| Firearms reported lost / stolen | |||||||
| Year | Stolen | Lost | Found | ||||
| 1998 | 23,820 | 6,400 | 14,311 | ||||
| 1997 | 26,171 | 4,233 | 13,495 | ||||
| 1996 | 18,543 | 1,561 | 14,522 | ||||
| 1995 | 15,600 | 1,055 | 13,414 | ||||
| 1994 | 15,275 | 34 | 7,961 | ||||
| Important Notes | |||||||
| These figures reflect the total number stolen /lost. | |||||||
| No breakdown is available as to from which source, ie private, SAPS, SANDF. | |||||||
| There is some question as to the accuracy of these figures. | |||||||
| On two occasions CIAC have quoted much lower figures. | |||||||
| Reported Firearm Crimes | |||||||
| Crime | Year | 96 | 97 | 98 | |||
| supplying firearms to unauthorised person | 185 | 177 | 214 | ||||
| supplying of machine gun to unauthorised person | 32 | 25 | 13 | ||||
| Trading in arms and ammunition without licence | 25 | 43 | 62 | ||||
| Illegal manufacture of arms and ammunition | 27 | 41 | 63 | ||||
| Unlawful possession of firearm | 9586 | 10065 | 11512 | ||||
| Unlawful possession of machine gun | 117 | 51 | 74 | ||||
| Unlawful possesion of ammunition | 3627 | 2823 | 2952 | ||||
| Loss of firearm through negligence | 4738 | 4984 | 6224 | ||||
| Handling firearm in a negligent way | 2906 | 3361 | 3369 | ||||
| Other offences under Arms & Ammunition Act | 1370 | 798 | 910 | ||||
| Important Notes | |||||||
| These are crimes reported. They do NOT indicate convictions. | |||||||
| For instance convictions for negligent loss are reported to be a few hundred a year. | |||||||
| I have not been able to obtain figures for convictions yet. | |||||||