises

Table 8.1

Burglary at Non-Res Premises

Station : 2014-15 Total Station:2015-16 Total

Pinetown (KZN) 531 Durban Central (KZN) 650

Durban Central (KZN) 521 Pinetown (KZN) 556

Greenwood Park (KZN) 309 Greenwood Park (KZN) 290

Umbilo (KZN) 241 Umbilo (KZN) 250

Umlazi (KZN) 187 Umlazi (KZN) 176

Phoenix (KZN) 180 Point (KZN) 172

Chatsworth (KZN) 149 Chatsworth (KZN) 163

Hillcrest (KZN) 146 Berea (KZN) 153

Berea (KZN) 138 Phoenix (KZN) 151

Inanda (KZN) 99 Hillcrest (KZN) 150

The 10 police stations that recorded high burglary cases at business premises in a

space of two different years are listed in the table above. In 2015-16, Durban Central

was the highest with a total of 650 burglary cases reported and was followed by

Pinetown with 556 cases. The previous year, Pinetown was leading at 531 reported

burglary cases while Durban Central recorded 521 cases. Business burglary cases

reported in these two police stations increased in 2015-16 compared to 2014-15.

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Map 7. Burglary at Non-residential Premises Total (business)

Burglary at non-residential premises was the highest in Durban Central in 2015-16

This was followed by Greenwood Park and Umbilo policing precincts.

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In the western suburbs, Pinetown recorded the highest rate of non-residential burglaries,

followed closely by Westville. Overall, Durban Central and Pinetown emerged as the

business burglary hotspots in 2015-16. This may be attributed to their industrialised

nature and other forms of businesses found in these policing precincts.

10. Burglary at Residential Premises

Burglary incidences at residential premises were also at their peak in 2012-13 whereby a

total of 22 003 cases were reported in eThekwini. For three consecutive years after the

2012-13 peak, burglaries at residential premises trended downwards marginally. A total

of 19 895 burglary cases were reported in 2013-14, these dropped to 18 820 cases in

2014-15. Residential burglary cases further dropped to 18 091 cases in 2015-16.

As a result of this downward trajectory, a decrease of 9% has been recorded since the

2012-13 peak.

The province of KwaZulu-Natal also emulated eThekwini especially in the last two years

in terms of the downward trajectory. A total of 43 274 residential burglaries were

reported in KwaZulu-Natal in 2014-15, these dropped to 42 429 cases in 2015-16, which

is 2% drop. The national trend over the ten year period between 2006-07 and 2015-16

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for burglaries at residential premises fluctuated with the notable peak only recorded in

2012-13 at 261 319 residential burglaries. Thereafter, the downward trajectory was

observed culminating in 250 606 cases in 2015-16. In the last two years, 253 716 cases

were reported nationally in 2014-15, these dropped to 250 606 cases in 2015-16, which

is 1.2% drop.

Highest Reported Cases: Burglary at Residential Premises

Table 9.1

The 10 police stations that recorded the highest residential burglaries in a space of two

years are listed in the table above. Inanda police station recorded the highest number of

residential burglaries in both 2014-15 and 2015-16 at 1146 and 1242 respectively.

Pinetown, Chatsworth, Umlazi and Hillcrest police stations were not far off as residential

burglary cases reported to these police stations increased respectively in 2015-16

compared to 2014-15.


Station : 2014-15 Total Station:2015-16 Total

Inanda (KZN) 1146 Inanda (KZN) 1242

Chatsworth (KZN) 991 Pinetown (KZN) 1014

Umlazi (KZN) 950 Chatsworth (KZN) 979

Hillcrest (KZN) 846 Umlazi (KZN) 947

Phoenix (KZN) 844 Hillcrest (KZN) 803

Pinetown (KZN) 745 Mariannhill (KZN) 755

Umbilo (KZN) 706 Phoenix (KZN) 696

Mariannhill (KZN) 676 Greenwood Park (KZN) 624

Ntu Zuma (KZN) 638 Ntu Zuma (KZN) 615

Sydenham (KZN) 635 Umbilo (KZN) 587

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Map 8. Burglary at Residential Premises

Burglary was the hardest hit by residential burglaries in 2015-16 as 1 242 burglaries

were reported. In the western suburbs, Pinetown, Marianhill and Hillcrest also

experienced high burglary incidences while Umlazi and Phoenix in the south were not

spared from these burglaries.

