The South African Police Services has released crime stats figures for the year ending March 2018. The following analysis is relevant to the motor vehicle industry:
Car Hi-jacking
Recent videos showing car hi-jackings around Mzansi show that this is a serious crime. Total car hijackings in Mzansi were 16 325 cases reported, a decrease of 23% from last years 16 717 however the decrease is misleading as most provinces individually showed an increase with the major spots (KZN & GP) showing decreases. The most number of cases reported per province from April 2017 to March 2018 was:
Province |
Cases Reported |
% and number difference from last year |
Gauteng |
8 269 |
a decline of 4.0% from last year 8 610 |
KZN |
2 698 |
a decline of 10.9% from last year 3 029 |
Western Cape |
2 182 |
a decline of 0.9% from last year 2 201 |
Eastern Cape |
999 |
an increase of 4.6% from last year 955 |
Mpumalanga |
896 |
an increase of 10.6% from last year 810 |
Limpopo |
584 |
an increase of 27.2% from last year 459 |
North West |
425 |
an increase of 9.0% from last year 390 |
Free State |
235 |
an increase of 0.4% from last year 234 |
Northern Cape |
37 |
an increase of 27.6% from last year 29 |
The highest number of reported car-hijacking cases by place are listed below:
Top Hi-jacking places in Mzansi from April 2017 to March 2018 |
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Position |
Station |
Province |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
Diff |
% Change |
1 |
Nyanga |
Western Cape |
102 |
137 |
238 |
257 |
276 |
19 |
+7,4% |
2 |
Jeppe |
Gauteng |
103 |
178 |
192 |
238 |
262 |
24 |
+10,1% |
3 |
Booysens |
Gauteng |
224 |
220 |
207 |
250 |
198 |
-52 |
-20,8% |
4 |
Honeydew |
Gauteng |
56 |
61 |
98 |
149 |
184 |
35 |
+23,5% |
5 |
Moffatview |
Gauteng |
157 |
164 |
97 |
155 |
183 |
28 |
+18,1% |
6 |
Delft |
Western Cape |
18 |
82 |
128 |
164 |
175 |
11 |
+6,7% |
7 |
Jhb Central |
Gauteng |
65 |
95 |
131 |
151 |
169 |
18 |
+11,9% |
8 |
Kempton Park |
Gauteng |
77 |
79 |
97 |
146 |
168 |
22 |
+15,1% |
9 |
Vosloorus |
Gauteng |
53 |
51 |
71 |
86 |
158 |
72 |
+83,7% |
10 |
Tembisa |
Gauteng |
95 |
142 |
98 |
118 |
156 |
38 |
+32,2% |
11 |
Umlazi |
Kwazulu/Natal |
85 |
85 |
124 |
153 |
150 |
-3 |
-2,0% |
12 |
Khayelitsha |
Western Cape |
59 |
73 |
80 |
145 |
144 |
-1 |
-0,7% |
13 |
Cleveland |
Gauteng |
56 |
110 |
94 |
116 |
143 |
27 |
+23,3% |
14 |
Dobsonville |
Gauteng |
118 |
113 |
126 |
155 |
142 |
-13 |
-8,4% |
15 |
Kwazakele |
Eastern Cape |
104 |
88 |
135 |
152 |
139 |
-13 |
-8,6% |
16 |
Moroka |
Gauteng |
87 |
89 |
103 |
115 |
131 |
16 |
+13,9% |
17 |
Mfuleni |
Western Cape |
31 |
49 |
101 |
103 |
126 |
23 |
+22,3% |
18 |
Roodepoort |
Gauteng |
138 |
129 |
101 |
92 |
124 |
32 |
+34,8% |
19 |
Harare |
Western Cape |
76 |
86 |
119 |
173 |
124 |
-49 |
-28,3% |
20 |
Bramley |
Gauteng |
79 |
86 |
100 |
96 |
123 |
27 |
+28,1% |
21 |
Mamelodi East |
Gauteng |
62 |
79 |
112 |
122 |
123 |
1 |
+0,8% |
22 |
New Brighton |
Eastern Cape |
80 |
71 |
86 |
119 |
122 |
3 |
+2,5% |
23 |
Mondeor |
Gauteng |
103 |
91 |
95 |
133 |
121 |
-12 |
-9,0% |
24 |
Alexandra |
Gauteng |
86 |
143 |
106 |
107 |
120 |
13 |
+12,1% |
25 |
Soshanguve |
Gauteng |
72 |
116 |
169 |
192 |
120 |
-72 |
-37,5% |
26 |
Pinetown |
Kwazulu/Natal |
202 |
147 |
146 |
238 |
117 |
-121 |
-50,8% |
27 |
Atteridgeville |
Gauteng |
41 |
74 |
89 |
94 |
113 |
19 |
+20,2% |
28 |
Ivory Park |
Gauteng |
72 |
127 |
128 |
163 |
112 |
-51 |
-31,3% |
29 |
Florida |
Gauteng |
73 |
119 |
116 |
90 |
109 |
19 |
+21,1% |
30 |
Rietgat |
Gauteng |
121 |
133 |
117 |
156 |
108 |
-48 |
-30,8% |