Crime Stats for Cambridge

Province
Eastern Cape
Municipality
Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality
Population (Census 2022)
68,957 people
Area
102.4 km²

Crime statistics

Crime category202020212022202320242025 (Jan – Sep)
17 Community reported serious Crime5,030.675,908.036,546.116,154.565,504.884,024.25
Contact crime (Crimes against the person)1,086.181,261.661,438.581,341.421,228.30891.86
Murder11.6024.6529.0029.0029.008.70
Sexual offences84.1194.26108.7692.81116.0172.51
Rape65.2668.1687.0175.4179.7656.56
Sexual assault17.4023.2020.3014.5027.5510.15
Attempted sexual offences1.452.900.001.457.254.35
Contact sexual offences0.000.001.451.451.451.45
Attempted murder10.1520.3034.8027.5518.8520.30
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm194.32245.08281.33276.98239.28162.42
Common assault342.24371.25480.01469.86472.76362.54
Common robbery149.37134.87139.22121.82129.0763.81
Robbery with aggravating circumstances294.39371.25365.45323.39223.33201.57
TRIO Crime68.16142.12153.72140.67107.3171.06
Carjacking13.0530.4529.0021.7517.4010.15
Robbery at residential premises33.3539.1559.4631.9034.8039.15
Robbery at non-residential premises21.7572.5165.2687.0155.1121.75
Robbery of cash in transit0.002.901.451.450.000.00
Bank robbery0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Truck hijacking0.001.451.451.450.000.00
Contact-related Crime313.24365.45400.25384.30352.39317.59
Arson10.151.450.007.252.905.80
Malicious damage to property303.09363.99400.25377.05349.49311.79
Property-related Crime1,638.702,083.912,301.432,094.061,818.521,139.84
Burglary at non-residential premises256.68262.48265.38258.13232.03168.22
Burglary at residential premises771.501,022.381,105.041,054.28839.65535.12
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle52.2175.4184.1152.2169.6121.75
Theft out of or from motor vehicle551.07712.04838.20722.19675.78413.30
Stock-theft7.2511.608.707.251.451.45
Other serious Crime1,992.552,197.022,405.852,334.792,105.661,674.96
All theft not mentioned elsewhere1,158.691,293.561,448.731,271.811,067.33910.71
Commercial crime581.52655.48717.84765.69807.75625.03
Shoplifting252.33247.98239.28297.29230.58139.22
Crime detected as a result of police action271.18217.53233.48361.09393.00329.19
Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition18.8514.507.2517.4027.5515.95
Drug-related crime155.17120.36137.77198.67256.68189.97
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs92.8182.6687.01145.02108.76123.27
Sexual offences detected as a result of police action4.350.001.450.000.000.00
Culpable homicide23.2024.6534.8037.7027.5523.20
Public violence2.900.000.001.454.350.00
Crimen injuria59.4666.7152.2142.0687.0118.85
Neglect and ill-treatment of children4.352.901.454.351.454.35
Kidnapping2.9011.607.2518.8513.057.25
Abduction0.000.000.000.000.000.00