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11. Public Opinion Survey

During the Municipal Services and Living Conditions Survey (MSLCS), respondents are

normally asked if they have been a victim of crime in the last year and the answer that is

expected is either a “Yes or No” answer. This is a municipal wide survey conducted

annually. The survey is crucial to eThekwini Municipality in that it sketches the annual

picture of the rate of basic services’ delivery by scrutinising a number of survey sections

including Crime and Safety. It is important that Municipal decision makers have a clear

understanding of the residents’ perceptions of their living conditions, their satisfaction

with Municipal services and with their neighbourhoods and their satisfaction with the

quality of their own lives. Table 10.1 below shows the results over a five year survey

cycle.

Table 10.1

2011-2012

%

2012-2013

%

2013-2014

%

2014-15

%

2015-16

%

Yes 13 14 21.67 15.6 26.0

No 87 86 78.33 84.4 74.0

The residents were given an opportunity to give an account of their crime experiences.

When the residents were asked whether they had fallen victim to crime in the past year,

26% reported being a victim of crime in 2015-16. This is not only an increase of 10%

compared to 2014-15 whereby 16% of the respondents fell prey to crime but it is also

the highest result recorded over the last five years.

Safety in eThekwini when walking

Table 10.2

Feeling safe walking where you live during the day

2011-2012 %

2012-2013 %

2013-2014 %

2014-15 %

2015-16 %

Safe 81 77 73 73 75

Unsafe 19 23 27 27 25

Total 100 100 100 100 100

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The residents were also asked, how safe it is to walk where they live during the day.

Despite the increase in crime, the majority of respondents (75%) felt very safe or fairly

safe in 2015-16 compared to 73% in 2014-15. This meant that those who were either

feeling bit unsafe and very unsafe were decreasing as only 25% complained about this

in 2015-16 compared to 2014-15.

Table 10.3

Feeling safe walking where you live after dark

2011-2012

% 2012-2013

% 2013-2014

% 2014-2015

% 2015-2016

%

Safe 45 32 43 32 37

Unsafe 55 68 57 68 63

Total 100 100 100 100 100

After dark the safety pattern changed dramatically as 63% felt unsafe when walking in

their residential areas in 2015-16. Overall those who felt safe walking after dark in the

areas they live in remained below 50% across the five year period. The highest

percentage of those who felt safe was only recorded in 2011-12 at 45% while the highest

percentage of those who felt unsafe was only recorded in 2014-15 at 68%.

Safety in eThekwini when at home

Table 10.4

Feeling safe at home during the day

2011-2012 %

2012-2013 %

2013-2014 %

2014-2015 %

2015-2016 %

Safe 83 76 76 73 78

Unsafe 17 24 25 27 22

Total 100 100 100 100 100

Respondents were asked if they felt safe at home during the day. Over the five year

period the highest percentage of those who felt safe at home was only recorded in 2011-

12 at 83% and the lowest percentage was recorded in 2014-15 at 73%. After the 2014-

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15 marginal dip, 2015-16 yielded 78% in home safety feeling during the day. The

percentage of those who felt unsafe at home during the day remained just under 30%

across the five year period.

Table 10.5

Feeling safe at home at night

2011-2012

% 2012-2013

% 2013-2014

% 2014-2015

% 2015-2016

%

Safe 53 42 53 45 52

Unsafe 47 58 47 55 48

Total 100 100 100 100 100

When respondents were asked about home safety after dark, the safety pattern changed

dramatically again as fewer people were now concerned about their safety compared to

their safety during the day. The highest home safety positive feeling percentage after

dark was recorded in 2011-12 and 2013-14 at 53% respectively. The lowest home safety

feeling after dark was recorded in 2012-13 at 42%. On the other hand, the percentage of

those who felt unsafe while at home after dark fluctuated with the highest percentage

recorded in 2012-13 at 58%. Approximately half of all respondents who participated in

this study over a five year period do not feel safe at home after dark which is an

indication of the true impact of crime in eThekwini.

