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South Africa. 2012 ‘Firearms/Ammunition: Crime Ratio in the Republic of South Africa 2003-2012.’ Crime Statistics Overview 2011/2012, pp. 85-86. Pretoria: South African Police Service. 1 September
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Table: Firearms/Ammunition: Crime Ratio per 100 000 of the Population 2009/10 - 2011/12
Country: 2008/09 (Baseline) - 2009/10 - 2010/11 - 2011/12 - (Deviation 08/09 - 11/12) - (Deviation 10/11 - 11/12)
RSA: 28.8 - 29.5 - 28.9 - 28.6 - (-0.7%) - (-1.0%)
[RSA = Republic of South Africa]
Chart: Firearms/Ammunition RSA
Crime Ratios: 03/04 - 04/05 - 05/06 - 06/07 - 07/08 - 08/09 - 09/10 - 10/11 - 11/12
Firearms/Ammunition: 36 - 33 - 29 - 30 - 28 - 29 - 30 - 29 - 29
Crime decreased by 21.2% from 2004/5 to 2011/12 (8 years)
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