Crime Typologies (CMY3702)
, Theme 1: South African crime categories
SAPS DCS
Contact crimes: common robbery, rape, Economic: fraud, house breaking and
attempted murder, robbery (aggravated), entering, and theft
assault (common), murder, assault (GBH),
indecent assault
Contact-related crimes: arson and mali- cious Aggressive: murder and armed robbery
damage to property
Property-related crimes: burglary at res- Sexual: all sex-related crimes (i.e. rape and
idential and business premises, and theft of indecent assault)
motor vehicles or from motor vehicles
Crimes heavily dependent on police action for Narcotics: drug-related crimes
detection: illegal possession, drugs, DUI
Other serious crime: all theft not men- tioned Other: public disorder, some traffic crimes
elsewhere, commercial crime and shop-lifting and by-law offences
, Theme 1: Crime Taxonomy
• Serious versus priority crimes in South Africa
South African serious crimes categories
Contact crimes; Contact-related crimes; Property-related crimes; Crimes
heavily dependent on police action for detection; Other serious crimes;
Subcategories of aggravated robbery.
, Theme 1: South African crime categories
SAPS DCS
Contact crimes: common robbery, rape, Economic: fraud, house breaking and
attempted murder, robbery (aggravated), entering, and theft
assault (common), murder, assault (GBH),
indecent assault
Contact-related crimes: arson and mali- cious Aggressive: murder and armed robbery
damage to property
Property-related crimes: burglary at res- Sexual: all sex-related crimes (i.e. rape and
idential and business premises, and theft of indecent assault)
motor vehicles or from motor vehicles
Crimes heavily dependent on police action for Narcotics: drug-related crimes
detection: illegal possession, drugs, DUI
Other serious crime: all theft not men- tioned Other: public disorder, some traffic crimes
elsewhere, commercial crime and shop-lifting and by-law offences
, Theme 1: Crime Taxonomy
• Serious versus priority crimes in South Africa
South African serious crimes categories
Contact crimes; Contact-related crimes; Property-related crimes; Crimes
heavily dependent on police action for detection; Other serious crimes;
Subcategories of aggravated robbery.
