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CRIME STATISTICS FOR THIRD QUARTER 2019
During the period under review, a total of 11,795cases were recorded countrywide as compared to 13,001 cases recorded under the same period in the year 2018. Cases reported reduced by 1,206representing 9.27percent.
Of the reported cases in the 3rd quarter of 2019, a total of6,159 arrests were made representing an arrest rate of 52.21 percent as compared to 6,350 arrests made in 2018 representing 48.84percent. We recorded an increase in the arrest rate in the 3rd quarter of the year 2019 as compared to 3rd quarter 2018. The table below shows the distribution.
Distribution of reported cases in Zambia by province in the 3rd quarter 2019 as compared to 3rd quarter 2018
2019 |
2018 |
|||
Province |
Reported |
Arrest |
Reported |
Arrest |
Lusaka |
1,994 |
995 |
3,038 |
1,301 |
Copperbelt |
2,113 |
948 |
2,637 |
1,245 |
Eastern |
1,582 |
888 |
922 |
581 |
Southern |
1,578 |
694 |
1,422 |
653 |
N/Western |
1,068 |
463 |
1,348 |
529 |
Central |
989 |
687 |
1,254 |
692 |
Luapula |
925 |
445 |
1,014 |
482 |
Western |
565 |
374 |
508 |
342 |
Northern |
540 |
328 |
382 |
211 |
Muchinga |
441 |
337 |
476 |
314 |
Total |
11,795 |
6,159 |
13,001 |
6,350 |
Distribution of selected offences for the 3rd quarter 2019
Offence |
Reported |
Arrest |
Murder |
191 |
111 |
Rape |
46 |
35 |
Theft of m/v |
113 |
34 |
Stock theft |
413 |
255 |
Arson |
191 |
71 |
Agg/robbery |
127 |
46 |
Theft |
2,614 |
1,176 |
Burglary and theft |
1,117 |
509 |
House breaking & theft |
483 |
226 |
Other breakings |
875 |
354 |
Defilement |
196 |
120 |
Assault O.A.B.H |
2,843 |
1,567 |
Other offences |
2,587 |
1,649 |
Lusaka Division
During the 3rdquarter, a total of 1,994cases were recorded. Ofwhich, a total of 995arrests were made. The table below shows a summary of selected and other offences.
Offence |
Reported |
Arrest |
Murder |
33 |
18 |
Rape |
6 |
5 |
Theft of M/V |
72 |
14 |
Stock theft |
50 |
37 |
Arson |
17 |
7 |
Aggravated. Robbery |
63 |
26 |
Theft |
279 |
80 |
Burglary and theft |
233 |
129 |
House breaking and theft |
149 |
73 |
Other breakings |
226 |
88 |
Defilement |
15 |
6 |
Assault O.A.B.H |
363 |
203 |
Other offences |
488 |
309 |
Copperbelt Division
During the 3rdquarter, a total of 2,113 cases were recorded. Ofwhich, a total of 948arrests were made. The table below shows a summary of selected and other offences.
Offence |
Reported |
Arrest |
Murder |
22 |
9 |
Rape |
10 |
5 |
Theft of M/V |
18 |
6 |
Stock theft |
19 |
5 |
Arson |
8 |
1 |
Aggravated. Robbery |
4 |
- |
Theft |
628 |
242 |
Burglary and theft |
189 |
61 |
House breaking and theft |
98 |
30 |
Other breakings |
126 |
43 |
Defilement |
31 |
14 |
Assault O.A.B.H |
598 |
350 |
Other offences |
362 |
182 |
Eastern Division
During the 3rdquarter, a total of1,582 cases were recorded. Ofwhich, a total of 888arrests were made. The table below shows a summary of selected and other offences.
Offence |
Reported |
Arrest |
Murder |
12 |
12 |
Rape |
1 |
1 |
Theft of M/V |
3 |
2 |
Stock theft |
70 |
50 |
Arson |
20 |
8 |
Aggravated. Robbery |
22 |
5 |
Theft |
418 |
221 |
Burglary and theft |
161 |
69 |
House breaking and theft |
64 |
35 |
Other breakings |
120 |
42 |
Defilement |
6 |
3 |
Assault O.A.B.H |
308 |
186 |
Other offences |
377 |
254 |
Southern Division
During the 3rdquarter, a total of 1,579 cases were recorded. Ofwhich, a total of 694arrests were made. The table below shows a summary of selected and other offences.
