Question NW937 to the Minister of Police
13 November 2019 - NW937
Ismail, Ms H to ask the Minister of Police
What (a) number of cases have been opened at the Benoni Police Station since 1 January 2019, (b) number of the specified cases have been solved, (c) are the details of the type of cases opened and (d)(i) number of the specified cases have been closed and (ii) was the reason in each case;
Reply:
(1)(a) A total of 4 176 cases have been opened at the Benoni Police Station, since 1 January 2019.
(1)(b) A total of 1 080 cases have been solved thus far.
(1)(c) The details of each type of case opened, for the period requested, form part of the crime statistics, which have not been released by the Minister of Police.
(d)(i)(ii) The details of the number of specified cases, which have been closed and the reason in each case, are reflected in the table below:
|
Charge |
Nolle (Dismissal of charges by the prosecution) |
Insufficient Evidence |
False |
Undetected |
||
|
Murder |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
|
Attempted murder |
0 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
|
Assault GBH |
2 |
23 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
27 |
|
Assault common |
|
80 |
0 |
15 ” |
1 |
102 |
|
Burglary business |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
166 |
169 |
|
Burglary residential |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
247 |
247 |
|
Shoplifting |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Withdrawn |
Nolle Prosequi (Dismissal of charges by the prosecution) |
Insufficient Evidence |
False |
Undetected |
Total |
|
Theft of motor vehicle and motor cycle |
14 |
0 |
4 |
31 |
49 |
|
|
Theft at(Iirom motor vehicle |
0 |
17 |
0 |
3 |
76 |
96 |
|
Theft |
4 |
49 |
0 |
18 |
24 |
95 |
|
Maliciaus damage to property |
|
14 |
1 |
2 |
12 |
35 |
|
Ffaud |
0 |
47 |
0 |
14 |
10 |
71 |
|
Drug-related crime |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Car jacking |
|
11 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
37 |
|
House robbery |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
43 |
43 |
|
Business robbery |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
31 |
40 |
|
Common robbery |
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
|
TOTAL |
18 |
285 |
1 |
59 |
672 |
1035 |
(2)(a) A total of 76 vehicles, are currently at the Benoni Police Station. (2)(b) The Benoni Police Station has seven sectors.
(2)(c) The Benoni Police Station currently has a total of 276 South African Police Service (SAPS) Act members.
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