Question NW3912 to the Minister of Police
14 December 2017 - NW3912
De Freitas, Mr MS to ask the Minister of Police
(1)With reference to the Minister of Transport’s reply to question 3426 on 10 November 2017, (a) what number of dockets were opened for (i) road and/or traffic infringements and (ii) driving under the influence in each province in the (aa) 2014-15, (bb) 2015-16 and (cc) 2016-17 festive season periods and (b) what number of the dockets resulted in convictions; (2) what number of blood-alcohol samples were (a) taken and (b) analysed in each province in each of the specified festive season periods?
Reply:
(1)(a)(i) The number of charges registered for road and/or traffic infringements, is as follows:
|
Culpable Homicide |
Driving offence in terms of the National Road Traffic Act (Category A) |
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|
(aa) 2014/2015 |
(bb) 2015/2016 |
(cc) 2016/2017 |
(aa) 2014/2015 |
(bb) 2015/2016 |
(cc) 2016/2017 |
|
|
Eastern Cape |
360 |
382 |
360 |
2 122 |
2 163 |
2 231 |
|
Free State |
218 |
241 |
235 |
1 179 |
1 114 |
1 072 |
|
Gauteng |
625 |
671 |
658 |
6 206 |
6 873 |
6 196 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
550 |
609 |
641 |
2 580 |
2 834 |
2 653 |
|
Limpopo |
307 |
340 |
357 |
2 375 |
2 610 |
2 432 |
|
Mpumalanga |
289 |
320 |
314 |
1 493 |
1 508 |
1 558 |
|
North West |
201 |
213 |
270 |
1 214 |
1 228 |
1 169 |
|
Northern Cape |
101 |
116 |
98 |
571 |
609 |
575 |
|
Western Cape |
243 |
311 |
268 |
2 370 |
2 323 |
2 272 |
|
TOTAL |
2 894 |
3 203 |
3 201 |
20 110 |
21 262 |
20 158 |
(1)(a)(ii) The number of charges for driving under the influence, is as follows:
|
(aa) 2014/2015 |
(bb) 2015/2016 |
(cc) 2016/2017 |
|
|
Eastern Cape |
2 161 |
1 770 |
1 852 |
|
Free State |
557 |
669 |
884 |
|
Gauteng |
5 684 |
8 433 |
6 659 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
3 061 |
3 028 |
3 586 |
|
Limpopo |
1 072 |
1 350 |
1 174 |
|
Mpumalanga |
849 |
1 358 |
1 582 |
|
North West |
504 |
822 |
709 |
|
Northern Cape |
266 |
232 |
274 |
|
Western Cape |
3 265 |
2 669 |
3 019 |
|
TOTAL |
17 419 |
20 331 |
19 739 |
(1)(b) The number of charges that resulted in convictions, is as follows:
|
Culpable Homicide |
Driving offence in terms of the National Road Traffic Act (Category A) |
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|
(aa) 2014/2015 |
(bb) 2015/2016 |
(cc) 2016/2017 |
(aa) 2014/2015 |
(bb) 2015/2016 |
(cc) 2016/2017 |
|
|
Eastern Cape |
21 |
17 |
5 |
214 |
156 |
82 |
|
Free State |
18 |
14 |
5 |
128 |
130 |
84 |
|
Gauteng |
26 |
24 |
5 |
215 |
264 |
202 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
21 |
19 |
12 |
172 |
170 |
112 |
|
Limpopo |
7 |
11 |
2 |
193 |
176 |
95 |
|
Mpumalanga |
17 |
14 |
3 |
132 |
119 |
88 |
|
North West |
7 |
2 |
0 |
68 |
65 |
40 |
|
Northern Cape |
8 |
3 |
0 |
47 |
50 |
16 |
|
Western Cape |
9 |
11 |
7 |
181 |
120 |
86 |
|
TOTAL |
134 |
115 |
39 |
1 350 |
1 250 |
805 |
|
Driving under influence |
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|
(aa) 2014/2015 |
(bb) 2015/2016 |
(cc) 2016/2017 |
|
|
Eastern Cape |
826 |
622 |
286 |
|
Free State |
157 |
180 |
119 |
|
Gauteng |
123 |
309 |
154 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
403 |
561 |
859 |
|
Limpopo |
170 |
170 |
91 |
|
Mpumalanga |
134 |
180 |
70 |
|
North West |
69 |
149 |
70 |
|
Northern Cape |
113 |
84 |
23 |
|
Western Cape |
748 |
495 |
375 |
|
TOTAL |
2 743 |
2 750 |
2 047 |
(2)(a) The number of blood-alcohol samples taken, is as follows:
|
(aa) 2014/2015 |
(bb) 2015/2016 |
(cc) 2016/2017 |
|
|
Eastern Cape |
2 161 |
1 770 |
1 852 |
|
Free State |
557 |
669 |
884 |
|
Gauteng |
5 684 |
8 433 |
6 659 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
3 061 |
3 028 |
3 586 |
|
Limpopo |
1 072 |
1 350 |
1 174 |
|
Mpumalanga |
849 |
1 358 |
1 582 |
|
North West |
504 |
822 |
709 |
|
Northern Cape |
266 |
232 |
274 |
|
Western Cape |
3 265 |
2 669 |
3 019 |
|
TOTAL |
17 419 |
20 331 |
19 739 |
(2)(b) All blood-alcohol samples taken were analysed.