Crime Stats: Northern Cape
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Crime totals
| Crime category | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 (Jan – Sep) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Community reported serious Crime | 2,960.23 | 2,942.68 | 3,425.89 | 3,486.51 | 3,244.83 | 2,356.23 |
| Contact crime (Crimes against the person) | 1,158.38 | 1,178.67 | 1,366.80 | 1,464.52 | 1,477.72 | 1,029.77 |
| Murder | 21.17 | 25.52 | 29.57 | 28.91 | 26.11 | 19.03 |
| Sexual offences | 100.96 | 92.48 | 113.35 | 112.84 | 110.40 | 79.28 |
| Rape | 71.09 | 67.11 | 81.57 | 80.46 | 79.43 | 57.08 |
| Sexual assault | 14.82 | 14.68 | 18.88 | 19.17 | 17.92 | 13.57 |
| Attempted sexual offences | 11.43 | 7.15 | 10.10 | 11.43 | 10.84 | 6.86 |
| Contact sexual offences | 3.61 | 3.54 | 2.80 | 1.77 | 2.21 | 1.77 |
| Attempted murder | 35.03 | 45.06 | 102.51 | 153.84 | 158.41 | 111.07 |
| Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm | 484.31 | 492.65 | 521.04 | 535.64 | 566.03 | 382.10 |
| Common assault | 319.04 | 348.54 | 408.65 | 430.33 | 418.53 | 293.89 |
| Common robbery | 89.68 | 73.53 | 82.30 | 80.76 | 77.44 | 58.04 |
| Robbery with aggravating circumstances | 108.19 | 100.89 | 109.37 | 122.20 | 120.80 | 86.36 |
| TRIO Crime | 28.84 | 28.25 | 31.93 | 32.89 | 29.06 | 21.39 |
| Carjacking | 1.70 | 1.55 | 2.65 | 3.17 | 3.02 | 2.06 |
| Robbery at residential premises | 11.58 | 10.62 | 10.10 | 14.01 | 12.54 | 8.33 |
| Robbery at non-residential premises | 15.56 | 16.08 | 19.17 | 15.71 | 13.50 | 10.99 |
| Robbery of cash in transit | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Bank robbery | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Truck hijacking | 0.15 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 0.29 | 0.44 | 0.22 |
| Contact-related Crime | 232.31 | 264.47 | 310.71 | 303.48 | 277.37 | 200.16 |
| Arson | 9.51 | 12.39 | 13.79 | 14.38 | 12.83 | 8.70 |
| Malicious damage to property | 222.80 | 252.08 | 296.92 | 289.10 | 264.54 | 191.45 |
| Property-related Crime | 895.17 | 794.80 | 895.02 | 870.02 | 731.67 | 534.91 |
| Burglary at non-residential premises | 184.08 | 167.26 | 196.69 | 183.93 | 146.69 | 110.70 |
| Burglary at residential premises | 426.64 | 389.91 | 448.62 | 439.40 | 371.48 | 276.56 |
| Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle | 10.69 | 11.87 | 13.20 | 10.62 | 8.26 | 6.86 |
| Theft out of or from motor vehicle | 172.50 | 161.81 | 164.90 | 163.06 | 142.19 | 100.30 |
| Stock-theft | 101.26 | 63.94 | 71.61 | 73.01 | 63.06 | 40.49 |
| Other serious Crime | 674.37 | 704.75 | 853.36 | 848.49 | 758.07 | 591.40 |
| All theft not mentioned elsewhere | 498.25 | 510.79 | 627.76 | 590.22 | 490.80 | 378.63 |
| Commercial crime | 84.59 | 116.97 | 130.98 | 153.25 | 178.92 | 143.37 |
| Shoplifting | 91.52 | 76.99 | 94.62 | 105.02 | 88.35 | 69.40 |
| Crime detected as a result of police action | 197.21 | 182.38 | 206.65 | 250.60 | 256.21 | 195.88 |
| Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition | 4.72 | 5.68 | 5.53 | 4.94 | 5.01 | 3.61 |
| Drug-related crime | 157.31 | 143.81 | 177.88 | 218.67 | 220.36 | 164.83 |
| Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs | 34.74 | 32.38 | 22.86 | 26.70 | 30.46 | 27.21 |
| Sexual offences detected as a result of police action | 0.44 | 0.52 | 0.37 | 0.29 | 0.37 | 0.22 |
| Culpable homicide | 17.18 | 23.82 | 23.38 | 21.98 | 20.94 | 13.42 |
| Public violence | 3.61 | 3.61 | 3.83 | 3.47 | 1.03 | 1.33 |
| Crimen injuria | 50.44 | 59.66 | 76.26 | 69.10 | 64.01 | 45.87 |
| Neglect and ill-treatment of children | 4.57 | 4.06 | 5.90 | 7.89 | 6.56 | 4.87 |
| Kidnapping | 4.72 | 5.01 | 7.23 | 11.73 | 11.65 | 8.70 |
| Abduction | 0.81 | 1.18 | 0.88 | 0.81 | 0.37 | 0.66 |