Criminal Investigations: As at 31 March 2012, a total of 771 outstanding criminal cases were pending with the SAPS, compared to 648 cases in 2010/11. During the period 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012, a total of 240 criminal cases were opened by inspectors of the Authority. During this period, 117 criminal cases were finalised by the SAPS and/or National Prosecuting Authority. The Authority reported that this is partly due to an audit conducted on pending cases on the Authority's records in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape regional offices.