Question No: 1229
Ms D Kohler-Barnard (DA) to ask the Minister of Police:
How many South African Police members have been (a) criminally charged and (b) dismissed for (i) murder, (ii) rape, (iii) corruption and (iv) armed robbery in the past 24 months in each province?
Reply:
(a) and (b) Information for the period 1 April 2008 up to 31 August 2009 is available as follows:
(a) Total number of members criminally charged with:
Province: Eastern Cape
* Murder: 14
* Rape: 2
* Corruption: 40
* Armed robbery: 5
Total: 61
Province: Free State
* Murder: 8
* Rape: 4
* Corruption: 30
* Armed robbery: 3
Total: 45
Province: Gauteng:
* Murder: 3
* (Rape: 0
* Corruption: 11
* Armed robbery: 0
Total: 14
Province: Western Cape
* Murder: 3
* Rape: 0
* Corruption: 11
* (iv) Armed robbery: 0
Total: 14
Province: KwaZulu-Natal
* Murder: 13
* Rape: 8
* Corruption: 60
* Armed robbery: 4
Total: 85
Province: Limpopo
* Murder: 7
* Rape: 5
* Corruption: 26
* Armed robbery: 2
Total: 40
Province: Mpumalanga
* Murder: 3
* Rape: 5
* Corruption: 19
* Armed robbery: 0
Total: 27
Province: Northern Cape
* Murder: 4
* Rape: 9
* (iii) Corruption: 29
* Armed robbery: 0
Total: 39
Province: North West
* Murder: 2
* Rape: 0
* Corruption: 10
* Armed robbery: 1
Total: 13
Detective Services
* Murder: 0
* Rape: 0
* Corruption: 3
* Armed robbery: 0
Total: 3
Crime Intelligence
* Murder: 0
* Rape: 0
* Corruption: 2
* Armed robbery: 0
Total: 2
Protection and Security Services
* Murder: 3
* Rape: 0
* Corruption: 16
* Armed robbery: 1
Total: 20
Supply Chain Management
* Murder: 0
* Rape: 1
* Corruption: 2
*Armed Robbery: 0
Total: 3
Total:
* Murder: 60
* Rape: 39
* Corruption: 306
* Armed Robbery: 5
Total: 426
(b) Total number of members dismissed for:
Eastern Cape:
* Murder: 4
* Rape: 1
* Corruption: 48
* Armed robbery: 1
Total: 14
Free State
* Murder: 5
* Rape: 1
* Corruption: 8
* Armed Robbery: 1
Total: 15
Gauteng:
* Murder: 0
* Rape: 0
* Corruption: 0
*Armed robbery: 0
Total: 0
Western Cape:
* Murder: 0
* Rape: 1
* (Corruption: 4
*Armed robbery: 4
Total: 9
KwaZulu-Natal:
* Murder: 1
* Rape: 0
* Corruption: 7
* Armed robbery: 0
Total: 8
Limpopo:
*Murder: 3
* Rape: 2
* Corruption: 9
* Armed robbery: 1
Total: 15
Mpumalanga:
*) Murder: 2
* Rape: 2
* Corruption: 6
* Armed robbery: 0
Total: 10
Northern Cape:
* Murder: 1
* Rape: 0
* Corruption: 2
* Armed robbery: 0
Total: 3
North West:
* Murder: 0
* Rape: 0
* Corruption: 1
* Armed robbery: 0
Total: 1
Detective Services:
* Murder: 0
* Rape: 0
* Corruption: 0
* Armed robbery: 0
Total: 0
Crime intelligence:
* Murder: 0
* Rape: 0
* Corruption: 0
* Armed robbery: 0
Total: 0
Protection and Security Services
* Murder: 1
* Rape: 0
* Corruption: 6
* Armed robbery: 0
Total: 7
Supply chain management
* Murder: 0
* Rape: 0
* Corruption: 0
* Armed robbery: 0
Total: 0
Total:
* Murder: 17
* Rape: 7
* Corruption: 51
* Armed robbery: 7
Total: 82
Issued by: South African Police Service
7 October 2009
