(1 )(a) The information, regarding the number of firearms, which have been reported as losses from the South African Police Service (SAPS), is reflected in the table below:
Province |
2013/2014 |
2014/2015 |
2015/2016 |
2016/2017 |
2017/2018 |
2018/2019 |
Head Office |
87 |
86 |
94 |
138 |
95 |
65 |
Eastern Cape |
134 |
150 |
134 |
148 |
112 |
49 |
Free State |
38 |
22 |
38 |
36 |
32 |
19 |
Gauteng |
165 |
140 |
185 |
123 |
145 |
101 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
167 |
165 |
180 |
164 |
193 |
142 |
Limpopo |
45 |
49 |
37 |
36 |
54 |
28 |
Mpumalanga |
40 |
45 |
36 |
33 |
46 |
38 |