The national crime statistics for the period of April 2014 to March 2015 were released by Minister of police Nathi Nhleko and National Police Commissioner Riah Phyega last week.
The Umhlali police station serves a large area of about 30km, from the Tongaat River to Groutville and inland to Nsuze. This includes the Dolphin Coast and the popular holiday town of Ballito.
Here are the most prevalent crimes committed with cases opened over the past year.
The top five crimes
* The first figure is for the year in review and the next figure for the previous year.
* The difference between a house robbery and a house burglary is that the occupants were not home during a burglary
1. Drug related crime 563 – 503 *According to Umhlali Station Commander Lt Col Dieter Fittkau this relates to the number of drug related arrests made by the station.
2. Burglary at residential premises 470 – 451
3. All theft not mentioned elsewhere 452 – 478
4. Assault with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm 250 – 245
5. Robbery with aggravating circumstances 117 – 150
Other crimes to note:
Theft out of or from motor vehicle 126 – 100
Commercial crime 125 -130
Burglary at non-residential premises 84 – 114
Sexual offenses 57 – 97
Robbery at residential premises 38 – 53
Murder 31 – 24
Attempted murder 29 – 22
Robbery at non-residential premises 18 – 16
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