Question NW197 to the Minister of Police

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05 April 2019 - NW197

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Carter, Ms D to ask the Minister of Police

(a) What number of SA Police Service members in each province have criminal records as at the latest specified date for which information is available and (b) what is the breakdown of the type of crimes that the members were found guilty of in each case?

Reply:

To date, a total of 4 174 members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) haVe criminal records against their names, per national division and province, as indicated in the table below.

The SAPS is not in a position to provide the information, since it contains personal information, relating to the members concerned and the disclosure will constitute an unreasonable violation of the privacy of the members concerned.

(a) and (b)

The Directorate of Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI): A total of 17 members have offences against their names.

Offence

Percentage

Contravention of the Road Traffic Legislation

51.52%

Assault

15.15%

Fraud

12.12%

Malicious Damage to Property

6.06%

Contravention of the Arms and Ammunition Act

6.06%

Contravention of the South African Police Service (SAPS) Act

3.03%

Attempted murder

3.03%

Contravention of the Criminal Procedure Act

3.03%

Total

100.00°/«

Management Intervention: Two members have offences against their names.

Offence

Percentage

Contravention of The Firearms Control Act

50.00%

Contravention of The Arms And Ammunition Act

50.00%

Total

100.00%

Find here: Division: Operational Response Services: A total of 66 members have offences against their names.

Division: Operational Response Services: A tota1 of 66 members have offences against their names.

Offence

Percentage

Contravention of the Road Traffic Act

63.95%

Assault

12.79%

Theft

6.98%

Contravention of the Firearms Control Act

2.33%

Contravention of the Arms And Ammunition Act

2.33%

Defeating the Course of Justice

2.33%

Culpable Homicide

1.16%

Contravention of the Criminal Procedure Act

1.16%

Contravention of the Local Authorities Act

1.16%

Contravention of the Domestic Violence Act

1.16%

Theft (Other)

1.16%

Contravention of the Explosives Act

1.16°/

Contravention of the Act on Films And Publicatlons

1.16%

Contravention of the Diamonds Act

1.16%

Total

100.00°/«

Division: Visible Policing: A total of 69 members have offences against their names.

Offence

Percentage

Contraventlon of the Road Traffic Act

53.26%

Assault

16.30%

Contravention of the Arms and Ammunition Act

6.52%

Theft

4.35%

Crimen lnjuria

2.17%

Fraud

2.17%

Contravention of the Magistrates Courts Act

1.09%

Contravention of the Corruption Act

1.09%

Murder

1.09%

Defeating the Course of Justice

1.09%

Contraventlon of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences And Related Matters) Amendment Act

1.09%

Contraventlon of the Flrearms Control Act

1.09%

Malicious Damage to Property

1.09%

Contravention of the Act on Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of Oaths

1.09%

OWence unknown

1.09%

Contravention of the Intimidation Act

1.09%

Contravention of the Social Assistance Act

1.09%

Kidnapping

1.09%

Culpable Homicide

1.09%

Division: Crime Intelligence: A total of 34 members have offences against their names.

Offence

Percentage

Contravention of the Road Traffic Act

64.29%

Assault

11.90%

Contravention of the Arms and Ammunition Act

9.52%

Malicious Damage to Property

4.76%

Extortion (Under the Common Law or Statutory Law)

2.38%

Theft

2,38%

Contravention of the Act on Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act

2.38’/»

Culpable Homicide

2.38%

Total

100.00°/•

Division: Detective Service: A total of five members have offences against their names.

Offence

Percentage

Contravention of the Road Traffic Act

83.33%

Assault

16.67%

Total

100.00%

Division: Personnel Management: A total of five members have offences against their names.

Offence

Percentage

Contraventlon of the Road Traffic Act

83.33%

Culpable Homicide

16.67%

Total

100.00%

Division: Human Resource Utilisation: One member has an offence against his/her name,

Offence

Percentage

Contravention of the Road Traffic Act

100.00%

Total

100.00%

Division: Human Resource Development: A total of 36 members have offences against their names.

Offence

Percentage

Contravention of the Road Traffic Act

54.55°%

Assault

15.91%

Contravention of the Arms and Ammunition Act

15.91%

Contravention of the Social Assistance Act

4.55%

Offence

Percentage

Contravention of the Sexual Offences Act

2.27%

Theft

2.27%

Contravention of the Explosives Act

2.27%

Nature Conservation

2.27%

Total

100.00°/>

Division: Finance and Administration: One member has an offence against his/her name.

Offence

Percentage

Contravention of the Arms And Ammunition Act

100.00%

Total

100.00°/

Division: Supply Chain Management: A total of 20 members have offences against their names.