Offence |
Reported |
Arrest |
Murder |
24 |
14 |
Rape |
3 |
3 |
Theft of M/V |
6 |
3 |
Stock theft |
118 |
62 |
Arson |
10 |
2 |
Aggravated. Robbery |
8 |
3 |
Theft |
375 |
148 |
Burglary and theft |
143 |
52 |
House breaking and theft |
20 |
15 |
Other breakings |
91 |
25 |
Defilement |
27 |
18 |
Assault O.A.B.H |
491 |
204 |
Other offences |
263 |
145 |
North/western Division
During the 3rdquarter, a total of 1,068 cases were recorded. Ofwhich, a total of 463arrests were made. The table below shows a summary of selected and other offences.
Offence |
Reported |
Arrest |
Murder |
14 |
6 |
Rape |
3 |
2 |
Theft of M/V |
3 |
3 |
Stock theft |
13 |
7 |
Arson |
20 |
5 |
Aggravated. Robbery |
4 |
1 |
Theft |
236 |
70 |
Burglary and theft |
72 |
27 |
House breaking and theft |
43 |
11 |
Other breakings |
67 |
21 |
Defilement |
10 |
6 |
Assault O.A.B.H |
349 |
170 |
Other offences |
234 |
134 |
Central Division
During the 3rdquarter, a total of989 cases were recorded. Ofwhich, a total of 687arrests were made. The table below shows a summary of selected and other offences.
Offence |
Reported |
Arrest |
Murder |
22 |
20 |
Rape |
4 |
2 |
Theft of M/V |
4 |
3 |
Stock theft |
52 |
37 |
Arson |
12 |
3 |
Aggravated. Robbery |
9 |
5 |
Theft |
193 |
133 |
Burglary and theft |
86 |
39 |
House breaking and theft |
32 |
13 |
Other breakings |
85 |
44 |
Defilement |
31 |
22 |
Assault O.A.B.H |
209 |
175 |
Other offences |
250 |
191 |
Luapula Division
During the 3rdquarter, a total of925 cases were recorded. Ofwhich, a total of 445arrests were made. The table below shows a summary of selected and other offences.
Offence |
Reported |
Arrest |
Murder |
13 |
5 |
Rape |
3 |
3 |
Theft of M/V |
2 |
- |
Stock theft |
17 |
9 |
Arson |
67 |
19 |
Aggravated. Robbery |
5 |
4 |
Theft |
239 |
108 |
Burglary and theft |
73 |
39 |
House breaking and theft |
16 |
7 |
Other breakings |
38 |
16 |
Defilement |
22 |
16 |
Assault O.A.B.H |
215 |
88 |
Other offences |
215 |
131 |
Western Division
During the 3rdquarter, a total of 565cases were recorded. Ofwhich, a total of 374arrests were made. The table below shows a summary of selected and other offences.
Offence |
Reported |
Arrest |
Murder |
15 |
10 |
Rape |
13 |
11 |
Theft of M/V |
5 |
3 |
Stock theft |
57 |
34 |
Arson |
16 |
15 |
Aggravated. Robbery |
6 |
- |
Theft |
101 |
61 |
Burglary and theft |
65 |
40 |
House breaking and theft |
13 |
10 |
Other breakings |
32 |
18 |
Defilement |
13 |
11 |
Assault O.A.B.H |
99 |
61 |
Other offences |
130 |
100 |
Northern Division
During the 3rdquarter, a total of 540cases were recorded. Ofwhich, a total of 328 arrests were made. The table below shows a summary of selected and other offences.
Offence |
Reported |
Arrest |
Murder |
13 |
9 |
Rape |
1 |
1 |
Theft of M/V |
- |
- |
Stock theft |
7 |
6 |
Arson |
8 |
5 |
Aggravated. Robbery |
- |
- |
Theft |
89 |
63 |
Burglary and theft |
68 |
29 |
House breaking and theft |
34 |
18 |
Other breakings |
57 |
30 |
Defilement |
10 |
7 |
Assault O.A.B.H |
144 |
84 |
Other offences |
109 |
76 |
Muchinga Division
During the 3rdquarter, a total of 441cases were recorded. Ofwhich, a total of 337 arrests were made. The table below shows a summary of selected and other offences.
Offence |
Reported |
Arrest |
Murder |
23 |
8 |
Rape |
2 |
2 |
Theft of M/V |
- |
- |
Stock theft |
10 |
8 |
Arson |
13 |
6 |
Aggravated. Robbery |
6 |
2 |
Theft |
56 |
50 |
Burglary and theft |
27 |
24 |
House breaking and theft |
14 |
14 |
Other breakings |
33 |
27 |
Defilement |
31 |
17 |
Assault O.A.B.H |
67 |
46 |
Other offences |
159 |
133 |
CRIME STATISTICS FOR FIRST QUARTER 2019
During the period under review, a total of 15,279 cases were recorded countrywide as compared to 14,095 cases recorded under the same period in the year 2018. Cases reported increased by 1,184 representing 7.74 percent.
