Question NW2180 to the Minister of Police

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11 October 2017 - NW2180

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Mbhele, Mr ZN to ask the Minister of Police

(a) What is the total number of service firearms that have been reported as (i) missing, (ii) stolen or (iii) lost in each province (aa) in the (aaa) 2014-15, (bbb) 2015-16 and (ccc) 2016-17 financial years and (bb) since 1 April 2017 and (b) what is the total number of the specified firearms that has been recovered in each case?

Reply:

The total number of service firearms that have been reported as (i) missing and (ii) stolen:

2014/2015

NATURE OF LOSSES

EC

FS

GP

KZN

LIM

MP

NATIONAL OFFICE

NW

NC

WC

MISSING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DURING SERVICE-\CONTROL CENTRE: HANDING OVER

 

 

1

1

 

 

 

1

 

2

DURING OFFICE TAKE OVER; INSPECTIONS ETC.

6

8

4

13

1

2

 

 

 

4

LOST IN BATHROOMS; TOILETS

 

 

4

1

2

2

1

1

 

1

LOST WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL

 

 

3

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

HAND IN AFTER OPERATIONS\DUTY\SERVICE TERMINATION

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERSONAL EQUIPMENT(SAP 108)SHORTAGE HANDED IN

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOSS OF PROPERTY-DURING COLLISION

 

 

1

4

 

 

 

 

 

1

OUT OF SAP 13-STORE

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

9

13

20

4

4

2

2

0

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOLEN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROBBERY-TOWNSHIPS OR OTHER PLACE

42

2

57

80

15

19

32

8

1

14

ROBBERY-LIQUOR INVOLVED

 

 

 

1

1

 

 

 

 

2

HOUSEBREAKING - PROPERLY LOCKED

22

6

39

32

11

10

19

7

4

7

HOUSEBREAKING-NOT LOCKED

1

 

1

1

1

 

 

 

 

1

THEFT OUT OF DWELLING

8

1

7

5

3

5

1

1

4

2

THEFT OUT OF STATE VEHICLE

1

 

2

2

2

1

2

 

2

1

THEFT OUT OF PRIVATE VEHICLE

4

 

3

2

4

 

7

4

 

 

THEFT OUT OF OFFICES/STORE

5

3

4

5

3

1

4

3

1

8

LOST FROM PERSON

5

1

3

4

3

2

3

2

 

1

LOSS/THEFT - DURING EXECUTION OF OFFICIAL DUTIES

2

 

4

12

2

3

2

 

1

5

 

90

13

120

144

45

41

70

25

13

41

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOT YET CLASSIFIED

53

 

7

 

 

 

12

 

1

2

OTHER

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

1

 

 

 

53

0

7

1

0

0

14

1

1

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grand Total

150

22

140

165

49

45

86

28

14

52

2015/2016

NATURE OF LOSSES

EC

FS

GP

KZ N

LIM

MP

NATIONAL OFFICE

N W

NC

WC

MISSING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DURING SERVICE-\CONTROL CENTRE: HANDING OVER

1

2

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

 

DURING OFFICE TAKE OVER; INSPECTIONS ETC.

6

7

20

8

 

2

 

 

1

1

LOST IN BATHROOMS; TOILETS

1

 

4

2

 

1

 

 

 

1

LOST WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL

 

 

 

1

 

 

3

 

 

 

HAND IN AFTER OPERATIONS\DUTY\SERVICE TERMINATION

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PERSONAL EQUIPMENT(SAP 108)SHORTAGE HANDED IN

1

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

3

LOSS OF PROPERTY-DURING COLLISION

2

 

1

4

1

 

 

 

 

 

( 266 ) OUT OF SAP 13-STORE

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

9

27

16

2

3

5

1

1

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOLEN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROBBERY-TOWNSHIPS OR OTHER PLACE

36

11

82

86

11

13

36

3

 

15

HOUSEBREAKING - PROPERLY LOCKED

16

13

27

33

11

10

19

8

1

10

HOUSEBREAKING-NOT LOCKED

2

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

THEFT OUT OF DWELLING

4

2

 

6

6

5

3

6

 

3

LOST FROM PERSON

2

2

 

3

4

 

5

1

 

1

LOSS/THEFT - DURING EXECUTION OF OFFICIAL DUTIES

2

 

6

9

 

2

10

1

 

2

THEFT OUT OF STATE VEHICLE

4

 