Offence

Percentage

Contravention of the Road Traffic Act

66.67%

Crimen lnjuria

4.17%

Contravention of the Sexual Offences Act

4.17%

Culpable Homicide

4.17%

Malicious Damage to Property

4.17%

Defeating the Course of Justice

4.17%

Contravention of the Social Assistance Act

4.17%

Fraud

4.17%

Contravention of the Liquor Act

4.17%

Total

100.00%

Division: Protection and Security Services: A total of 78 members have offences against their names.

Offence

Percentage

Contravention of the Road Traffic Act

45.69%

Assault

14.66%

Contravention of the Arms and Ammunition Act

12.07%

Theft

6.03%

High Treason

4.31%

Contravention of the Firearms Control Act

2.59%

Contravention of the Social Assistance Act

1.72%

Contravention of the Internal Security Act

1.72%

Contempt of Gourt

1.72%

Robbery

0,86%

Contravention of the Riotous Assemblies Act

0.86%

Contravention of the Trespass Act

0.86%

 

Offence

Percentage

Contravention of the Demonstrations in or Near Court Buildings Prohibition Act

0.86%

Attempted Murder

0.86%

Murder

0.86%

Culpable Homicide

0.86%

Publlc Violence

0.86%

Rape

0.86%

Malicious Damage to Property

0.86%

Contravention of the Intimidation Act

0.86%

Total

100.00°/

Division: Forensic Services: A total of 14 members have offences against their names.

Offence

Percentage

Contravention of the Road Traffic Act

50.00%

Fraud

16.67%

Culpable Homicide

16.67%

Assault

5.56%

Contravention of the Act on Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of

Oaths

5.56%

Malicious Damage to Property

5.56%

Total

100.00°/«

Western Cape Province: A total of 360 members have offences against their names.

Offence

Percentage

Contraventlon of the Road Traffic Act

54.53%

Assault

17.94%

Contravention of the Arms and Ammunition Act

7.49%

Crimen lnjuria

2.26%

Contravention of the Domestic Violence Act

1.74°/

Malicious Oamage to Property

1.57%

Theft

1.39%

Defeating the Course of Justice

1.39%

Contravention of the Firearms Control Act

1.22%

Culpable Homlcide

1.22%

Contravention of the Sexual Offences Act

0.87%

Fraud

0.87%

Housebreaking

0.70%

Contravention of the Internal Security Act

0.52%

Contravention of the Social Assistance Act

0.52%

Indecent Assault

0.35%

Perjury

0.35%

Contravention of the Act on Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of Oaths

0.35%

 

Offence

Percentage

Contravention of the General Law Amendment Act

0.35%

Rape

0.35%

Contravention of The Criminal Procedure Act

0.35%

Abuse of Dependence-produclng Substances and Rehabilitation centre

0.35%

Kidnapping

0.35%

Theft (Other)

0.35%

Contravention of the Act on Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act

0.35%

Contravention of the Local Authorities Act

0.35%

Contravention of the Abortion and Sterilisation Act

0.17%

Contravention of the Corruption Act

0.17%

Contravention of the Trespass Act

0.17%

Contravention of the South African Police Service Act

0.17%

Contravention of the Liquor Act

0.17%

Contravention of the Intimidation Act

0.17%

Contravention of the Business Act

0.17%

Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Makers) Amendment Act

0.17%

Contravention of the Usury Act

0.17%

Robbery

0.17%

Breach of Peace

0.17%

Total

100.00%

Eastern Cape Province: A total of 614 members have offences against their names.

OWence

Percentage

Contravention of the Road Traffic Act

54.20%

Assault

16.99°/

Contravention of the Arms and Ammunition Act

9.05%

Fraud

2.95%

Theft

2,59%

Contravention of the Firearms Control Act

1.57%

Culpable Homicide

1.57%

Defeating the Course of Justice

1.29%

Contravention of the Domestic Violence Act

1.20%

Malicious Damage to Property

1.20°/

Crimen lnjuria

1.11%

Contravention of the South Afncan Police Service (SAPS) Act

0.83%

Contravention of the Criminal Procedure Act

0.46%

Contravention of the Act on Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act

0.37%

Attempted Murder

0.28%

Perjury

0.28%

Abuse of Dependence-producing Substances and Rehabilitation centre

0.28%

Contravention of the Griminal Law (Sexual OWences And Related Matters) Amendment Act

