The branch had 784 active cases, whilst the Stock Theft unit had 177. Each detective carried, on average, between 40 and 50 dockets, whilst the highest caseload carried by a detective was 105 dockets. The average detection rate for the previous financial year was 59%. The average disposal rate was 87%. The oldest docket had been opened in 2002. None of the dockets had gone missing in the three previous financial years. The average detection rates as well as conviction rates per selected crime categories were as follows: Table 5: average detection rate per crime category