The number of detectives employed by the South African Police Service (SAPS), is as follows:
2012/2013 |
2013/2014 |
2014/2015 |
2015/2016 |
2016/2017 |
|
Eastern Cape |
3 023 |
3 100 |
3 035 |
2 971 |
2 911 |
Free State |
1 559 |
1 612 |
1 641 |
1 625 |
1 639 |
Gauteng |
6 722 |
6 660 |
6 487 |
6 324 |
6 284 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
4 430 |
4 341 |
4 127 |
3 964 |
3 875 |
Limpopo |
1 593 |
1 639 |
1 571 |
1 532 |
1 521 |
Mpumalanga |
1 634 |
1 624 |
1 578 |
1 574 |
1 570 |
North West |
1 436 |
1 437 |
1 390 |
1 329 |
1 302 |
Northern Cape |
902 |
879 |
896 |
870 |
878 |
Western Cape |
3 525 |
3 402 |
3 255 |
3 226 |
3 233 |
TOTAL |
24 824 |
24 694 |
23 980 |
23 415 |
23 213 |