1

2

 

1

 

 

1

 

THEFT OUT OF PRIVATE VEHICLE

5

 

8

6

3

2

2

3

1

1

THEFT OUT OF OFFICES/STORE

8

 

24

18

 

 

4

2

3

 

 

79

29

148

163

35

33

80

24

6

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOT YET CLASSIFIED

42

 

8

1

 

 

9

 

 

 

OTHER

1

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

43

0

10

1

0

0

9

0

2

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grand Total

134

38

185

180

37

36

94

25

9

38

2016/2017

NATURE OF LOSSES

EC

F S

GP

KZN

LIM

MP

NATIONAL OFFICE

NW

NC

WC

MISSING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DURING SERVICE-\CONTROL CENTRE: HANDING OVER

 

1

 

2

 

 

 

1

 

1

DURING OFFICE TAKE OVER; INSPECTIONS ETC.

25

5

5

7

2

1

1

 

 

 

LOST IN BATHROOMS; TOILETS

 

1

4

3

2

 

 

 

 

4

LOST WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HAND IN AFTER OPERATIONS\DUTY\SERVICE TERMINATION

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

PERSONAL EQUIPMENT(SAP 108)SHORTAGE HANDED IN

1

1

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

LOSS OF PROPERTY-DURING COLLISION

1

 

1

 

1

 

 

1

 

 

( 266 ) OUT OF SAP 13-STORE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

28

8

12

12

5

1

1

3

2

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOLEN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROBBERY-TOWNSHIPS OR OTHER PLACE

31

9

58

79

13

11

33

8

1

12

ROBBERY-LIQUOR INVOLVED

1

 

1

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSEBREAKING - PROPERLY LOCKED

13

11

21

25

4

5

26

13

1

3

HOUSEBREAKING-NOT LOCKED

2

1

1

2

 

1

1

1

 

2

THEFT OUT OF DWELLING

6

1

6

12

1

3

4

3

2

3

THEFT OUT OF STATE VEHICLE

2

2

1

7

1

1

1

3

 

1

THEFT OUT OF PRIVATE VEHICLE

2

1

4

6

4

6

4

1

 

1

THEFT OUT OF OFFICES/STORE

3

1

1

8

3

1

1

2

1

2

LOST FROM PERSON

4

2

1

4

 

1

4

3

 

3

LOSS/THEFT - DURING EXECUTION OF OFFICIAL DUTIES

6

 

2

4

3

1

4

 

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

70

28

96

147

30

30

78

34

6

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOT YET CLASSIFIED

50

 

15

2

 

1

58

2

 

2

OTHER

 

 

 

 

1

1

 

2

 

1

 

50

0

15

2

1

2

58

4

0

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grand Total

148

36

123

161

36

33

137

41

8

38

b) The total number of service firearms that have been reported as (iii)(lost) in each province (aa) in the (aaa) 2014-15, (bbb) 2015-16 and (ccc) 2016-17 financial year

REGISTRATION FINYEAR

2014/15

PROVINCES

LOSS

HEAD OFFICE

81

P COMM EASTERN CAPE

150

P COMM FREE STATE

20

P COMM GAUTENG

139

P COMM KWAZULU/NATAL

165

P COMM LIMPOPO

49

P COMM MPUMALANGA

45

P COMM NORTH WEST

28

P COMM NORTHERN CAPE

14

P COMM WESTERN CAPE

52

Grand Total

743

REGISTRATION FINYEAR

2015/16

PROVINCES

LOSS

HEAD OFFICE

87

P COMM EASTERN CAPE

134

P COMM FREE STATE

37

P COMM GAUTENG

185

P COMM KWAZULU/NATAL

179

P COMM LIMPOPO

37

P COMM MPUMALANGA

36

P COMM NORTH WEST

25

P COMM NORTHERN CAPE

9

P COMM WESTERN CAPE

38

Grand Total

767

REGISTRATION FINYEAR

2016/17

PROVINCES

LOSS

HO

137

EC

148

FS

36

GP

123

KZN

161

LIM

36

MP

33

NW

41

NC

8

WC

37

TOTAL

760

  1. Since 1 April 2017 the total number of the specified firearms that has been recovered in each case is:

This information is for the period 1 April 2017 until 31 July 2017.

REGISTRATION FINYEAR

2017/18

PROVINCES

RECOVERY

PISTOL

11

SHOTGUN

2

Grand Total

13

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