Of the reported cases in the 1st quarter of 2019, a total of 7,217 arrests were made representing an arrest rate of 47.23 percent as compared to 6,579 arrests made in 2018 representing 46.67 percent. We recorded a slightly increase in the arrest rate in the first quarter of the year 2019. The table below shows the distribution.
Distribution of reported cases in Zambia by province in the 1st quarter 2019 as compared to 1st quarter 2018 under the same period.
2019 |
2018 |
|||
Province |
Reported |
Arrest |
Reported |
Arrest |
Lusaka |
3,980 |
1,622 |
3,384 |
1,499 |
Copperbelt |
3,064 |
1,359 |
2,865 |
1,295 |
Southern |
1,743 |
787 |
1,491 |
578 |
N/Western |
1,646 |
654 |
1,325 |
554 |
Eastern |
1,444 |
769 |
1,078 |
590 |
Central |
1,323 |
808 |
959 |
630 |
Western |
671 |
399 |
1,078 |
392 |
Luapula |
514 |
269 |
862 |
396 |
Muchinga |
474 |
325 |
481 |
362 |
Northern |
420 |
225 |
572 |
283 |
Total |
15,279 |
7,217 |
14,095 |
6,579 |
Distribution of selected offences in the 1st quarter 2019
Offence |
Reported |
Arrest |
Murder |
184 |
103 |
Rape |
43 |
21 |
Theft of M/V |
76 |
30 |
Stock theft |
423 |
252 |
Arson |
60 |
23 |
Agg/robbery |
57 |
12 |
Theft |
3,908 |
1,747 |
Burglary and theft |
1,514 |
542 |
House breaking and theft |
843 |
346 |
Other breakings |
1,111 |
439 |
Defilement |
217 |
130 |
Assault O.A.B.H |
3,134 |
1,743 |
Other offences |
3,709 |
1,829 |
Western Division
During the 1st quarter, a total of 671 cases were recorded. Of which a total of 399 arrests were made. The table below shows the selected offences.
Offence |
Reported |
Arrest |
Murder |
20 |
17 |
Rape |
1 |
1 |
Theft of M/V |
- |
- |
Stock theft |
42 |
19 |
Arson |
6 |
4 |
Agg/robbery |
- |
- |
Theft |
89 |
60 |
Burglary and theft |
67 |
39 |
House breaking and theft |
11 |
6 |
Other breakings |
26 |
14 |
Defilement |
10 |
6 |
Assault O.A.B.H |
210 |
108 |
Other offences |
189 |
125 |
Eastern Division
During the 1st quarter, a total of 1,444 cases were recorded. Of which a total of 769 arrests were made. The table below shows the selected offences.
Offence |
Reported |
Arrest |
Murder |
4 |
1 |
Rape |
2 |
2 |
Theft of M/V |
1 |
1 |
Stock theft |
62 |
46 |
Arson |
6 |
1 |
Agg/robbery |
12 |
2 |
Theft |
397 |
218 |
Burglary and theft |
189 |
81 |
House breaking and theft |
114 |
57 |
Other breakings |
123 |
57 |
Defilement |
7 |
3 |
Assault O.A.B.H |
286 |
153 |
Other offences |
241 |
147 |
Central Division
During the 1st quarter, a total of 1,323 cases were recorded. Of which a total of 808 arrests were made. The table below shows the selected offences.
Offence |
Reported |
Arrest |
Murder |
28 |
22 |
Rape |
6 |
2 |
Theft of M/V |
3 |
1 |
Stock theft |
61 |
43 |
Arson |
6 |
3 |
Agg/robbery |
11 |
2 |
Theft |
275 |
147 |
Burglary and theft |
85 |
36 |
House breaking and theft |
57 |
32 |
Other breakings |
87 |
50 |
Defilement |
44 |
31 |
Assault O.A.B.H |
328 |
190 |
Other offences |
332 |
249 |
Northern Division
During the 1st quarter, a total of 420 cases were recorded. Of which a total of 225 arrests were made. The table below shows the selected offences.
