Crime Stats for Bethlehem

Province
Free State
District municipality
Thabo Mofutsanyane District Municipality
Local municipality
Dihlabeng Local Municipality
Population (Census 2022)
25,751 people
Area
1,242.8 km²

Crime statistics

Crime category202020212022202320242025 (Jan – Sep)
17 Community reported serious Crime5,914.336,473.547,141.476,830.805,902.683,685.29
Contact crime (Crimes against the person)1,452.371,599.941,658.191,821.291,382.47815.50
Murder23.3015.5334.9523.3015.5315.53
Sexual offences112.62147.57143.68159.22155.3393.20
Rape50.4897.08104.85132.03128.1573.78
Sexual assault46.6042.7219.4215.537.7719.42
Attempted sexual offences0.000.0015.5311.6511.650.00
Contact sexual offences15.537.773.880.007.770.00
Attempted murder34.9534.9534.9527.1819.4223.30
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm271.83279.60267.95380.57333.97229.12
Common assault722.30772.79796.09858.22590.27333.97
Common robbery85.43112.62178.63132.03128.1562.13
Robbery with aggravating circumstances201.93236.88201.93240.77139.8058.25
TRIO Crime89.3269.9069.9093.2031.077.77
Carjacking3.8811.653.883.880.000.00
Robbery at residential premises34.9527.1819.4258.2527.180.00
Robbery at non-residential premises50.4831.0746.6031.073.887.77
Robbery of cash in transit0.003.880.000.000.000.00
Bank robbery0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Truck hijacking3.887.777.773.887.770.00
Contact-related Crime310.67396.10508.72380.57330.08194.17
Arson0.007.777.773.883.880.00
Malicious damage to property310.67388.33500.95376.68326.20194.17
Property-related Crime1,778.571,743.622,151.371,747.501,324.22959.19
Burglary at non-residential premises535.90462.12722.30462.12302.90229.12
Burglary at residential premises365.03493.18508.72508.72388.33295.13
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle89.3289.3281.55147.5777.6742.72
Theft out of or from motor vehicle535.90481.53660.17481.53396.10326.20
Stock-theft252.42217.47178.63147.57159.2266.02
Other serious Crime2,372.722,733.872,823.192,881.442,865.911,716.44
All theft not mentioned elsewhere1,149.471,370.821,623.241,405.771,258.20640.75
Commercial crime792.20966.95881.521,176.651,273.74889.29
Shoplifting431.05396.10318.43299.02333.97186.40
Crime detected as a result of police action1,126.17900.941,460.141,774.692,322.242,003.81
Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition11.657.7715.5319.4231.0719.42
Drug-related crime170.87190.28419.40411.63601.92563.08
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs155.33104.85124.27209.70368.92244.65
Sexual offences detected as a result of police action788.32598.04900.941,133.941,320.341,176.65
Culpable homicide31.0754.3758.2531.0742.7234.95
Public violence0.0011.653.880.000.000.00
Crimen injuria170.87186.40178.63104.85132.0397.08
Neglect and ill-treatment of children7.773.8811.657.777.773.88
Kidnapping15.5323.3023.3031.0723.303.88
Abduction3.887.773.880.003.880.00