Crime Stats: KwaZulu-Natal
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Crime totals
| Crime category | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 (Jan – Sep) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Community reported serious Crime | 1,818.47 | 1,901.50 | 1,973.31 | 2,052.88 | 2,091.39 | 1,467.75 |
| Contact crime (Crimes against the person) | 727.55 | 800.67 | 872.79 | 910.76 | 946.59 | 658.38 |
| Murder | 37.00 | 49.19 | 55.35 | 51.71 | 46.97 | 28.82 |
| Sexual offences | 67.88 | 74.07 | 81.13 | 81.03 | 81.69 | 59.17 |
| Rape | 55.29 | 61.23 | 67.25 | 66.61 | 66.19 | 47.81 |
| Sexual assault | 9.55 | 10.02 | 9.81 | 10.44 | 10.91 | 7.87 |
| Attempted sexual offences | 1.61 | 1.57 | 2.93 | 3.30 | 3.81 | 2.74 |
| Contact sexual offences | 1.43 | 1.26 | 1.13 | 0.68 | 0.79 | 0.75 |
| Attempted murder | 33.85 | 43.77 | 50.47 | 53.69 | 58.89 | 39.30 |
| Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm | 195.00 | 206.04 | 210.95 | 232.57 | 258.33 | 177.24 |
| Common assault | 180.02 | 189.95 | 205.10 | 219.79 | 242.93 | 176.55 |
| Common robbery | 47.14 | 49.37 | 58.70 | 64.70 | 63.42 | 44.08 |
| Robbery with aggravating circumstances | 166.66 | 188.28 | 211.09 | 207.27 | 194.36 | 133.21 |
| TRIO Crime | 83.30 | 95.22 | 105.43 | 97.63 | 85.11 | 58.82 |
| Carjacking | 21.06 | 25.64 | 30.24 | 27.43 | 22.85 | 14.30 |
| Robbery at residential premises | 37.33 | 41.56 | 46.66 | 46.15 | 42.90 | 31.71 |
| Robbery at non-residential premises | 24.91 | 28.02 | 28.53 | 24.05 | 19.36 | 12.81 |
| Robbery of cash in transit | 0.14 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.23 |
| Bank robbery | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Truck hijacking | 0.58 | 0.62 | 0.83 | 1.13 | 1.27 | 0.72 |
| Contact-related Crime | 108.72 | 128.32 | 118.14 | 122.47 | 127.29 | 87.90 |
| Arson | 5.49 | 7.95 | 5.75 | 5.38 | 5.14 | 3.23 |
| Malicious damage to property | 103.23 | 120.36 | 112.40 | 117.08 | 122.15 | 84.67 |
| Property-related Crime | 533.59 | 508.69 | 479.78 | 477.39 | 447.14 | 310.76 |
| Burglary at non-residential premises | 88.85 | 106.94 | 71.33 | 68.57 | 60.13 | 40.75 |
| Burglary at residential premises | 245.45 | 213.07 | 213.02 | 214.59 | 204.43 | 141.38 |
| Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle | 51.43 | 50.89 | 50.23 | 50.32 | 46.66 | 32.87 |
| Theft out of or from motor vehicle | 91.36 | 82.80 | 92.18 | 94.08 | 88.22 | 64.52 |
| Stock-theft | 56.50 | 54.98 | 53.02 | 49.82 | 47.71 | 31.24 |
| Other serious Crime | 448.61 | 463.82 | 502.60 | 542.27 | 570.36 | 410.72 |
| All theft not mentioned elsewhere | 273.84 | 275.84 | 297.54 | 315.28 | 320.03 | 222.80 |
| Commercial crime | 108.92 | 130.35 | 142.87 | 157.75 | 189.23 | 149.48 |
| Shoplifting | 65.85 | 57.62 | 62.19 | 69.24 | 61.10 | 38.44 |
| Crime detected as a result of police action | 275.44 | 235.63 | 269.51 | 289.35 | 299.47 | 252.76 |
| Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition | 27.10 | 24.69 | 29.57 | 29.49 | 28.73 | 21.95 |
| Drug-related crime | 167.41 | 154.31 | 188.02 | 186.64 | 180.25 | 154.18 |
| Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs | 65.06 | 40.47 | 30.12 | 55.15 | 68.32 | 62.99 |
| Sexual offences detected as a result of police action | 15.86 | 16.17 | 21.80 | 18.06 | 22.17 | 13.64 |
| Culpable homicide | 15.73 | 19.16 | 17.59 | 17.41 | 17.39 | 11.49 |
| Public violence | 2.35 | 9.31 | 2.10 | 2.18 | 1.96 | 0.93 |
| Crimen injuria | 18.50 | 18.57 | 22.53 | 30.37 | 36.71 | 24.50 |
| Neglect and ill-treatment of children | 1.38 | 1.17 | 1.65 | 1.89 | 1.93 | 1.38 |
| Kidnapping | 10.72 | 14.54 | 24.24 | 25.52 | 26.75 | 20.19 |
| Abduction | 0.67 | 0.39 | 0.58 | 0.22 | 0.26 | 0.31 |