REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA COMBINED SECOND PERIODIC REPORT UNDER THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLE`S RIGHTS and INITIAL REPORT UNDER THE PROTOCOL TO THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN AFRICA as they risk long term ill health if they are unable to disclose their HIV status to their abusive partner, or seek or comply with medical treatment.354 131. Statistics for rape incidents in the country show that for the period 2009-2012, per 100 000 of the population, there was a decrease by 2.9 percentage points over a three year period, with a 3.7 percentage point decrease recorded for 2011-2012. This category includes rape, compelled rape, and acts of consensual sexual penetration with certain children (12-16 years). For every 100 000 people in South Africa, there were 94.9 reported cases of rape for 2011-12. Table 5 below shows the number of female adult victims’ (adult women 18 years and older) selected contact reported crime figures.355 Table 5: Female adult victims of selected contact crimes Crime Category 2006/7 2007/8 2008/9 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 % decrease Murder 2602 2544 2436 2457 2594 2286 -11.9 Attempted murder 3362 3016 2966 3008 2842 2416 -15 All sexual 34 816 offences 31 328 30 124 36 093 35 820 31 299 -12.6 Common assault 100 390 94 286 91 390 94 176 89 956 87 191 -3.1 Assault GBH 69 132 64 084 61 509 62 143 60 630 57 345 -5.4 Total 210 302 195 258 188 425 197 871 191 842 180 537 -5.9 132. The table above highlights that the greatest number of reported cases by adult women is common assault, followed by assault with grievous bodily harm (GBH), and all sexual offences. The Crime Report does not provide for disaggregated data in terms of domestic violence such that it stands to reason that common assault is high because cases of domestic violence reported to the police is being recorded under this category and assault with GBH. 133. Assault and sexual offences are difficult to capture in any household survey conducted because of their sensitivity, and as a result they are normally under-reported. The Victims of Crime Survey results show that most perpetrators were known people from areas other than the area of residence of the victim (selected individuals). Nearly a third (29.9%) of the victims of assault were 354 DWCPD: Draft Concept Document for the Establishment of the National Council Against Gender-Based Violence, 2012 355 South African Police Service Crime Report: 2010/11-2011/12 173