Areas considered most unsafe in eThekwini

Table 10.6

Areas %

KwaMashu 14

Umlazi 7

Durban CBD 6

Inanda 6

Durban Beachfront 3

Lamontville 3

Phoenix 3

Besters 1

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Clermont 1

Verulam 1

In the same survey, respondents were asked to list areas that were considered to be the

most unsafe areas in eThekwini. Out of the shortlist of ten areas mentioned by

respondents, KwaMashu was mentioned by 14%, Umlazi by 7%, Durban CBD by 6%

while another 6% mentioned Inanda. It should be noted that the first two most mentioned

areas have hostels in their vicinity. There is a hostel in KwaMashu which is always in the

news for all the wrong reasons and there is Glebelands hostel in Umlazi which is

currently in the news for unresolved murder cases.

Most of the areas mentioned in this independent survey were also in the SAPS Crime

Statistics first 10 areas with the highest crime rate in eThekwini. In the 2015-16 SAPS

statistical release, Durban CBD recorded the highest number of cases across most of

the crime categories and in the Municipal Services and Living Conditions Survey 2015-

16, Durban CBD occupied the third position in the list of the most unsafe areas in

eThekwini. This reflects a certain degree of collaboration in how people feel unsafe in

certain areas and the number of crimes reported in those areas.

12. Victims of Crime Survey 2015-16 (VOCS 2015-16)

The best and worst places to be a victim of crime requiring police assistance has been

determined by Statistics South Africa. According to Stats SA, the Western Cape has the

fastest response time of the police to emergency calls. This province emerged as the

only province where a significant percentage of households reported that it takes less

than 30 minutes for the police to respond to an emergency call.

In the Northern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu Natal and Mpumalanga, households

generally indicated that it takes more than two hours for police to respond to an

emergency call. North West emerged as having the worst police response time to

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emergency calls where more than 50% of the households reported that it takes more

than two hours or never arrive. In Gauteng, a quarter of the residents (25%) mentioned

that it took less than 30 minutes for the police to respond to an emergency call. About 30

% said police came within an hour and 21% said police responded within two hours.

There is also a “Never arrives” box, which was ticked by 4.5% of Gauteng residents. The

survey also provides evidence of a decline in police visibility in the last five years.

According to the Statistician - General the survey revealed that South Africans believe

that crime had increased in their respective areas, with the Western Cape again leading

the pack at 52.2%, closely followed by Free State at 48% and North West at 47.4%.

On a more positive note, Gauteng (34%) and KwaZulu Natal (33%) had the highest

percentage of households who felt that violent crime had decreased over the last three

years.

These are noteworthy findings of the Victims of Crime Survey for 2015-16. Stats SA

assessed the percentage distribution of households’ perceptions of the average length of

time it takes the police to respond to an emergency call by province.

The results are an indictment on the police, showing that the level of satisfaction with

police declined from an estimated 64.2% in 2011 to 58.8% in 2015-16, with the Western

Cape being the worst province when it comes to society’s trust in the police hence

satisfaction levels with the police decreased from 71.3% in 2011 to 57.1% in 2015-16.

The level of despondency in society when it comes to police’s ability to combat or

investigate crime is evident from the findings of the survey. People believe that it was

pointless to report crime as police could do nothing or they will not do anything about it.

According to the Statistician – General, this is an indictment that people have lost hope

in what police could do about crime.

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Unfortunately reporting for Victims of Crime Survey is at provincial level and is in fact the

lowest level of reporting for the Survey. There is an interactive portal that captures most

of Stats SA’s surveys as follows: http://interactive.statssa.gov.za:8282/webview/.

