Health

Question by:

Hon Mireille Wenger

Answered by:

Hon Nomafrench Mbombo

Question Number:

1

Question Body:

How many cases of (a) firearm-related and (b) sharp-object-related deaths were recorded by the Forensic Pathology Service in the Western Cape per month in the financial years (i) 2015/16, (ii) 2016/17 and (iii) 2017/18 to date?How many cases of (a) firearm-related and (b) sharp-object-related deaths were recorded by the Forensic Pathology Service in the Western Cape per month in the financial years (i) 2015/16, (ii) 2016/17 and (iii) 2017/18 to date?

Answer Body:

The data below is alleged as on admission to a Forensic Pathology laboratory. These case numbers exclude cases of murder assault; blunt trauma, asphyxiation, sexual assault etc.

		April	May	June	July	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	March	Combined Shot and Stab Total	Increase	Year on Year Increase per Category	% Increase 2012/2013 - 2016/2017
2017/2018	Shot	143	105	111	143	170	180							1573
2017/2018	Stab	175	106	98	121	114	107							1573

2016/2017	Shot	105	93	102	96	88	125	105	109	103	98	100	130	2864	2.10%	51.16%	32.47%
2016/2017	Stab	139	158	113	120	127	121	162	129	180	129	117	115	2864	2.10%	-16.67%

2015/2016	Shot	109	123	97	104	133	99	137	114	103	106	101	86	2805	5.10%	-26.50%
2015/2016	Stab	92	113	91	101	140	113	139	149	177	120	120	138	2805	5.10%	16.95%

2014/2015	Shot	90	96	114	109	107	122	123	121	98	86	91	117	2669	8.85%	1.74%
2014/2015	Stab	112	98	120	97	124	118	117	129	140	125	97	118	2669	8.85%	5.36%

2013/2014	Shot	73	77	79	93	70	78	95	99	120	98	79	115	2452	13.41%	51.32%
2013/2014	Stab	95	108	131	100	103	100	117	131	162	96	121	112	2452	13.41%	-3.45%

2012/2013	Shot	51	67	87	75	71	84	79	66	75	54	55	76	2162
2012/2013	Stab	105	74	97	113	95	121	113	127	179	85	97	116	2162

Date:

Friday, October 27, 2017

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