Table 26.3: PLACE WHERE
FIREARMS WERE KEPT
AT THE TIME OF THE THEFT |
| PLACE KEPT
|
NUMBER
OF FIREARMS |
%
OF TOTAL |
| Safe |
156
|
27.1 |
| Unknown |
109
|
19 |
| Holster |
77 |
13.4 |
| Cupboard/cabinet
|
54 |
9.4 |
| Car |
49 |
8.5 |
| Bag |
42 |
7.3 |
| Other |
29 |
5.0 |
| Bed |
26 |
4.5 |
| On
complainant |
11 |
1.9 |
| Briefcase |
10 |
1.7 |
| Drawer |
7 |
1.2 |
| Trunk |
3 |
0.5 |
| Armoury |
2 |
0.3 |
| TOTAL |
575
|
100% |
- In 80.6% of the cases nothing else
but the firearms were stolen. Other valuables
were stolen together with the firearm/s in only
17.5% of the cases. In 1.9% of the cases this
information was unknown.
- 75.5% of the complainants were
between the ages of 19 and 49 (amongst which
30.7% were between the ages of 19 and 29, and
24.9% between the ages of 30 and 39 years).
- The majority of complainants were
White (59.9%) followed by Black complainants
(30.3%), Coloured (6.7%) and Asians (2.4%).
- The majority of complainants were
male (84.1%). There were 15.5% female
complainants in the study.
- Of all the firearms stolen, 79.8%
were stolen from private firearm holders (459
firearms). This was followed by thefts from
permit holders (9.7%, involving 56 firearms) and
thefts from state departments (9.4%, involving 54
firearms).
- Of the firearms stolen from state
departments, 49 firearms (8.5% of all the
firearms covered by the study) had been stolen
from the South African Police Service (SAPS) and
2 firearms each (0.3% of the total) had been
stolen from the South African National Defence
Force (SANDF) and Traffic Department. The
remaining 1 firearm, although belonging to a
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