Crime statistics for Randfontein between April 2012 and March 2013 paint a bleak picture of a town under siege by criminals, with 13 out of the 29 crime categories reported on having increased significantly.
While murder is down from 49 in the previous year to 36, attempted murder is up from the previous year’s 27 cases to 44 in the past year.
While residential burglary, theft out of motor vehicle, stock theft, the illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, drug-related crimes, driving under the influence, commercial crime, business robbery and kidnapping are all up substantially, house robbery, sexual crimes, assault, vehicle theft, hijacking, house robbery and child abuse are all down.
Cases of illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, drug-related crime, driving under the influence and kidnapping are all at a 10-year high.
