Crime Stats for Despatch

Province
Eastern Cape
Municipality
Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality
Population (Census 2022)
30,930 people
Area
38.2 km²

Crime statistics

Crime category202020212022202320242025 (Jan – Sep)
17 Community reported serious Crime2,605.882,596.182,631.752,816.042,913.032,211.45
Contact crime (Crimes against the person)847.07814.74982.861,005.50966.70704.82
Murder42.0351.7371.13106.69119.6267.90
Sexual offences77.5987.29113.1696.9984.0674.36
Rape64.6661.4384.0671.1354.9664.66
Sexual assault9.7022.6322.6319.4019.409.70
Attempted sexual offences0.003.230.000.003.230.00
Contact sexual offences3.230.006.476.476.470.00
Attempted murder25.8629.1048.5038.8051.7329.10
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm219.85210.15161.66203.69193.99142.26
Common assault261.88229.55329.78265.11236.02210.15
Common robbery29.1019.4022.6312.9325.8622.63
Robbery with aggravating circumstances190.75187.52236.02281.28255.42158.42
TRIO Crime80.8377.59119.62148.7290.5380.83
Carjacking29.1025.8635.5625.8651.7312.93
Robbery at residential premises16.1722.6345.2687.2929.1054.96
Robbery at non-residential premises35.5629.1038.8035.569.7012.93
Robbery of cash in transit0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Bank robbery0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Truck hijacking25.8622.6329.1038.8045.266.47
Contact-related Crime216.62197.22203.69155.19203.69151.96
Arson9.7012.936.476.476.473.23
Malicious damage to property206.92184.29197.22148.72197.22148.72
Property-related Crime840.61743.61691.88698.35646.62565.79
Burglary at non-residential premises103.4680.83126.09109.9374.3684.06
Burglary at residential premises488.20400.91358.87397.67394.44316.84
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle54.96109.9351.7354.9632.3354.96
Theft out of or from motor vehicle168.12142.26145.49119.62132.5696.99
Stock-theft25.869.709.7016.1712.9312.93
Other serious Crime701.58840.61753.31957.001,096.02788.88
All theft not mentioned elsewhere481.73578.73442.94520.53562.56452.63
Commercial crime142.26190.75223.08368.57507.60310.38
Shoplifting77.5971.1387.2967.9025.8625.86
Crime detected as a result of police action226.32242.48365.34278.05404.14394.44
Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition9.706.479.7012.9319.4019.40
Drug-related crime177.82193.99297.45181.05287.75274.81
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs38.8042.0358.2084.0696.99100.23
Sexual offences detected as a result of police action0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Culpable homicide38.8045.2632.3332.3338.8048.50
Public violence16.170.006.470.000.003.23
Crimen injuria22.6325.8625.8638.8019.403.23
Neglect and ill-treatment of children3.239.700.000.003.230.00
Kidnapping6.4719.4016.1719.4012.9312.93
Abduction3.230.000.003.230.000.00