0.28%

Housebreaking

0,28%

Public Violence

0.18%

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Offence

Percentage

Contravention of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act

0,18%

Murder

0,18%

Contravention of the Defence Act

0.18%

Contravention of the Prevention Of Corruption Act

0.18%

Contravention of the Liquor Act

0.18%

Contravention of the Local Authorities Act

0.18%

Nature Conservation

0.18%

Bribery

0.09%

Robbery

0.09%

Contravention of the Marine Livinq Resources Act

0.09%

Theft (Other)

0.09%

Contravention of the Sexual Offences Act

0.09%

Contravention of the Social Assistance Act

Ooe%

Contravention of the Public Safety Act

0.09%

Contravention of the General Law Amendment Act

0.09%

Bigamy

0.09%

Extortion (Under the Common Law or Statutory Law)

0.09%

Contravention of the Sea Fishery Act

0.09%

Contravention of the Act on Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of Oaths

0.09%

Contravention of the Medicine Act

0.09%

Contraventlon of the Usury Act

0.09%

Offence Unknown

0.09%

Theft of Livestock and Related Matters

0.09%

Indecent Assault

0.09%

Abduction

0.09%

Kidnapip

0.09%

Total

100.00°/

Northern Cape Province: A total of 156 members have offences against their names.

Offence

Percentage

Contravention of the Road Traffic Act

61.54%

Assault

16.92%

Contravention of the Arms And Ammunition Act

7.69°/»

Contravention of the Social Assistance Act

2,69%

Fraud

2.69%

Defeating the Course of Justice

1.54%

Culpable Homicide

1.15%

Contravention of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act

0.77%

Crimen lnjuria

0.77%

Attempted Murder

0.38%

Malicious Damage to Property

0.38%

Contravention of the Magistrates Courts Act

0.38%

 

OWence

Percentage

Contravention of the Sexual Offences Act

0.38°/

OWence Unknown

0.38%

Contravention of the Domestic Violence Act

0.38%

Theft

0.38%

Contravention of the Indecent or Obscene Photographic Matters Act

0.38%

_Contravention of the Criminal Procedure Act

0.38%

Contravention of the General Law Amendment Act

0.38%

Contravention of the Firearms Control Act

0.38%

Total

100.00°/«

Free State Province: A total of 417 members have offences against their names.

Offence

Percentage

Contravention of the Road Traffic Act

46.31%

Assault

22.43%

Contravention of the Arms and Ammunition Act

10.27%

Theft

2.46%

Fraud

2.17%

Contravention of the Domestic Violence Act

2.03%

Defeating the Course of Justice

2.03%

Malicious Damaqe to Property

1.59%

Contravention of the Firearms Control Act

1.30%

Culpable Homicide

1.30%

Crimen lnjuria

0.87%

Contravention of the Criminal Procedure Act

0.72%

Contravention of the Local Authorities Act

0.58%

Attempted Murder

0.58%

Contravention of the Liquor Act

0.43%

Contravention of the Intimidation Act

0.43%

Contravention of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act

0.43%

Contravention of the General Law Amendment Act

0.43%

Theft fOther/

0.29%

Contravention of the Prevention of Corruption Act

0.29%

Contravention of the South African Police Service Act

0.29%

Contravention of the Explosives Act

0.29%

Contravention of the Social Asslstance Act

0.29%

Offence Unknown

0.29%

Public Violence

0.14%

Contravention of the Prevention of Counterfeiting Act

0.14%

Contravention of the Gambling Act

0.14%

Contravention of the Criminal Law Amendment Act

0.14%

Contravention of the Prisons Act

0.14%

Contravention of the Customs And Excise Act

0.14%

Rape

0.14°/

 

Offence

Percentage

Constitution of the Republic of South Africa

0.14%

Contravention of the National Land Transport Transition Act

0.14%

Murder

0.14%

Contravention of the Act on Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of

Oaths

0.14%

Perjury

0.14%

Housebreaking

0.14%

Total

100.00°/»

KwaZulu-Natal Province: A total of 533 members have offences against their names.

