Crime Stats for Butterworth

Province
Eastern Cape
District municipality
Amathole District Municipality
Local municipality
Mnquma Local Municipality
Population (Census 2022)
45,115 people
Area
403.0 km²

Crime statistics

Crime category202020212022202320242025 (Jan – Sep)
17 Community reported serious Crime3,180.763,546.493,754.853,397.983,604.123,063.28
Contact crime (Crimes against the person)1,440.761,593.701,795.411,578.191,864.131,356.53
Murder84.23130.78115.26157.38135.2153.20
Sexual offences190.62168.46246.04192.84226.09168.46
Rape161.81148.51208.36155.16179.54146.29
Sexual assault11.084.4313.3019.9522.178.87
Attempted sexual offences15.5213.3019.9513.3022.1713.30
Contact sexual offences2.222.224.434.432.220.00
Attempted murder68.7164.2870.9357.6348.7662.06
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm472.13545.27609.55565.22702.65485.43
Common assault261.55343.57376.81341.35458.83323.62
Common robbery84.2384.2379.8053.2079.80126.34
Robbery with aggravating circumstances279.29257.12297.02210.57212.79137.43
TRIO Crime99.7588.66106.3999.7590.8848.76
Carjacking15.5217.7322.1726.6024.3813.30
Robbery at residential premises37.6833.2550.9826.6035.4619.95
Robbery at non-residential premises46.5537.6833.2546.5531.0315.52
Robbery of cash in transit2.222.226.652.222.220.00
Bank robbery0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Truck hijacking0.000.000.000.002.220.00
Contact-related Crime268.20277.07294.80294.80223.87261.55
Arson24.3828.8211.0813.3011.0815.52
Malicious damage to property243.82248.25283.72281.50212.79246.04
Property-related Crime700.43860.02855.59720.38704.87589.60
Burglary at non-residential premises113.04197.27203.92150.73141.8699.75
Burglary at residential premises343.57403.41359.08290.37297.02334.70
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle37.6866.5035.4635.4622.1713.30
Theft out of or from motor vehicle130.78124.13148.51170.67106.3990.88
Stock-theft75.3668.71108.6173.15137.4350.98
Other serious Crime771.36815.69809.04804.61811.26855.59
All theft not mentioned elsewhere556.36523.11545.27472.13441.09503.16
Commercial crime155.16252.69208.36292.59301.45277.07
Shoplifting59.8539.9055.4139.9068.7175.36
Crime detected as a result of police action177.32195.06215.01292.59170.67323.62
Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition44.3328.8213.3015.5224.3822.17
Drug-related crime106.39126.34108.6184.2373.15119.69
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs26.6039.9093.10192.8473.15181.76
Sexual offences detected as a result of police action0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Culpable homicide37.6831.0346.5533.2546.5533.25
Public violence2.224.430.000.000.002.22
Crimen injuria86.45115.2699.7597.53121.9195.31
Neglect and ill-treatment of children2.222.226.654.434.4313.30
Kidnapping8.878.876.6513.3015.5217.73
Abduction2.220.002.220.000.000.00