http://interactive.statssa.gov.za:8282/webview/

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Appendix 1: Total Crime

Total Crime 2014-15 2015-16

eThekwini Stations Total per 100 000 Total

per 100 000 Increase

Amanzimtoti 3483 7086 3355 6826 -4

Bayview 1931 5314 1726 4750 -11

Bellair 1645 6497 1632 6445 -1

Berea 3539 12841 3241 11760 -8

Bhekithemba 2620 1892 2549 1840 -3

Brighton Beach 3021 8684 3003 8633 -1

Cato Manor 2205 2987 2108 2856 -4

Chatsworth 8607 5459 8471 5373 -2

Durban Central 14514 29624 13737 28038 -5

Durban North 4234 10606 3920 9820 -7

Folweni 1677 2900 1596 2759 -5

Greenwood Park 4410 6048 4152 5694 -6

Hammarsdale 606 3660 564 3406 -7

Hillcrest 3739 3418 3695 3378 -1

Inanda 7168 2219 7268 2250 1

Inchanga 880 1687 751 1439 -15

Isipingo 3030 6509 3065 6584 1

King Shaka International Airport 547 1272945 313 728395 -43

Kwa Mashu E 4637 3221 5006 3478 8

Kwadabeka 2829 2606 2498 2301 -12

Kwamakhutha 2298 1958 2506 2135 9

Kwandengezi 1941 2880 1627 2414 -16

Lamontville 1172 3502 926 2767 -21

Malvern 1458 3792 1433 3727 -2

Mariannhill 4610 3629 4145 3263 -10

Maydon Wharf 213 15261 532 38117 150

Mayville 2534 4856 2313 4433 -9

Montclair 3318 7424 3022 6761 -9

Mpumalanga station 2278 2416 2066 2191 -9

Newlands East 2860 3765 2878 3789 1

Ntu Zuma 4814 3992 4887 4052 2

Phoenix 11539 5644 11207 5482 -3

Pinetown 9375 10560 9457 10652 1

Point 5805 22994 5529 21901 -5

Sydenham 4908 6362 4491 5821 -8

Tongaat 3063 4293 2667 3738 -13

Umbilo 5481 13502 5534 13633 1

Umbumbulu 893 3148 1092 3849 22

Umkomaas 2766 5050 2504 4572 -9

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Umlazi 9044 3183 8802 3098 -3

