Crime Stats for Cape Town Central

Province
Western Cape
Municipality
City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality
Population (Census 2022)
38,471 people
Area
24.5 km²

Crime statistics

Crime category202020212022202320242025 (Jan – Sep)
17 Community reported serious Crime19,344.4419,477.0129,708.0933,497.9632,479.0121,364.14
Contact crime (Crimes against the person)3,961.434,088.796,615.377,402.988,172.395,739.39
Murder18.2033.7928.5918.2031.1915.60
Sexual offences163.76181.96254.74207.95226.14171.56
Rape88.38109.17145.56142.96158.56116.97
Sexual assault70.1862.3883.1854.5944.1944.19
Attempted sexual offences2.600.0010.405.2020.790.00
Contact sexual offences2.6010.4015.605.202.6010.40
Attempted murder46.7918.2018.2033.7920.7915.60
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm288.53254.74382.11376.91397.70200.15
Common assault969.561,094.331,351.671,614.201,824.751,265.89
Common robbery1,518.031,588.212,981.473,197.213,873.052,817.71
Robbery with aggravating circumstances956.56917.571,598.611,954.721,798.761,252.89
TRIO Crime132.57158.56153.36114.3796.1870.18
Carjacking18.2018.2036.3941.5938.9941.59
Robbery at residential premises38.9957.1954.5931.1933.797.80
Robbery at non-residential premises75.3883.1862.3841.5923.3920.79
Robbery of cash in transit0.000.000.002.600.000.00
Bank robbery0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Truck hijacking0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Contact-related Crime527.67519.87764.21753.81751.22543.27
Arson5.207.807.800.005.2013.00
Malicious damage to property522.47512.07756.41753.81746.02530.27
Property-related Crime7,314.606,121.498,635.089,407.098,463.524,819.21
Burglary at non-residential premises670.64392.50322.32392.50379.51171.56
Burglary at residential premises951.37920.171,323.071,281.481,050.14382.11
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle509.47356.11421.10475.68535.47267.73
Theft out of or from motor vehicle5,183.124,452.706,568.587,257.416,498.403,997.82
Stock-theft0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Other serious Crime7,540.748,746.8513,693.4315,934.0815,091.8910,262.28
All theft not mentioned elsewhere5,058.365,690.009,602.0411,393.0010,309.066,563.39
Commercial crime1,354.272,113.282,815.112,960.673,475.352,971.07
Shoplifting1,128.12943.571,276.291,580.411,307.48727.82
Crime detected as a result of police action4,119.995,170.133,717.094,473.5011,733.5110,665.18
Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition20.7915.6015.6020.7949.3936.39
Drug-related crime3,888.644,933.593,295.994,042.0111,291.6210,251.88
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs207.95220.95405.50410.70392.50374.31
Sexual offences detected as a result of police action2.600.000.000.000.002.60
Culpable homicide5.2025.9923.397.8018.2013.00
Public violence7.805.2013.005.200.002.60
Crimen injuria137.77140.37127.37142.96174.16127.37
Neglect and ill-treatment of children10.402.600.000.000.005.20
Kidnapping23.3915.6041.5931.1933.7923.39
Abduction0.000.005.200.002.600.00