Change-Point Analysis: An Effective Technique for Detecting Abrupt Change in the Homicide Trends in a Democratic South Africa

Table 2

Total population statistics in South Africa per province over a ten-year period.

	South Africa total population in thousands (2005–2015)
	Western Cape	Eastern Cape	Northern Cape	Free State	KwaZulu-Natal	North West	Gauteng	Mpumalanga	Limpopo
2005	5063	6493	1060	2670	9853	3186	10511	3643	5123
2006	5168	6489	1071	2680	9928	3232	10772	3701	5165
2007	5276	6484	1082	2691	10005	3281	11044	3760	5207
2008	5388	6480	1093	2704	10087	3330	11325	3820	5252
2009	5502	6478	1105	2717	10175	3382	11612	3883	5299
2010	5618	6477	1117	2732	10268	3434	11910	3947	5349
2011	5738	6476	1130	2748	10365	3488	12219	4012	5400
2012	5860	6476	1143	2764	10468	3545	12539	4078	5453
2013	5985	6477	1156	2782	10576	3603	12868	4147	5511
2014	6112	6481	1170	2802	10691	3663	13203	4218	5573
2015	6242	6486	1184	2822	10812	3726	13549	4291	5638
Average	5632	6482	1119	2737	10293	3443	11959	3955	5361