Umsunduzi 415 1558 498 1870 20

Verulam 4309 3856 4223 3779 -2

Wentworth 2305 5037 2242 4899 -3

Westville 2988 9756 2891 9440 -3

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Appendix 2: Contact Crime

Contact Crime 2014-15

2015-16

eThekwini Stations Total per 100 000 Total per 100 000 Increase

Amanzimtoti 477 970 519 1056 9

Bayview 453 1247 408 1123 -10

Bellair 275 1086 328 1295 19

Berea 456 1655 476 1727 4

Bhekithemba 998 721 944 682 -5

Brighton Beach 454 1305 428 1230 -6

Cato Manor 654 886 592 802 -9

Chatsworth 2239 1420 2410 1529 8

Durban Central 2425 4950 2552 5209 5

Durban North 303 759 347 869 15

Folweni 605 1046 638 1103 5

Greenwood Park 890 1221 842 1155 -5

Hammarsdale 180 1087 159 960 -12

Hillcrest 757 692 756 691 0

Inanda 2961 917 3131 969 6

Inchanga 288 552 239 458 -17

Isipingo 909 1953 994 2135 9


Kwa Mashu E 1519 1055 1699 1180 12

Kwadabeka 808 744 818 753 1

Kwamakhutha 917 781 912 777 -1

Kwandengezi 609 904 516 766 -15

Lamontville 377 1127 392 1171 4

Malvern 226 588 190 494 -16

Mariannhill 1472 1159 1401 1103 -5

Maydon Wharf 17 1218 41 2938 141

Mayville 519 995 437 838 -16

Montclair 659 1474 605 1354 -8


Newlands East 730 961 735 968 1

Ntu Zuma 2026 1680 1994 1653 -2

Phoenix 3146 1539 2827 1383 -10

Pinetown 2437 2745 2224 2505 -9

Point 864 3422 938 3715 9

Sydenham 1138 1475 1028 1332 -10

Tongaat 910 1275 747 1047 -18

Umbilo 943 2323 1060 2611 12

Umbumbulu 262 924 244 860 -7

Umkomaas 744 1358 750 1369 1

Umlazi 3671 1292 3549 1249 -3

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Umsunduzi 199 747 205 770 3

Verulam 1214 1086 1153 1032 -5

Wentworth 603 1318 597 1304 -1

Westville 540 1763 546 1783 1

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Appendix 3: Murder

Murder 2014-15 2015-16


Amanzimtoti 30 61 25 51 -17

Bayview 13 36 9 25 -31

Bellair 3 12 1 4 -67

Berea 2 7 3 11 50

Bhekithemba 42 30 43 31 2

Brighton Beach 10 29 10 29 0

Cato Manor 40 54 38 51 -5

Chatsworth 49 31 59 37 20

Durban Central 29 59 55 112 90

Durban North 7 18 3 8 -57

Folweni 37 64 32 55 -14

Greenwood Park 29 40 20 27 -31

Hammarsdale 16 97 18 109 13

Hillcrest 37 34 32 29 -14

Inanda 179 55 169 52 -6

Inchanga 23 44 23 44 0

Isipingo 40 86 43 92 8

King Shaka International Airport 0 0 0 0 0

Kwa Mashu E 107 74 128 89 20

Kwadabeka 59 54 66 61 12

Kwamakhutha 61 52 62 53 2

Kwandengezi 42 62 41 61 -2

Lamontville 13 39 11 33 -15

Malvern 5 13 4 10 -20

Mariannhill 64 50 60 47 -6

Maydon Wharf 0 0 0 0 0

Mayville 6 11 6 11 0

Montclair 8 18 16 36 100

Mpumalanga station 64 68 73 77 14

Newlands East 15 20 14 18 -7

Ntu Zuma 97 80 76 63 -22

Phoenix 31 15 34 17 10

Pinetown 42 47 25 28 -40

Point 11 44 10 40 -9

Sydenham 32 41 22 29 -31

Tongaat 28 39 23 32 -18

Umbilo 5 12 17 42 240

Umbumbulu 17 60 23 81 35

Umkomaas 28 51 31 57 11

Umlazi 170 60 155 55 -9

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Umsunduzi 18 68 16 60 -11

Verulam 55 49 40 36 -27

Wentworth 10 22 8 17 -20

Westville 2 7 9 29 350

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Appendix 4: Sexual Crimes

Sexual Crimes 2014-15

2015-16


Amanzimtoti 39 79 46 94 18

Bayview 13 36 12 33 -8

Bellair 10 39 12 47 20

Berea 11 40 12 44 9

Bhekithemba 109 79 97 70 -11


Cato Manor 100 135 79 107 -21

Chatsworth 116 74 103 65 -11

Durban Central 91 186 96 196 5

Durban North 9 23 13 33 44

Folweni 61 105 68 118 11

Greenwood Park 55 75 51 70 -7

Hammarsdale 18 109 14 85 -22

Hillcrest 69 63 72 66 4

Inanda 313 97 316 98 1

Inchanga 36 69 36 69 0

Isipingo 55 118 81 174 47


Kwa Mashu E 114 79 137 95 20

Kwadabeka 74 68 81 75 9

Kwamakhutha 88 75 123 105 40


Lamontville 31 93 28 84 -10

Malvern 11 29 9 23 -18

Mariannhill 102 80 93 73 -9

Maydon Wharf 4 287 2 143 -50

Mayville 33 63 26 50 -21

Montclair 22 49 26 58 18


Newlands East 46 61 67 88 46

Ntu Zuma 198 164 162 134 -18

Phoenix 155 76 112 55 -28

Pinetown 49 55 56 63 14

Point 32 127 33 131 3

Sydenham 66 86 72 93 9

Tongaat 71 100 62 87 -13

Umbilo 34 84 40 99 18

Umbumbulu 42 148 28 99 -33

Umkomaas 65 119 65 119 0

Umlazi 340 120 319 112 -6

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Umsunduzi 20 75 20 75 0

Verulam 113 101 112 100 -1

Wentworth 32 70 34 74 6

Westville 28 91 30 98 7

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Appendix 5: Aggravated Robbery

