Crime Stats: Western Cape
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Crime totals
| Crime category | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 (Jan – Sep) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Community reported serious Crime | 3,641.71 | 3,610.30 | 4,047.67 | 4,143.13 | 3,919.71 | 2,772.71 |
| Contact crime (Crimes against the person) | 1,313.93 | 1,327.75 | 1,502.32 | 1,553.97 | 1,591.91 | 1,140.41 |
| Murder | 51.04 | 53.32 | 57.27 | 57.53 | 60.69 | 45.42 |
| Sexual offences | 88.63 | 91.01 | 101.12 | 93.62 | 91.35 | 64.78 |
| Rape | 60.47 | 61.50 | 69.47 | 63.68 | 63.34 | 44.36 |
| Sexual assault | 20.87 | 21.98 | 23.46 | 21.78 | 19.82 | 14.68 |
| Attempted sexual offences | 4.08 | 4.33 | 5.37 | 5.66 | 5.34 | 3.85 |
| Contact sexual offences | 3.22 | 3.20 | 2.81 | 2.50 | 2.85 | 1.90 |
| Attempted murder | 50.84 | 47.30 | 47.96 | 53.60 | 62.49 | 45.15 |
| Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm | 274.95 | 283.09 | 316.40 | 316.18 | 319.40 | 230.11 |
| Common assault | 474.36 | 487.93 | 557.30 | 565.33 | 589.79 | 425.92 |
| Common robbery | 110.31 | 105.83 | 131.43 | 143.60 | 148.10 | 107.80 |
| Robbery with aggravating circumstances | 263.81 | 259.28 | 290.85 | 324.11 | 320.10 | 221.23 |
| TRIO Crime | 89.38 | 94.03 | 95.52 | 92.78 | 90.54 | 53.68 |
| Carjacking | 34.48 | 34.68 | 41.06 | 41.92 | 42.62 | 25.33 |
| Robbery at residential premises | 33.92 | 37.54 | 32.62 | 32.33 | 32.40 | 20.57 |
| Robbery at non-residential premises | 20.99 | 21.81 | 21.83 | 18.53 | 15.53 | 7.78 |
| Robbery of cash in transit | 0.26 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.08 |
| Bank robbery | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Truck hijacking | 2.30 | 1.18 | 1.48 | 1.04 | 1.60 | 0.42 |
| Contact-related Crime | 341.02 | 354.32 | 386.98 | 387.46 | 361.20 | 254.41 |
| Arson | 9.30 | 9.11 | 10.37 | 8.97 | 8.52 | 6.30 |
| Malicious damage to property | 331.72 | 345.22 | 376.60 | 378.49 | 352.68 | 248.11 |
| Property-related Crime | 945.19 | 820.47 | 883.48 | 904.56 | 768.68 | 510.60 |
| Burglary at non-residential premises | 136.67 | 111.72 | 111.54 | 113.94 | 86.09 | 52.32 |
| Burglary at residential premises | 395.13 | 351.26 | 377.68 | 373.90 | 317.52 | 212.63 |
| Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle | 66.59 | 61.72 | 66.49 | 71.46 | 59.92 | 39.92 |
| Theft out of or from motor vehicle | 332.80 | 285.23 | 318.09 | 335.38 | 295.42 | 199.26 |
| Stock-theft | 13.99 | 10.55 | 9.67 | 9.87 | 9.73 | 6.47 |
| Other serious Crime | 1,041.57 | 1,107.75 | 1,274.89 | 1,297.14 | 1,197.92 | 867.29 |
| All theft not mentioned elsewhere | 719.21 | 749.14 | 863.20 | 828.75 | 705.58 | 504.98 |
| Commercial crime | 174.49 | 235.23 | 278.80 | 323.54 | 379.48 | 288.00 |
| Shoplifting | 147.87 | 123.37 | 132.89 | 144.85 | 112.86 | 74.32 |
| Crime detected as a result of police action | 749.12 | 862.84 | 1,043.33 | 1,122.83 | 1,239.64 | 1,112.09 |
| Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition | 33.97 | 35.41 | 36.73 | 38.38 | 40.19 | 37.27 |
| Drug-related crime | 643.26 | 756.66 | 891.08 | 957.51 | 1,071.84 | 975.62 |
| Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs | 70.23 | 70.08 | 115.05 | 126.45 | 126.97 | 98.64 |
| Sexual offences detected as a result of police action | 1.65 | 0.69 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.65 | 0.57 |
| Culpable homicide | 11.80 | 13.94 | 14.76 | 13.83 | 13.79 | 9.94 |
| Public violence | 9.15 | 5.34 | 4.74 | 5.19 | 3.26 | 2.88 |
| Crimen injuria | 95.71 | 99.68 | 111.85 | 109.31 | 113.16 | 83.87 |
| Neglect and ill-treatment of children | 3.47 | 3.27 | 3.47 | 3.79 | 2.78 | 3.03 |
| Kidnapping | 11.14 | 12.00 | 13.02 | 12.98 | 15.19 | 9.04 |
| Abduction | 1.37 | 1.16 | 1.25 | 1.04 | 0.89 | 0.62 |