Crime Stats: Free State
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Crime totals
| Crime category | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 (Jan – Sep) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Community reported serious Crime | 2,730.46 | 2,885.53 | 3,179.41 | 3,219.49 | 3,176.34 | 2,196.22 |
| Contact crime (Crimes against the person) | 1,092.90 | 1,175.78 | 1,312.64 | 1,405.67 | 1,457.66 | 972.33 |
| Murder | 28.00 | 31.37 | 33.46 | 32.99 | 30.63 | 19.84 |
| Sexual offences | 103.49 | 109.67 | 117.02 | 122.18 | 125.39 | 85.95 |
| Rape | 77.99 | 83.56 | 91.25 | 96.04 | 97.32 | 67.47 |
| Sexual assault | 17.64 | 18.01 | 17.14 | 16.53 | 17.95 | 11.23 |
| Attempted sexual offences | 4.66 | 4.96 | 5.40 | 6.92 | 7.15 | 4.82 |
| Contact sexual offences | 3.20 | 3.14 | 3.24 | 2.70 | 2.97 | 2.43 |
| Attempted murder | 23.55 | 28.61 | 40.58 | 53.80 | 67.50 | 47.02 |
| Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm | 334.27 | 349.95 | 398.43 | 432.19 | 455.54 | 301.34 |
| Common assault | 411.89 | 454.90 | 503.57 | 531.13 | 542.50 | 348.30 |
| Common robbery | 51.21 | 56.00 | 64.43 | 70.27 | 72.90 | 55.05 |
| Robbery with aggravating circumstances | 140.50 | 145.29 | 155.14 | 163.10 | 163.20 | 114.83 |
| TRIO Crime | 57.79 | 60.48 | 61.43 | 56.87 | 58.43 | 37.41 |
| Carjacking | 6.75 | 7.46 | 8.84 | 9.48 | 6.85 | 4.45 |
| Robbery at residential premises | 23.85 | 24.93 | 21.89 | 23.78 | 27.19 | 16.70 |
| Robbery at non-residential premises | 27.19 | 28.10 | 30.70 | 23.61 | 24.39 | 16.26 |
| Robbery of cash in transit | 0.17 | 0.24 | 0.37 | 0.10 | 0.24 | 0.10 |
| Bank robbery | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Truck hijacking | 1.65 | 2.43 | 2.19 | 1.92 | 1.28 | 0.67 |
| Contact-related Crime | 193.29 | 220.01 | 240.42 | 231.38 | 229.99 | 161.18 |
| Arson | 4.39 | 5.23 | 5.30 | 5.43 | 5.30 | 3.85 |
| Malicious damage to property | 188.91 | 214.78 | 235.12 | 225.95 | 224.70 | 157.33 |
| Property-related Crime | 800.70 | 769.16 | 839.26 | 784.07 | 723.21 | 513.83 |
| Burglary at non-residential premises | 169.98 | 145.63 | 163.27 | 156.56 | 139.15 | 99.55 |
| Burglary at residential premises | 361.25 | 359.67 | 399.91 | 355.08 | 330.82 | 246.25 |
| Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle | 29.18 | 30.70 | 27.90 | 25.03 | 23.38 | 17.51 |
| Theft out of or from motor vehicle | 119.35 | 119.05 | 136.08 | 146.13 | 133.85 | 89.73 |
| Stock-theft | 120.93 | 114.12 | 112.10 | 101.27 | 96.01 | 60.79 |
| Other serious Crime | 643.57 | 720.58 | 787.10 | 798.37 | 765.48 | 548.88 |
| All theft not mentioned elsewhere | 432.36 | 486.44 | 563.11 | 564.66 | 527.29 | 380.11 |
| Commercial crime | 134.23 | 159.93 | 144.01 | 145.69 | 159.49 | 114.86 |
| Shoplifting | 76.98 | 74.21 | 79.98 | 88.01 | 78.70 | 53.91 |
| Crime detected as a result of police action | 207.63 | 248.11 | 318.24 | 382.40 | 448.01 | 358.42 |
| Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition | 11.91 | 14.20 | 18.55 | 18.99 | 18.69 | 13.19 |
| Drug-related crime | 114.56 | 129.03 | 180.24 | 206.65 | 240.22 | 192.72 |
| Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs | 63.66 | 80.45 | 81.57 | 103.76 | 124.58 | 89.56 |
| Sexual offences detected as a result of police action | 17.51 | 24.42 | 37.88 | 53.00 | 64.53 | 62.95 |
| Culpable homicide | 18.15 | 21.35 | 20.31 | 19.63 | 20.51 | 13.32 |
| Public violence | 6.44 | 8.37 | 4.69 | 5.84 | 4.08 | 2.40 |
| Crimen injuria | 67.20 | 70.91 | 91.05 | 102.55 | 109.74 | 82.61 |
| Neglect and ill-treatment of children | 6.24 | 7.69 | 8.91 | 9.82 | 11.44 | 6.68 |
| Kidnapping | 9.85 | 10.96 | 18.22 | 20.91 | 21.83 | 15.75 |
| Abduction | 0.61 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.84 | 0.57 | 0.47 |