Crime Stats for Empangeni

Province
KwaZulu-Natal
District municipality
King Cetshwayo District Municipality
Local municipality
uMhlathuze Local Municipality
Population (Census 2022)
174,025 people
Area
578.7 km²

Crime statistics

Crime category202020212022202320242025 (Jan – Sep)
17 Community reported serious Crime3,224.823,342.053,392.623,375.953,259.302,315.76
Contact crime (Crimes against the person)1,319.931,429.681,528.521,616.431,521.051,083.75
Murder43.1045.4062.6366.6651.7232.18
Sexual offences110.90106.31141.93132.16120.6790.79
Rape90.7987.92115.50112.0599.4174.70
Sexual assault18.9612.6414.3713.2213.7911.49
Attempted sexual offences0.575.179.195.757.472.87
Contact sexual offences0.570.572.871.150.001.72
Attempted murder54.0259.1971.8386.7792.5255.74
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm337.88344.20358.57360.87341.90218.36
Common assault380.98455.68422.35475.22478.67339.61
Common robbery82.17108.61104.01112.63110.33100.56
Robbery with aggravating circumstances310.87310.30367.19382.13325.24246.52
TRIO Crime153.43167.22202.84185.03126.4294.24
Carjacking44.2558.0466.0866.6633.3318.39
Robbery at residential premises80.4577.5888.4985.0571.2551.72
Robbery at non-residential premises28.7331.6048.2733.3321.8424.13
Robbery of cash in transit0.001.720.570.000.001.15
Bank robbery0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Truck hijacking1.150.570.573.450.570.00
Contact-related Crime164.34201.12167.79190.78174.69127.57
Arson9.7713.7912.649.779.779.77
Malicious damage to property154.58187.33155.15181.01164.92117.80
Property-related Crime792.41772.30660.25645.88632.09467.75
Burglary at non-residential premises153.43251.11114.3597.1191.9468.96
Burglary at residential premises370.06320.64288.46300.53335.01230.43
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle32.1823.5636.2021.2625.8620.69
Theft out of or from motor vehicle203.42152.28176.99190.78144.81131.02
Stock-theft33.3324.7144.2536.2034.4816.66
Other serious Crime948.14938.951,036.06922.86931.48636.69
All theft not mentioned elsewhere453.96458.55463.15424.08414.31261.46
Commercial crime310.87361.44403.39362.59406.84303.98
Shoplifting183.31118.95169.52136.19110.3371.25
Crime detected as a result of police action401.67335.58418.33361.44392.47334.43
Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition40.8032.1849.9935.0543.6715.52
Drug-related crime229.28195.37256.29295.36310.30286.74
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs130.44108.03112.0530.4638.5032.18
Sexual offences detected as a result of police action1.150.000.000.570.000.00
Culpable homicide25.8621.2618.3927.5819.5413.22
Public violence0.578.621.720.571.150.00
Crimen injuria32.1828.1635.0550.5741.3735.63
Neglect and ill-treatment of children2.870.571.721.721.721.72
Kidnapping32.7528.7351.1451.7243.1021.84
Abduction0.000.001.150.570.000.57