Crime Stats: South Africa
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Crime totals
| Crime category | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 (Jan – Sep) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Community reported serious Crime | 2,281.18 | 2,333.93 | 2,536.30 | 2,578.43 | 2,511.49 | 1,745.60 |
| Contact crime (Crimes against the person) | 883.63 | 942.38 | 1,043.67 | 1,081.61 | 1,086.89 | 746.53 |
| Murder | 31.37 | 38.30 | 43.64 | 43.81 | 42.29 | 27.88 |
| Sexual offences | 75.68 | 82.20 | 87.84 | 85.76 | 85.04 | 61.05 |
| Rape | 59.41 | 65.12 | 69.88 | 68.50 | 67.64 | 48.49 |
| Sexual assault | 11.50 | 12.30 | 12.77 | 12.00 | 11.88 | 8.58 |
| Attempted sexual offences | 2.97 | 3.02 | 3.65 | 4.04 | 4.24 | 2.96 |
| Contact sexual offences | 1.80 | 1.76 | 1.54 | 1.21 | 1.28 | 1.03 |
| Attempted murder | 29.17 | 33.10 | 39.44 | 43.53 | 46.76 | 33.28 |
| Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm | 237.39 | 251.64 | 273.20 | 284.38 | 295.08 | 198.96 |
| Common assault | 247.61 | 262.00 | 292.62 | 304.80 | 313.83 | 218.59 |
| Common robbery | 65.16 | 65.12 | 74.37 | 78.77 | 76.60 | 53.67 |
| Robbery with aggravating circumstances | 197.25 | 210.01 | 232.57 | 240.57 | 227.29 | 153.10 |
| TRIO Crime | 88.85 | 99.93 | 106.41 | 104.68 | 97.63 | 63.50 |
| Carjacking | 26.73 | 32.38 | 37.12 | 36.42 | 33.90 | 22.52 |
| Robbery at residential premises | 32.99 | 35.09 | 36.63 | 38.07 | 37.73 | 25.76 |
| Robbery at non-residential premises | 29.13 | 32.46 | 32.66 | 30.19 | 25.99 | 15.22 |
| Robbery of cash in transit | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.23 | 0.15 |
| Bank robbery | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Truck hijacking | 2.14 | 2.62 | 3.27 | 3.15 | 2.84 | 1.92 |
| Contact-related Crime | 167.88 | 182.98 | 192.50 | 188.69 | 181.47 | 125.90 |
| Arson | 5.53 | 6.38 | 6.10 | 5.58 | 5.02 | 3.39 |
| Malicious damage to property | 162.35 | 176.60 | 186.40 | 183.10 | 176.45 | 122.51 |
| Property-related Crime | 638.71 | 586.60 | 607.50 | 591.44 | 539.47 | 368.88 |
| Burglary at non-residential premises | 110.68 | 101.61 | 98.02 | 97.03 | 82.55 | 54.46 |
| Burglary at residential premises | 274.51 | 251.00 | 264.07 | 252.03 | 230.30 | 159.18 |
| Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle | 59.61 | 59.93 | 61.42 | 59.50 | 54.01 | 37.05 |
| Theft out of or from motor vehicle | 146.53 | 130.68 | 139.67 | 140.30 | 130.43 | 89.96 |
| Stock-theft | 47.38 | 43.39 | 44.31 | 42.57 | 42.18 | 28.23 |
| Other serious Crime | 590.96 | 621.98 | 692.63 | 716.69 | 703.66 | 504.28 |
| All theft not mentioned elsewhere | 379.44 | 392.71 | 440.58 | 434.57 | 402.55 | 280.78 |
| Commercial crime | 130.65 | 158.57 | 175.31 | 196.46 | 228.96 | 175.14 |
| Shoplifting | 80.87 | 70.70 | 76.74 | 85.67 | 72.15 | 48.37 |
| Crime detected as a result of police action | 315.46 | 313.70 | 371.54 | 403.63 | 447.79 | 385.47 |
| Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition | 21.50 | 21.08 | 24.37 | 25.65 | 26.06 | 19.60 |
| Drug-related crime | 207.57 | 215.80 | 257.23 | 277.61 | 300.81 | 259.08 |
| Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs | 75.10 | 65.10 | 75.20 | 83.29 | 100.14 | 90.48 |
| Sexual offences detected as a result of police action | 11.28 | 11.72 | 14.74 | 17.08 | 20.77 | 16.30 |
| Culpable homicide | 14.73 | 18.01 | 17.37 | 17.05 | 16.92 | 11.60 |
| Public violence | 3.23 | 4.78 | 2.22 | 2.34 | 1.73 | 1.25 |
| Crimen injuria | 29.88 | 31.26 | 35.12 | 36.88 | 41.41 | 31.07 |
| Neglect and ill-treatment of children | 2.92 | 2.91 | 3.60 | 3.63 | 3.48 | 2.81 |
| Kidnapping | 9.69 | 13.57 | 24.20 | 26.39 | 28.79 | 22.26 |
| Abduction | 0.57 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.41 | 0.34 | 0.26 |