Crime Stats: Eastern Cape
About this siteLoading...
Loading map…Map options
Legend
Crime totals
| Crime category | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 (Jan – Sep) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Community reported serious Crime | 2,075.89 | 2,139.97 | 2,304.94 | 2,272.31 | 2,194.94 | 1,550.41 |
| Contact crime (Crimes against the person) | 826.68 | 898.26 | 981.37 | 986.42 | 997.11 | 673.92 |
| Murder | 48.86 | 58.95 | 69.97 | 69.47 | 68.37 | 43.54 |
| Sexual offences | 102.56 | 114.53 | 119.26 | 113.66 | 109.98 | 78.70 |
| Rape | 84.35 | 94.80 | 98.43 | 94.45 | 90.70 | 65.43 |
| Sexual assault | 12.41 | 12.97 | 13.87 | 11.83 | 11.74 | 8.04 |
| Attempted sexual offences | 4.26 | 4.98 | 5.32 | 6.07 | 6.39 | 4.58 |
| Contact sexual offences | 1.54 | 1.78 | 1.63 | 1.31 | 1.15 | 0.65 |
| Attempted murder | 29.21 | 29.46 | 34.19 | 34.33 | 36.26 | 23.94 |
| Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm | 280.41 | 310.38 | 334.24 | 340.96 | 352.81 | 240.45 |
| Common assault | 159.30 | 182.89 | 204.39 | 209.16 | 214.54 | 152.44 |
| Common robbery | 41.87 | 38.09 | 40.36 | 41.62 | 41.29 | 28.77 |
| Robbery with aggravating circumstances | 164.48 | 163.96 | 178.96 | 177.21 | 173.85 | 106.08 |
| TRIO Crime | 70.44 | 76.22 | 84.33 | 84.08 | 85.47 | 52.85 |
| Carjacking | 13.75 | 17.77 | 25.38 | 24.13 | 26.85 | 14.34 |
| Robbery at residential premises | 29.24 | 26.75 | 28.06 | 30.48 | 32.97 | 23.53 |
| Robbery at non-residential premises | 27.45 | 31.70 | 30.88 | 29.46 | 25.66 | 14.98 |
| Robbery of cash in transit | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.76 | 0.35 | 0.14 |
| Bank robbery | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Truck hijacking | 2.12 | 2.16 | 2.30 | 2.88 | 2.70 | 0.89 |
| Contact-related Crime | 164.06 | 176.86 | 187.66 | 176.30 | 171.16 | 121.78 |
| Arson | 8.23 | 8.17 | 8.24 | 7.39 | 5.82 | 4.18 |
| Malicious damage to property | 155.83 | 168.68 | 179.41 | 168.92 | 165.33 | 117.60 |
| Property-related Crime | 625.50 | 564.37 | 599.06 | 564.27 | 518.93 | 383.06 |
| Burglary at non-residential premises | 107.63 | 95.39 | 103.18 | 96.97 | 78.85 | 58.20 |
| Burglary at residential premises | 267.28 | 250.03 | 264.97 | 246.27 | 223.24 | 170.33 |
| Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle | 22.67 | 24.25 | 25.41 | 19.78 | 20.07 | 13.00 |
| Theft out of or from motor vehicle | 125.46 | 110.49 | 121.30 | 115.14 | 103.45 | 72.28 |
| Stock-theft | 102.46 | 84.20 | 84.20 | 86.11 | 93.32 | 69.25 |
| Other serious Crime | 459.64 | 500.48 | 536.86 | 545.32 | 507.74 | 371.65 |
| All theft not mentioned elsewhere | 295.99 | 315.61 | 351.44 | 328.21 | 288.17 | 219.63 |
| Commercial crime | 113.74 | 141.21 | 138.82 | 156.79 | 173.07 | 118.28 |
| Shoplifting | 49.90 | 43.66 | 46.60 | 60.33 | 46.51 | 33.73 |
| Crime detected as a result of police action | 197.68 | 196.25 | 227.19 | 229.55 | 255.58 | 233.19 |
| Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition | 24.73 | 24.04 | 25.49 | 26.03 | 27.16 | 21.26 |
| Drug-related crime | 139.98 | 128.30 | 151.88 | 152.53 | 154.96 | 135.69 |
| Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs | 32.49 | 43.55 | 49.51 | 50.72 | 73.10 | 75.99 |
| Sexual offences detected as a result of police action | 0.48 | 0.36 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.36 | 0.25 |
| Culpable homicide | 16.49 | 19.25 | 18.16 | 17.15 | 17.30 | 11.53 |
| Public violence | 1.38 | 0.94 | 1.04 | 1.18 | 1.40 | 1.16 |
| Crimen injuria | 22.43 | 29.02 | 29.90 | 34.37 | 36.50 | 27.52 |
| Neglect and ill-treatment of children | 2.38 | 2.60 | 2.84 | 3.21 | 3.03 | 2.84 |
| Kidnapping | 6.78 | 8.16 | 10.73 | 11.70 | 11.26 | 8.69 |
| Abduction | 0.47 | 0.54 | 0.44 | 0.35 | 0.30 | 0.08 |