Aggravated Robbery 2014-15 2015-16


Amanzimtoti 179 364 169 344 -6

Bayview 179 493 140 385 -22

Bellair 70 276 124 490 77

Berea 202 733 218 791 8

Bhekithemba 171 123 180 130 5

Brighton Beach 116 333 98 282 -16

Cato Manor 125 169 118 160 -6

Chatsworth 510 323 555 352 9

Durban Central 982 2004 1024 2090 4

Durban North 82 205 100 251 22

Folweni 85 147 100 173 18

Greenwood Park 365 501 323 443 -12

Hammarsdale 59 356 38 230 -36

Hillcrest 218 199 199 182 -9

Inanda 651 202 695 215 7

Inchanga 52 100 37 71 -29

Isipingo 308 662 387 831 26


Kwa Mashu E 326 226 419 291 29

Kwadabeka 166 153 163 150 -2

Kwamakhutha 183 156 196 167 7

Kwandengezi 73 108 76 113 4

Lamontville 55 164 58 173 5

Malvern 86 224 71 185 -17

Mariannhill 288 227 290 228 1


Mayville 174 333 165 316 -5

Montclair 279 624 249 557 -11


Newlands East 216 284 223 294 3

Ntu Zuma 429 356 473 392 10

Phoenix 727 356 609 298 -16

Pinetown 1013 1141 1019 1148 1

Point 163 646 169 669 4

Sydenham 379 491 374 485 -1

Tongaat 210 294 177 248 -16

Umbilo 421 1037 494 1217 17

Umbumbulu 42 148 37 130 -12

Umkomaas 175 320 190 347 9

Umlazi 716 252 732 258 2

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Umsunduzi 21 79 17 64 -19

Verulam 311 278 325 291 5

Wentworth 111 243 102 223 -8

Westville 184 601 215 702 17

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Appendix 6: Property Related Crime

Property Related Crime 2014-15 2015-16


Amanzimtoti 1256 2555 1183 2407 -6

Bayview 567 1560 434 1194 -23

Bellair 577 2279 572 2259 -1

Berea 1787 6484 1649 5983 -8

Bhekithemba 507 366 586 423 16

Brighton Beach 709 2038 691 1986 -3

Cato Manor 343 465 352 477 3

Chatsworth 1806 1145 1890 1199 5

Durban Central 2454 5009 2652 5413 8

Durban North 1191 2984 1190 2981 0

Folweni 371 641 334 577 -10

Greenwood Park 1493 2048 1520 2085 2

Hammarsdale 152 918 165 997 9

Hillcrest 1286 1176 1211 1107 -6

Inanda 1473 456 1604 497 9

Inchanga 222 425 204 391 -8

Isipingo 737 1583 699 1502 -5


Kwa Mashu E 666 463 658 457 -1

Kwadabeka 747 688 626 577 -16

Kwamakhutha 640 545 720 613 13

Kwandengezi 427 634 381 565 -11

Lamontville 194 580 194 580 0

Malvern 562 1461 562 1461 0

Mariannhill 897 706 1069 842 19

Maydon Wharf 16 1146 140 10031 775

Mayville 1006 1928 975 1869 -3

Montclair 833 1864 961 2150 15


Newlands East 633 833 616 811 -3

Ntu Zuma 890 738 845 701 -5

Phoenix 2057 1006 1791 876 -13

Pinetown 2625 2957 2877 3241 10

Point 1040 4119 981 3886 -6

Sydenham 1196 1550 1230 1594 3

Tongaat 686 961 637 893 -7

Umbilo 2106 5188 2010 4952 -5

Umbumbulu 196 691 240 846 22

Umkomaas 871 1590 766 1399 -12

Umlazi 1408 496 1416 498 1

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Umsunduzi 111 417 130 488 17

Verulam 940 841 904 809 -4

Wentworth 423 924 504 1101 19

Westville 884 2886 862 2815 -2

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Appendix 7: Burglary at Business Premises

Burglary at Business Premises 2014-15 2015-16

eThekwini Stations Total per 100 000 Total

per 100 000 Increase

Amanzimtoti 68 138 81 165 19

Bayview 83 228 42 116 -49

Bellair 17 67 13 51 -24

Berea 138 501 153 555 11

Bhekithemba 58 42 82 59 41


Cato Manor 20 27 26 35 30

Chatsworth 149 95 163 103 9

Durban Central 521 1063 650 1327 25

Durban North 74 185 104 261 41

Folweni 23 40 25 43 9

Greenwood Park 309 424 290 398 -6

Hammarsdale 19 115 16 97 -16

Hillcrest 146 133 150 137 3

Inanda 99 31 137 42 38

Inchanga 26 50 37 71 42

Isipingo 77 165 106 228 38


Kwa Mashu E 70 49 58 40 -17

Kwadabeka 62 57 76 70 23

Kwamakhutha 35 30 39 33 11


Lamontville 16 48 17 51 6

Malvern 46 120 55 143 20

Mariannhill 55 43 75 59 36

Maydon Wharf 2 143 7 502 250

Mayville 99 190 89 171 -10

Montclair 87 195 101 226 16


Newlands East 38 50 48 63 26

Ntu Zuma 67 56 71 59 6

Phoenix 180 88 151 74 -16

Pinetown 531 598 556 626 5

Point 63 250 172 681 173

Sydenham 78 101 106 137 36

Tongaat 87 122 85 119 -2

Umbilo 241 594 250 616 4

Umbumbulu 42 148 28 99 -33

Umkomaas 93 170 111 203 19

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Umlazi 187 66 176 62 -6

Umsunduzi 34 128 37 139 9

Verulam 92 82 114 102 24

Wentworth 60 131 58 127 -3

Westville 46 150 106 346 130

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Appendix 8: Burglary at Residential Premises

