Question No 234
Ms D A Schäfer Democratic Alliance (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:
(a) What is the racial breakdown of new police recruits in each province in each of the past three years for which information is available and (b) how many persons from each racial group (i) applied for and (ii) were successfully recruited in each case?
Reply:
(a) The racial breakdown of new police recruits per province for 2006/07, 2007/08 and 2008/09 in terms of (i) applied and (ii) successfully recruited.
|
2006/2007 Breakdown per race and number |
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|
Province |
AM |
AF |
WM |
WF |
CM |
CF |
IM |
IF |
TOTAL |
|
|
Eastern Cape |
Recruited |
823 |
374 |
7 |
5 |
64 |
35 |
3 |
0 |
1 311 |
|
Free State |
Recruited |
527 |
152 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
690 |
|
Gauteng |
Recruited |
1 360 |
425 |
3 |
1 |
13 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 807 |
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
Recruited |
1 038 |
427 |
7 |
2 |
13 |
5 |
61 |
7 |
1 560 |
|
Limpopo |
Recruited |
717 |
296 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 016 |
|
Mpumalanga |
Recruited |
607 |
281 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
890 |
|
Northern Cape |
Recruited |
249 |
107 |
5 |
1 |
105 |
40 |
0 |
0 |
507 |
|
North West |
Recruited |
543 |
249 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
809 |
|
Western Cape |
Recruited |
367 |
123 |
19 |
7 |
514 |
198 |
2 |
0 |
1 230 |
|
2007/2008 Breakdown per race and gender |
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|
Province |
AM |
AF |
WM |
WF |
CM |
CF |
IM |
IF |
TOTAL |
|
|
Eastern Cape |
Applied |
1 245 |
643 |
2 |
0 |
25 |
6 |
45 |
2 |
724 |
|
Recruited |
586 |
432 |
1 |
0 |
25 |
4 |
43 |
1 |
1 092 |
|
|
Free State |
Applied |
2 101 |
1 500 |
30 |
15 |
17 |
12 |
0 |
1 |
3 676 |
|
Recruited |
261 |
278 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
549 |
|
|
Gauteng |
Applied |
8 968 |
6 986 |
19 |
14 |
11 |
22 |
4 |
7 |
16 031 |
|
Recruited |
1 829 |
1 547 |
8 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
3 405 |
|
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
Applied |
1 256 |
888 |
6 |
0 |
25 |
9 |
55 |
7 |
2 246 |
|
Recruited |
1 050 |
658 |
6 |
0 |
21 |
7 |
52 |
5 |
1 799 |
|
|
Limpopo |
Applied |
5 225 |
4 321 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 547 |
|
Recruited |
537 |
338 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
876 |
|
|
Mpumalanga |
Applied |
4 521 |
2 202 |
2 |
0 |
17 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
6 746 |
|
Recruited |
656 |
251 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
920 |
|
|
Northern Cape |
Applied |
2 154 |
1 394 |
1 |
2 |
605 |
447 |
0 |
0 |
4 603 |
|
Recruited |
265 |
130 |
1 |
2 |
54 |
44 |
0 |
0 |
496 |
|
|
North West |
Applied |
3 641 |
2 051 |
2 |
0 |
17 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
5 715 |
|
Recruited |
732 |
251 |
2 |
0 |
17 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 006 |
|
|
Western Cape |
Applied |
1 821 |
767 |
29 |
20 |
1 182 |
264 |
11 |
6 |
4 100 |
|
Recruited |
429 |
222 |
7 |
4 |
344 |
211 |
0 |
0 |
1 217 |
|
|
2008/2009 breakdown per race and gender |
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|
Province |
AM |
AF |
WM |
WF |
CM |
CF |
IM |
IF |
TOTAL |
|
|
Eastern Cape |
Applied |
1 234 |
333 |
2 |
0 |
12 |
1 |
34 |
2 |
1 618 |
|
Recruited |
622 |
236 |
2 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
31 |
1 |
903 |
|
|
Free State |
Applied |
5 210 |
2 750 |
11 |
8 |
42 |
39 |
0 |
0 |
8 060 |
|
Recruited |
277 |
145 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
429 |
|
|
Gauteng |
Applied |
32 533 |
24 072 |
45 |
12 |
28 |
13 |
9 |
12 |
56 724 |
|
Recruited |
2 982 |
1 100 |
19 |
19 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
4 131 |
|
|
KwaZulu-Natal |
Applied |
1 185 |
525 |
2 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
65 |
5 |
1 793 |
|
Recruited |
1 170 |
417 |
2 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
56 |
5 |
1 661 |
|
|
Limpopo |
Applied |
4 865 |
5 526 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 393 |
|
Recruited |
441 |
162 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
603 |
|
|
Mpumalanga |
Applied |
4 462 |
1 264 |
2 |
2 |
27 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
5 770 |
|
Recruited |
376 |
152 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
534 |
|
|
Northern Cape |
Applied |
2 057 |
2 051 |
24 |
30 |
870 |
945 |
3 |
0 |
5 980 |
|
Recruited |
251 |
99 |
5 |
1 |
91 |
51 |
0 |
0 |
498 |
|
|
North West |
Applied |
4 462 |
1 264 |
2 |
2 |
27 |
12 |
1 |
0 |
5 770 |
|
Recruited |
276 |
141 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
422 |
|
|
Western Cape |
Applied |
1 342 |
736 |
45 |
27 |
698 |
484 |
3 |
0 |
3 335 |
|
Recruited |
413 |
163 |
16 |
1 |
332 |
111 |
1 |
0 |
1 037 |
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