Question NW70 to the Minister of Police
14 February 2018 - NW70
Rabotapi, Mr MW to ask the Minister of Police
(a) What number of domestic violence incidents did the SA Police Service attend to in each province (i) in the (aa) 2014-15, (bb) 2015-16 and (cc) 2016-17 financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2017 and (b) in each case, in what number of instances were (i) protection order applications opened and/or (ii) arrests made?
Reply:
|
(i)(aa) Reporting Period April 2014 to March 2015 |
|
Province |
(a) Number of incidents |
(b)(i) Protection order applications opened |
(b) (ii) Arrests |
|
Eastern Cape |
18213 |
SAPS does not have record of Applications for Protection Orders. Applications are done at the Court |
1254 |
|
Free State |
21377 |
645 |
|
|
Gauteng |
18098 |
1590 |
|
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
16735 |
1408 |
|
|
Limpopo |
12549 |
503 |
|
|
Mpumalanga |
8460 |
237 |
|
|
North West |
9362 |
493 |
|
|
Northern Cape |
1130 |
208 |
|
|
Western Cape |
77661 |
3703 |
|
|
Total |
183585 |
10041 |
|
(i)(bb) Reporting Period April 2015 to March 2016 |
|
Province |
(a) Number of incidents |
(b)(i) Protection order applications opened |
(b)(ii) Arrests |
|
Eastern Cape |
22652 |
SAPS does not have record of Applications for Protection Orders. Applications are done at the Court |
1792 |
|
Free State |
24162 |
1021 |
|
|
Gauteng |
52919 |
2010 |
|
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
18673 |
1956 |
|
|
Limpopo |
6687 |
599 |
|
|
Mpumalanga |
9757 |
304 |
|
|
North West |
9986 |
654 |
|
|
Northern Cape |
1877 |
364 |
|
|
Western Cape |
70004 |
4435 |
|
|
Total |
216717 |
13135 |
|
(i)(cc) Reporting Period April 2016 to March 2017 |
|
Province |
(a) Number of incidents |
(b)(i) Protection order applications opened |
(b)(ii) Arrests |
|
Eastern Cape |
25954 |
SAPS does not have record of Applications for Protection Orders. Applications are done at the Court |
1852 |
|
Free State |
21850 |
1040 |
|
|
Gauteng |
55740 |
2127 |
|
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
17523 |
1672 |
|
|
Limpopo |
10721 |
848 |
|
|
Mpumalanga |
4928 |
360 |
|
|
North West |
9772 |
798 |
|
|
Northern Cape |
2355 |
489 |
|
|
Western Cape |
65844 |
5478 |
|
|
Total |
214687 |
14664 |
|
(ii) Reporting Period 1 April 2017 to 31 December 2017 |
|
Province |
(a) Number of incidents |
(b)(i) Protection order applications opened |
(b)(ii) Arrests |
|
Eastern Cape |
13729 |
SAPS does not have record of Applications for Protection Orders. Applications are done at the Court |
483 |
|
Free State |
14004 |
197 |
|
|
Gauteng |
37907 |
600 |
|
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
14010 |
375 |
|
|
Limpopo |
10601 |
202 |
|
|
Mpumalanga |
3229 |
87 |
|
|
North West |
5605 |
171 |
|
|
Northern Cape |
1893 |
101 |
|
|
Western Cape |
35044 |
1376 |
|
|
Total |
136022 |
3492 |