Housebreaking and robbery are the most feared crimes in the country, according to the 2012 Victims of Crime Survey released by Stats SA in Pretoria. I could understand why, one’s fears move from things being taken while you’re sleeping to worrying about your family members etc. So much could happen in a Housebreaking, rape, murder and other malicious behaviours could happen during a Housebreaking.

I guess the easiest way of not getting caught when it comes to theft is going the route of Housebreaking. The stats speak for themselves as to how common the crime is and what area’s are targeted most.

Ranked By Province from highest to lowest here are the statistics for Housebreaking in South Africa.

1. Gauteng- Reported Cases 67913

Gauteng with it’s many fancy house comes in at number 1 of course. The disheartening part is that when your house is broken into, the cops come over cool. They take prints, blood samples if the intruders  cut themselves in the process of stealing your appliances and that’s about as far the investigation goes, unsolved.

Funny enough recently 3 intruders were arrested after breaking into musician Lira’s house not so long along, how the justice system works never stops to amaze one.

The top 3 worst precincts in Gauteng are:

Honeydew
Roodepoort
Krugersdorp

2. Western Cape- Reported Cases 50161

Where the mother city is found and the riches are made in most cases. This is also not surprising. This list basically shines some light on the areas you want to live in.

The top 3 worst precincts in Western Cape are:

Mitchell’s Plain
Kraaifontentein
Tableview

3. KwaZulu-Natal- Reported Cases 43362

Surprisingly the worst places are not Durban central, well that’s because there aren’t many residential areas around central.

The top 3 worst precincts in KwaZulu-Natal are:

Margate
Kwadukuza
Plessislaer

4. Eastern Cape- Reported Cases 24328

The top 3 worst precincts in Eastern Cape are:

Cambridge
Walmer
Bethelsdorp

5. Mpumalanga- Reported Cases 18600

The top 3 worst precincts in Mpumalanga are:

Witbank
Middleburg
Vosman

6. Limpopo- Reported Cases 17236

Even the cops of Limpopo do the crime. Two Limpopo police officers arrested for housebreaking and business robbery in separate cases will apply for bail in the Lephalale and Tshilwavhusiku magistrate’s courts respectively on Tuesday.

It is alleged that Constable Johannes Mashitiso, together with five other suspects, robbed a liquor store. They allegedly broke down a door, as well as part of the wall, and stole liquor estimated at R15 000.

Another police officer, Azwinndini Makuya, will apply for bail at the Tshilwavhusiku magistrate’s court. He allegedly stole tree cutting machines and a truck battery from a shop

The top 3 worst precincts in Limpopo are:

Thohoyandou
Seshego
Mankweng

7. North West- Reported Cases 15434

The top 3 worst precincts in North West are:

Rustenburg
Klerksdorp
Potchefstroom

8. Northern Cape- Reported Cases 6027

The top 3 worst precincts in Northern Cape are:

Kimberely
Kuruman
Upington

9. Free State- Reported Cases 993

The top 3 worst precincts in Free State are:

Park Road
Welkom
Kagisanong