Crime Stats: Gauteng
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 | 2,596.48 | 2,640.32 | 2,859.13 | 2,888.26 | 2,760.62 | 1,901.91 |
| Contact crime (Crimes against the person) | 1,035.30 | 1,093.88 | 1,197.07 | 1,229.07 | 1,175.68 | 800.95 |
| Murder | 26.64 | 33.46 | 41.01 | 42.76 | 41.82 | 28.55 |
| Sexual offences | 65.18 | 72.45 | 75.18 | 71.58 | 70.52 | 49.29 |
| Rape | 50.40 | 56.16 | 59.01 | 57.06 | 55.96 | 39.17 |
| Sexual assault | 11.51 | 13.09 | 13.23 | 11.35 | 11.39 | 7.84 |
| Attempted sexual offences | 1.52 | 1.66 | 1.68 | 2.08 | 2.21 | 1.47 |
| Contact sexual offences | 1.76 | 1.54 | 1.26 | 1.09 | 0.96 | 0.81 |
| Attempted murder | 28.33 | 32.14 | 39.89 | 43.14 | 44.39 | 35.51 |
| Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm | 227.70 | 240.56 | 254.49 | 259.25 | 254.90 | 165.19 |
| Common assault | 292.32 | 300.65 | 328.62 | 344.53 | 337.59 | 227.81 |
| Common robbery | 94.20 | 94.17 | 103.12 | 105.19 | 96.05 | 66.98 |
| Robbery with aggravating circumstances | 300.93 | 320.44 | 354.77 | 362.62 | 330.42 | 227.63 |
| TRIO Crime | 141.46 | 160.74 | 170.25 | 172.69 | 157.55 | 106.31 |
| Carjacking | 55.88 | 68.70 | 77.00 | 74.85 | 69.29 | 51.12 |
| Robbery at residential premises | 46.06 | 48.95 | 50.85 | 55.76 | 53.64 | 35.45 |
| Robbery at non-residential premises | 39.51 | 43.09 | 42.41 | 42.07 | 34.61 | 19.74 |
| Robbery of cash in transit | 0.60 | 0.43 | 0.55 | 0.50 | 0.23 | 0.21 |
| Bank robbery | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Truck hijacking | 4.72 | 6.46 | 8.06 | 7.52 | 6.58 | 5.40 |
| Contact-related Crime | 171.38 | 186.62 | 196.91 | 186.72 | 174.55 | 116.99 |
| Arson | 3.08 | 3.36 | 3.06 | 2.51 | 2.30 | 1.87 |
| Malicious damage to property | 168.30 | 183.26 | 193.86 | 184.21 | 172.24 | 115.12 |
| Property-related Crime | 655.55 | 601.83 | 624.13 | 603.74 | 544.73 | 366.11 |
| Burglary at non-residential premises | 100.76 | 84.58 | 86.02 | 86.47 | 72.39 | 45.80 |
| Burglary at residential premises | 245.04 | 227.21 | 238.67 | 225.86 | 201.90 | 133.30 |
| Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle | 126.82 | 127.33 | 132.77 | 128.12 | 115.36 | 80.43 |
| Theft out of or from motor vehicle | 176.15 | 156.61 | 159.30 | 156.92 | 149.46 | 103.36 |
| Stock-theft | 6.78 | 6.10 | 7.37 | 6.38 | 5.62 | 3.21 |
| Other serious Crime | 734.25 | 758.00 | 841.01 | 868.73 | 865.66 | 617.86 |
| All theft not mentioned elsewhere | 440.29 | 448.89 | 497.62 | 483.84 | 449.33 | 299.51 |
| Commercial crime | 187.00 | 217.98 | 244.38 | 273.07 | 318.93 | 250.57 |
| Shoplifting | 106.96 | 91.13 | 99.01 | 111.82 | 97.41 | 67.78 |
| Crime detected as a result of police action | 354.68 | 329.77 | 404.19 | 430.79 | 482.85 | 410.70 |
| Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition | 23.30 | 22.80 | 27.93 | 29.69 | 29.70 | 20.23 |
| Drug-related crime | 200.80 | 189.24 | 226.35 | 251.42 | 272.98 | 221.62 |
| Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs | 125.64 | 111.87 | 140.56 | 138.74 | 168.85 | 161.46 |
| Sexual offences detected as a result of police action | 4.95 | 5.86 | 9.34 | 10.94 | 11.31 | 7.38 |
| Culpable homicide | 11.92 | 15.68 | 15.46 | 15.72 | 15.27 | 10.53 |
| Public violence | 1.99 | 5.11 | 1.59 | 1.68 | 1.26 | 0.95 |
| Crimen injuria | 14.33 | 12.52 | 12.90 | 12.62 | 21.34 | 19.35 |
| Neglect and ill-treatment of children | 3.95 | 4.01 | 4.46 | 3.83 | 3.99 | 3.08 |
| Kidnapping | 12.31 | 22.05 | 50.00 | 56.03 | 61.72 | 49.66 |
| Abduction | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.30 | 0.25 | 0.18 | 0.12 |