Offence

Percentage

Contravention of the Road Traffic Act

52.71%

Assault

12.02%

Contravention of the Arms and Ammunition Act

6.85%

Fraud

3.36%

Theft

3.10%

Culpable Homicide

2.07%

Defeating the Course of Justice

1.68%

Contravention of the Firearms Control Act

1.68%

Crimen lnjuria

1.55%

Mallclous Damage to Property

1.29%

Social Assistance Act

1.29%

Contravention of the National Land Transport Act

1.03%

Contravention of the South African Police Service (SAPS) Act

1.03%

Attemtied Murder

0.78%

Contravention of the Domestic Violence Act

0.65%

Extortion (Under the Common Law or Statutory Law)

0.65%

Contravention of the Prevention of Corruption Act

0.65%

Contravention of the Liquor Act

0.65%

Rape

0.39%

Contravention of the Crimlnal Procedure Act

0.39%

Contravention of the National Land Transport Transition Act

0.39%

Murder

0.39%

Contravention of the Aliens Act

0.39%

Breach Of Peace

0.26%

Contraventlon of the Act on Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act

0.26%

Cont a entio of the I te nal Sec rit A t

Contravention of the Customs and Excise Act

0.26%

 

0.26%

Robbery

0.26%

Contravention of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act

0.26%

Contravention of the Trespass Act

0.26%

Theft(Other)

0.26%

Theft of Livestock and Related Matters

0.26%

Contravention of the Intimidation Act

0.26%

10

OWence

Percentage

Contravention of the Mining Rights Act

0.13%

KZN/Nature Conservation Ordinance

0.13%

Public Indecency

0.13%

Child Theft

0.13%

Bribery

0.13%

Contravention of the Nature Conservation Act

0.13%

High Treason

0.13%

Perjury

0.13%

KZN/Nature Conservation Ordinance

0.13%

Contravention of the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act

0.13%

Contravention of the Animals Protection Act

0.13%

Contravention of the Precious Stones Act

0.13%

Contravention of the South African Reserve Bank Act

0.13%

Contravention of the Currency Act

0.13%

Contravention of the General Law Amendment Act

0.13%

Contravention of the Kwazulu-Natal Liquor Licensing Act

0.13%

Contravention of the Prisons Act

0.13%

Abuse of Dependence-producing Substances and Rehabilitation centre

0.13%

Kidnapping

0.13%

Total

100.00°/

North West Province: A total of 260 members have offences against their names.

Offence

Percentage

Contravention of the Road Traffic Act

56.21%

Assault

18.08%

Contravention of the Arms and Ammunition Act

4.52%

Theft

3.11%

Culpable Homicide

2.26%

Contravention of the Firearms Control Act

1.98%

Crimen lnjuria

1.98%

Fraud

1.98%

Contravention of the Social Assistance Act

1,69%

Contravention of the Domestic Violence Act

1.41%

Contravention of the Criminal Procedure Act

1.13%

Attempted Murder

0.85%

Defeating the Course of Justice

0.85°/»

Malicious Damage to Property

0.85%

Rape

0.28°/•

Contravention of the Prevention of Corruption Act

0.28%

Contravention of the General Law Amendment Act

0.28%

Contempt of Court

0.28%

Contravention of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act

0.28%

Abuse of Dependence-producing Substances and Rehabilitation centre

0.28%

Animal Matters Amendment

0.28%

Offence

Percentage

Contravention of the South African Police Service (SAPS) Act

0.28%

Indecent Assault

0.28%

Contravention of the Precious Metals Act

0.28%

Murder

0.28%

Total

100.00%

Mpumalanga Province: A total of 240 members have offences against their names.

Offence

Percentage

Contravention of the Road Traffic Act

51.62%

Assault

17.70%

Contravention of the Arms and Ammunition Act

7.37%

Contravention of the Firearms Gontrol Act

2.65%

Fraud

2.36%

Contravention of the Social Assistance Act

1.77%

Theft

1.77%

Culpable Homicide

1.77%

Defeating the Course of Justice

1.77%

Contravention of the Liquor Act

1,47%

Contravention of the Domestic Vlolence Act

1.18%

Crimen lnjuria

0.88%

Attempted Murder

0.88%

Malicious Damage to Property

0.88%

Contravention of the South African Police Service (SAPS) Act

0.59%

Perjury

0.59%

Contravention of the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act

0.59%

Housebreaking

0.59%

Contravention of the Sexual OWences Act

0.29%

Contravention of the Riotous Assemblies Act

0.29%

Stock Theft

0.29%

Theft of Livestock and Related Matters

0.29%

Contravention of the Criminal Procedure Act

0.29%

Contravention of the Gambling Act

0.29%

Murder

0.29%

Public Indecency

0.29%

Offence Unknown

0.29%

Contravention of the Public Safety Act (Regulations for KwaZulu-Natal)

0.29%

Abuse of Dependence-producing Substances and Rehabilitation Centre

0.29%

Contravention of the Contravention of the Indecent or Obscene

Photographic Matters Act

0.29%

Total

100.00°/+

Limpopo Province: A total of 401 members have offences against their names.

