(1) (a) & (b) (i) – (v)
The table below provides a breakdown of the number of members per province killed on and off duty who had their firearms taken from them, from 2010/11 to 17 September 2015:
PROVINCE |
2010/2011 |
2011/2012 |
2012/2013 |
2013/2014 |
2014/2015 |
2015/2016 |
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ON |
OFF |
ON |
OFF |
ON |
OFF |
ON |
OFF |
ON |
OFF |
ON |
OFF |
|
Eastern Cape |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Free State |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Gauteng |
3 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
KwaZulu-Natal |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Limpopo |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Mpumalanga |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
North West |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Northern Cape |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Western Cape |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Head Office |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
SUB TOTAL |
10 |
4 |
10 |
4 |
10 |
13 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
TOTAL |
14 |
14 |
23 |
13 |
14 |
7 |
(2)(a) A total of 3 firearms which were taken were used in the commission of another crime.
(2)(b) A total of 31 firearms were recovered.
It must be noted that in several instances serial numbers of firearms are removed and it is therefore not possible to determine if the specific firearm has been recovered.
(3) The status of the number of members in possession of the requisite firearm competency certificates is as follows:
FIREARM COMPETENCY |
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FINANCIAL YEAR |
COMPETENT |
NOT YET COMPETENT |
2010/2011 |
7 |
7 |
2011/2012 |
8 |
6 |
2012/2013 |
20 |
3 |
2013/2014 |
13 |
0 |
2014/2015 |
14 |
0 |
TOTAL |
62 |
16 |