Burglary at Residential Premises 2014-15 2015-16


Amanzimtoti 633 1288 575 1170 -9

Bayview 287 790 177 487 -38

Bellair 335 1323 326 1287 -3

Berea 456 1655 384 1393 -16

Bhekithemba 349 252 409 295 17

Brighton Beach 349 1003 311 894 -11

Cato Manor 234 317 185 251 -21

Chatsworth 991 629 979 621 -1

Durban Central 192 392 161 329 -16

Durban North 437 1095 367 919 -16

Folweni 288 498 247 427 -14

Greenwood Park 557 764 624 856 12

Hammarsdale 83 501 99 598 19

Hillcrest 846 773 803 734 -5

Inanda 1146 355 1242 385 8

Inchanga 139 266 134 257 -4

Isipingo 319 685 241 518 -24


Kwa Mashu E 363 252 329 229 -9

Kwadabeka 488 449 396 365 -19

Kwamakhutha 484 412 557 475 15

Kwandengezi 310 460 279 414 -10

Lamontville 160 478 148 442 -8

Malvern 297 772 340 884 14

Mariannhill 676 532 755 594 12


Mayville 476 912 415 795 -13

Montclair 377 843 378 846 0


Newlands East 380 500 310 408 -18

Ntu Zuma 638 529 615 510 -4

Phoenix 844 413 696 340 -18

Pinetown 745 839 1014 1142 36

Point 114 452 103 408 -10

Sydenham 635 823 581 753 -9

Tongaat 373 523 307 430 -18

Umbilo 706 1739 587 1446 -17

Umbumbulu 110 388 147 518 34

Umkomaas 610 1114 486 887 -20

Umlazi 950 334 947 333 0

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Umsunduzi 50 188 71 267 42

Verulam 493 441 430 385 -13

Wentworth 235 513 237 518 1

Westville 425 1388 403 1316 -5

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Appendix 9: Households and Population per station (Census 2011)

eThekwini Stations Total Pop by Pol

Total Household

Amanzimtoti (KZN) 49150 15059

Bayview (KZN) 36340 10056

Bellair (KZN) 25321 7380

Berea (KZN) 27560 12140

Bhekithemba (KZN) 138510 32666

Brighton Beach (KZN) 34786 11159

Cato Manor (KZN) 73818 22409

Chatsworth (KZN) 157670 45688

Durban Central (KZN) 48994 17116

Durban North (KZN) 39919 14784

Folweni (KZN) 57837 12022

Greenwood Park (KZN) 72913 24922

Hammarsdale (KZN) 16557 5260

Hillcrest (KZN) 109384 31043

Inanda (KZN) 323006 78233

Inchanga (KZN) 52176 10881

Isipingo (KZN) 46549 13876

King Shaka International Airport (KZN) 43 4

Kwa Mashu E (KZN) 143946 43151

Kwadabeka (KZN) 108572 38356

Kwamakhutha (KZN) 117362 27560

Kwandengezi (KZN) 67389 13142

Lamontville (KZN) 33463 7813

Malvern (KZN) 38454 12132

Mariannhill (KZN) 127028 35696

Maydon Wharf (KZN) 1396 420

Mayville (KZN) 52178 18848

Montclair (KZN) 44695 15885

Mpumalanga station (KZN) 94291 20263

Newlands East (KZN) 75956 18177

Ntu Zuma (KZN) 120605 28285

Phoenix (KZN) 204442 53812

Pinetown (KZN) 88780 28868

Point (KZN) 25246 9082

Sydenham (KZN) 77151 26979

Tongaat (KZN) 71350 22284

Umbilo (KZN) 40593 15792

Umbumbulu (KZN) 28369 5128

Umkomaas (KZN) 54769 13977

Umlazi (KZN) 284138 74605

Umsunduzi (KZN) 26632 4702

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Verulam (KZN) 111744 32241

Wentworth (KZN) 45765 11572

Westville (KZN) 30626 8989

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