OWence

Percentage

Contravention of the Road Traffic Act

55.57%

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Offence

Percentage

Assault

17.40%

Contravention of the Arms and Ammunition Act

6,42%

Theft

3.38%

Culpable Homicide

2.70%

Contravention of the Firearms Control Act

1.86%

Crimen lnjuria

1.52%

Contravention of the Domestic Violence Act

1.35%

Defeating the Course of Justice

1.35%

Malicious Damage to Property

0.84%

Attempted Murder

0.68%

Contravention of the Crimlnal Procedure Act

0.68%

Fraud

0.68%

Contravention of the Prevention and Combatinq of Corrupt Activities Act

0.51%

Contravention of the South African Pollce Service (SAPS) Act

0.51%

Abuse Of Dependence-producing Substances and Rehabilitation centre

0.51%

Murder

0.51%

Rape

0.34%

Contraventlon of the General Law Amendment Act

0.34%

Contravention of the Intimidation Act

0.34%

Contravention of the Medicine Act

0.34%

Contravention of the Act on Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of Oaths

0.17%

Contravention of the Corruption Act

0.17%

Contravention of the Insurance Act

0.17%

Contravention of the Sorghum Beer Act

0,17%

Housebreaking

0.17%

Stock Theft

0.17%

Contravention of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act

0.17%

Theft (Other)

0,17%

Animal Matters Amendment

0.17%

Contravention of the Companies Act

0.17%

Contravention of the Witchcraft Suppression Act

0.17%

Perjury

0,17%

Contravention of the Act on Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act

0.17%

Total

100.00°/•

Gauteng Province: A total of 824 members have offences against their names.

OWence

Percentage

Contravention of the Road Traffic Act

49.91 %

Assault

15.61 9•

Contravention of the Arms and Ammunition Act

10.00%

Theft

3.60%

Culpable Homicide

2.28%

 

Ofience

Percentage

Fraud

2.11%

Contravention of the Firearms Control Act

1.49%

Defeating the Course of Justlce

1.40%

' Attempted Murder

1.32%

Malicious Damage to Property

1.14%

Contravention of the Liquor Act

1.14%

Crimen lnjuria

0.96%

Contravention of the Prevention of Corruption Act

0.96%

Contravention of the South African Police Service (SAPS) Act

0.96%

Contravention of the Domestic Violence Act

0.79%

Extortion (Under the Common Law or Statutory Law)

0.53%

Contravention of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act

0.44%

Contravention of the Social Assistance Act

0.44%

Murder

0.35%

Perjury

0.35%

Act on Justices of the Peace and Commissioners of Oaths

0.26%

Abuse of Dependence-producing Substances and Rehabilitation centre

0.26%

Contravention of the Intimidation Act

0.26%

Contravention of the Trespass Act

0.18%

Contravention of the Local Authorities Act

0,18%

Gontravention of the Gauteng Liquor Act

0.18%

Housebreaking

0.18%

Contravention of the Aliens Act

0.18%

Contravention of the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act

0.18%

Theft(Other)

0.18%

Contravention of the Criminal Procedure Act

0.18%

Rape

O.18%

Contravention of the Hire Purchase Act

Contravention of the Tear-Gas Act

 

0.18%

   

0.09%

Robbery

0.09%

Contravention of the Animals Protection Act

0.09%

C0 a entio of the ct on D u s and D Tra c n Act Contravention of the Sexual OWences Act

0.09%

 

0.09%

Offence Unknown

o o9%

Contravention of the Corruption Act

0.09%

Contravention of the Companies Act

0.09%

Contravention of the Internal Security Act

0.09%

Contravention of the General Law Amendment Act

0.09%

Contravention of the Sea Fishery Act

0.09%

Contravention of the Post Office Act

0.09%

Contempt of Court

0.09%

Kidnapping

0.09%

Contravention of the Diamonds Act

0.09%

Arson, under the Common Law or Statuto Law

0.09%

Contravention of the Public Safety Act

0.09%

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Offence

Percentage

Indecent Assault

0.09%

Total

100.00°/

Office of the National Commissioner: A total of 19 members have offences against their names.

Contravention of the Road Traffic Act

45.83%

Contravention of the Ams and Ammunition Act

16.67%

Contravention of the Gauteng Liquor Act

16.67%

Theft

8.33%

Assualt

4.17%

 

Crimen Injuria

4.17%

 

Contraventlon of the Domestic Violence Act

4.17%

TOTAL

100.00%

Division: Technology Management Services: Two members have offences against their names.

Offence

Percentage

Contravention of the Road Traffic Act

100.00%

Total

100.00%

Reply to question 197 recommended/

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