In the past five financial years, what is the total number of (a) cases of (i) rape and (ii) sexual assault that were received by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) from the SA Police Service for prosecution.
The National Prosecuting Authority does not keep record of the crimes on cases received for decision from the South African Police Services (SAPS). However, the cases enrolled in court as extracted from the Electronic Case Management System (ECMS) for the past five years appear below in the Table: (During 2020/21 as well as part of 2021/22 COVID restrictions applied which had an enormous impact on the crimes reported to SAPS)
|
Fin Year |
Rape |
Sexual Assault |
|
FY 2020 / 21 |
1540 |
590 |
|
FY 2021 / 22 |
4680 |
533 |
|
FY 2022 / 23 |
14655 |
937 |
|
FY 2023 / 24 |
14121 |
959 |
|
FY 2024 / 25(Apr –26 Aug ‘24) |
4044 |
250 |
|
Grand Total |
39040 |
3269 |
In addition to the ECMS information as reflected above, herewith the Thuthuzela Care Centre(TCC) statistics regarding matters reported with victims that received pre-trial services:
|
Fin Year |
Total number of matters reported and victims receiving pre-trial services per annum |
Number of sexual offence matters reported at the TCC sites |
|
2020/21 (57 sites) |
29 593 |
26 281 |
|
2021/22 (60 sites) |
34 456 |
30 541 |
|
2022/23 (62 sites) |
38 813 |
31 448 |
|
2023/24 (64 sites) |
41 158 |
33 507 |
|
2024/25 |
Final numbers are not available due to verification process. |
What is the total number (b) of these cases that included child victims
|
Fin Year |
Rape (Involving child) |
Sexual Assault (Involving Child) |
|---|---|---|
|
FY 2020 / 21 |
324 |
160 |
|
FY 2021 / 22 |
336 |
164 |
|
FY 2022 / 23 |
471 |
253 |
|
FY 2023 / 24 |
449 |
178 |
|
FY 2024 / 25 (Apr –26 Aug ‘24) |
130 |
13 |
|
Grand Total |
1710 |
768 |
What is the total number (b) of these cases that included child victims and (d) how many of these cases (i) did the NPA decide to prosecute, (ii) have been enrolled for trial?
The cases in which prosecution have been instituted (inclusive of those involving child victims) appears in the column of “Open Cases” whilst the cases enrolled for trial appears in the last column of the Table below:
The number of cases on the court rolls appears in the Table below:
|
As at 26 Aug 2024 |
Court Type |
Rape / Sexual Assault |
Nr of Open Cases |
Trial cases |
|
FY 2024 / 25 |
Regional Court |
Rape |
11177 |
6249 |
|
FY 2024 / 25 |
District Court |
Rape |
4942 |
- |
|
FY 2024 / 25 |
Regional Court |
Sexual Assault |
796 |
425 |
|
FY 2024 / 25 |
District Court |
Sexual Assault |
378 |
28 |
|
Total |
17293 |
6702 |
What is the total number (iii) did the NPA decline to prosecute for which they issued a nolle prosequi certificate and (iv) were closed without any results?
The NPA does not keep specific statistics on the number of nolle prosequi certificates issued per crime.
The number of cases closed without any results are displayed in the Table below:
|
Fin Year |
Rape |
Sexual Assault |
|
FY 2020 / 21 |
9570 |
701 |
|
FY 2021 / 22 |
3883 |
304 |
|
FY 2022 / 23 |
3184 |
467 |
|
FY 2023 / 24 |
1177 |
408 |
|
FY 2024 / 25 (Apr – 26 Aug ’24) |
1117 |
405 |
|
Grand Total |
18931 |
2285 |