PROVINCE: FREESTATE
Number of cases reported by area and type of serious crime	EASTERN FREESTATE			NORTHERN FREESTATE			SOUTHERN FREESTATE			TOTAL FREE STATE
	1994	1995	1996	1994	1995	1996	1994	1995	1996	1994	1995	1996
MURDER	313	261	276	574	578	551	448	508	512	1,335	1,347	1,339
ATTEMPTED MURDER	293	292	357	414	395	545	357	329	365	1,064	1,016	1,267
ROBBERY : AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES	598	489	544	1,299	1,267	1,084	1,071	1,103	840	2,968	2,859	2,468
OTHER ROBBERY	651	603	478	536	611	838	701	865	1,136	1,888	2,079	2,452
PUBLIC VIOLENCE	43	34	3	42	18	19	10	18	24	95	70	46
ILLEGAL STRIKES	11	21	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	11	22	1
RAPE AND ATTEMPTED RAPE	861	834	883	1,383	1,595	1,482	1,309	1,373	1,451	3,553	3,802	3,816
STATUTORY RAPE	17	13	17	43	22	32	24	22	21	84	57	70
INDECENT ASSAULT	36	77	79	120	172	178	57	91	79	213	340	336
CRUELTY TOWARDS AND ILL TREATMENT OF CHILDREN (EXCLUDING SEXUAL OFFENCES, ASSAULT AND MURDER)	58	65	41	32	39	66	43	54	48	133	158	155
KIDNAPPING	121	102	85	61	119	100	65	44	39	247	265	224
ABDUCTION	57	40	26	74	37	29	78	85	94	209	162	149
ASSAULT WITH THE INTENT TO INFLICT GRIEVOUS BODILY HARM	4,397	4,509	4,392	6,787	6,968	6,712	6,163	6,444	6,492	17,347	17,921	17,596
COMMON ASSAULT	3,831	3,791	3,735	8,009	8,855	8,707	7,399	7,338	7,079	19,239	19,984	19,521
HOUSEBREAKING - BUSINESS PREMISES	1,831	1,675	1,590	3,429	3,333	3,932	2,307	2,129	2,134	7,567	7,137	7,656
HOUSEBREAKING - RESIDENTIAL PREMISES	3,903	3,548	3,747	5,613	6,448	6,132	5,972	6,667	6,463	15,488	16,663	16,342
STOCK-THEFT	2,560	2,483	2,296	1,680	1,617	1,507	2,579	2,600	2,240	6,819	6,700	6,043
SHOPLIFTING	926	864	935	2,391	2,167	1,949	2,022	1,613	1,556	5,339	4,644	4,440
THEFT OF MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOTORCYCLE	553	522	544	2,026	1,922	1,774	1,302	1,586	1,450	3,881	4,030	3,768
THEFT OUT OF OR FROM MOTOR VEHICLES	1,223	1,231	1,687	3,056	3,140	3,027	5,489	4,890	5,085	9,768	9,261	9,799
OTHER THEFTS	6,731	6,269	5,794	12,468	13,035	13,073	12,039	11,377	11,279	31,238	30,681	30,146
ARSON	210	156	148	233	188	158	274	272	249	717	616	555
MALICIOUS DAMAGE TO PROPERTY	2,281	2,123	2,131	4,119	4,339	4,163	4,525	4,350	3,827	10,925	10,812	10,121
ALL FRAUD, FORGERY, MALAPPROPRIATIONS, EMBEZZLEMENTS, ETC	916	972	987	1,366	1,509	1,450	1,847	1,697	1,426	4,129	4,178	3,863
DRUG-RELATED CRIME	1,954	1,801	1,680	1,384	1,117	985	1,311	1,142	1,167	4,649	4,060	3,832
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS	321	270	333	535	501	448	404	442	427	1,260	1,213	1,208
ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION	139	195	181	231	223	263	219	164	202	589	582	646
EXPLOSIVES ACT	8	14	9	42	36	31	16	5	4	66	55	44
CAR JACKING *	-	-	39	-	-	81	-	-	53	-	-	173
HIJACKING OF TRUCKS *	-	-	56	-	-	39	-	-	26	-	-	121
ROBBERY OF CASH IN TRANSIT *	-	-	0	-	-	1	-	-	4	-	-	5
BANK ROBBERIES *	-	-	4	-	-	28	-	-	8	-	-	40
* These crimes have already been accounted for under robbery with aggravating circumstances
* These crimes have already been accounted for under robbery with aggravating circumstances