Offence |
Reported |
Arrest |
Murder |
11 |
6 |
Rape |
1 |
1 |
Theft of M/V |
2 |
2 |
Stock theft |
7 |
3 |
Arson |
2 |
2 |
Agg/robbery |
- |
- |
Theft |
75 |
53 |
Burglary and theft |
60 |
16 |
House breaking and theft |
38 |
14 |
Other breakings |
61 |
21 |
Defilement |
9 |
8 |
Assault O.A.B.H |
74 |
41 |
Other offences |
80 |
58 |
Lusaka Division
During the 1st quarter, a total of 3,980 cases were recorded. Of which a total of 1,622 arrests were made. The table below shows the selected offences.
Offence |
Reported |
Arrest |
Murder |
40 |
21 |
Rape |
14 |
9 |
Theft of M/V |
44 |
20 |
Stock theft |
75 |
41 |
Arson |
11 |
3 |
Agg/robbery |
8 |
5 |
Theft |
1,195 |
434 |
Burglary and theft |
296 |
108 |
House breaking and theft |
174 |
79 |
Other breakings |
235 |
78 |
Defilement |
56 |
33 |
Assault O.A.B.H |
438 |
311 |
Other offences |
1,394 |
480 |
Luapula Division
During the 1st quarter, a total of 514 cases were recorded. Of which a total of 269 arrests were made. The table below shows the selected offences.
Offence |
Reported |
Arrest |
Murder |
10 |
4 |
Rape |
- |
- |
Theft of M/V |
2 |
- |
Stock theft |
8 |
2 |
Arson |
5 |
1 |
Agg/robbery |
1 |
- |
Theft |
135 |
68 |
Burglary and theft |
52 |
22 |
House breaking and theft |
32 |
19 |
Other breakings |
47 |
24 |
Defilement |
7 |
4 |
Assault O.A.B.H |
96 |
53 |
Other offences |
119 |
72 |
Southern Division
During the 1st quarter, a total of 1,743 cases were recorded. Of which a total of 787 arrests were made. The table below shows the selected offences.
Offence |
Reported |
Arrest |
Murder |
20 |
14 |
Rape |
4 |
1 |
Theft of M/V |
6 |
2 |
Stock theft |
101 |
51 |
Arson |
7 |
2 |
Agg/robbery |
7 |
- |
Theft |
434 |
197 |
Burglary and theft |
191 |
74 |
House breaking and theft |
66 |
30 |
Other breakings |
116 |
54 |
Defilement |
14 |
9 |
Assault O.A.B.H |
514 |
217 |
Other offences |
263 |
136 |
Muchinga Division
During the 1st quarter, a total of 474 cases were recorded. Of which a total of 325 arrests were made. The table below shows the selected offences.
Offence |
Reported |
Arrest |
Murder |
29 |
8 |
Rape |
4 |
3 |
Theft of M/V |
2 |
2 |
Stock theft |
13 |
11 |
Arson |
2 |
1 |
Agg/robbery |
1 |
- |
Theft |
67 |
50 |
Burglary and theft |
27 |
21 |
House breaking and theft |
25 |
20 |
Other breakings |
31 |
20 |
Defilement |
21 |
10 |
Assault O.A.B.H |
87 |
67 |
Other offences |
165 |
112 |
Copperbelt Division
During the 1st quarter, a total of 3,064 cases were recorded. Of which a total of 1,359 arrests were made. The table below shows the selected offences.
Offence |
Reported |
Arrest |
Murder |
16 |
7 |
Rape |
6 |
1 |
Theft of M/V |
15 |
1 |
Stock theft |
29 |
21 |
Arson |
1 |
1 |
Agg/robbery |
12 |
2 |
Theft |
917 |
397 |
Burglary and theft |
334 |
87 |
House breaking and theft |
227 |
67 |
Other breakings |
229 |
81 |
Defilement |
40 |
22 |
Assault O.A.B.H |
704 |
416 |
Other offences |
534 |
256 |
North-western Division
During the 1st quarter, a total of 1,646 cases were recorded. Of which a total of 654 arrests were made. The table below shows the selected offences.
Offence |
Reported |
Arrest |
Murder |
6 |
3 |
Rape |
5 |
1 |
Theft of M/V |
1 |
1 |
Stock theft |
25 |
15 |
Arson |
14 |
5 |
Agg/robbery |
5 |
1 |
Theft |
324 |
123 |
Burglary and theft |
213 |
58 |
House breaking and theft |
99 |
22 |
Other breakings |
156 |
40 |
Defilement |
9 |
4 |
Assault O.A.B.H |
397 |
187 |
Other offences |
392 |
194 |
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