Question NW2677 to the Minister of Police
12 October 2017 - NW2677
Mhlongo, Mr P to ask the Minister of Police
What is the total number of firearms that have gone missing from SA Police Service (a) stores and (b) evidence rooms?
Reply:
(a) The following number of firearms that have been reported as lost, per financial year, from the South African Police Service’s provisioning stores, are reflected below:
(i) 2000/2001 - 0
(ii) 2001/2002 - 0
2002/2003 - 0
(iii) 2003/2004 - 0
(iv) 2004/2005 - 0
(v) 2005/2006 - 0
(vi) 2006/2007 - 1
(vii) 2007/2008 - 0
(viii) 2008/2009 - 0
(ix) 2009/2010 - 0
(x) 2010/2011 - 0
(xi) 2011/2012 - 0
(xii) 2012/2013 - 0
(xiii) 2013/2014 - 0
(xiv) 2014/2015 - 0
(xv) 2015/2016 - 1
(xvi) 2016/2017 - 43 firearms were discovered missing. The exact date the loss occurred is not known.
(a) A total of 20 exhibit firearms were reported lost/stolen, from SAPS 13 Stores and/or evidence rooms, in the 2017/2018 financial year. The 20 firearms were reported as stolen, at the Bellville South Police Station in the Western Cape. An investigation is currently underway.