Thursday, September 20, 2012

New drug arrest record for Western Cape

The newly released crime statistics indicates a record number of drug related arrests for the Western Cape.  The new record is the eighth year in succession showing an increase:

2004 30 432
2005 34 788
2006 41 067
2007 45 985
2008 52 781
2009 60 409
2010 70 588
2011 77 069


413 119 arrests in 9 years in the Western Cape. What are the cumulative totals of the other provinces for the past 9 years?

Eastern Cape 60000
Gauteng 121000 
KwaZulu Natal 215000
Northern Cape 18000
Mpumelanga 18000
North West 51500
Limpopo 27000
Free State 37500
Total number of drug arrests for the rest of the country: 548 898

The Western Cape is "responsible" for 43% of the drug crime committed around the country. If drugs really do cause crime or lead to it then other crimes should similarly be raised, yet they are not. Res ipsa loquitur. Drugs doesn't cause crime, because IF it did the Western Cape's crime statistics would be far worse than they are(from SAPS)

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