Crime Stats for George

Province
Western Cape
District municipality
Garden Route District Municipality
Local municipality
George Local Municipality
Population (Census 2022)
75,944 people
Area
2,136.2 km²

Crime statistics

Crime category202020212022202320242025 (Jan – Sep)
17 Community reported serious Crime4,945.755,011.595,421.105,430.324,739.023,440.69
Contact crime (Crimes against the person)1,059.991,119.251,246.971,239.071,081.06699.20
Murder14.4811.8525.0210.5310.535.27
Sexual offences110.61113.24114.5679.01105.3464.52
Rape65.8463.2082.9651.3561.8936.87
Sexual assault28.9727.6523.7021.0730.2915.80
Attempted sexual offences3.9510.535.273.952.636.58
Contact sexual offences11.8511.852.632.6310.535.27
Attempted murder15.8017.1218.4326.3426.3411.85
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm175.13160.64189.61204.10180.40111.92
Common assault535.92560.94646.53646.53528.02383.18
Common robbery69.7982.9676.37119.83105.3456.62
Robbery with aggravating circumstances138.26172.50176.45152.74125.0965.84
TRIO Crime27.6552.6743.4532.9230.293.95
Carjacking1.322.633.951.320.000.00
Robbery at residential premises17.1218.4315.8019.7511.852.63
Robbery at non-residential premises9.2231.6023.7011.8518.431.32
Robbery of cash in transit1.320.000.000.000.000.00
Bank robbery0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Truck hijacking0.003.950.000.000.000.00
Contact-related Crime235.70308.12318.66321.29218.58201.46
Arson5.276.5811.855.276.586.58
Malicious damage to property230.43301.54306.81316.02212.00194.88
Property-related Crime1,688.091,493.211,437.901,316.761,067.89741.34
Burglary at non-residential premises510.90319.97347.62358.16276.52144.84
Burglary at residential premises642.58603.08614.93483.25401.61309.44
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle32.9238.1932.9250.0423.7025.02
Theft out of or from motor vehicle489.83514.85420.05417.41354.21250.18
Stock-theft11.8517.1222.387.9011.8511.85
Other serious Crime1,961.972,091.012,417.572,553.202,371.481,798.69
All theft not mentioned elsewhere1,196.931,203.521,376.011,154.801,079.74828.24
Commercial crime441.11578.06688.67892.76925.68687.35
Shoplifting323.92309.44352.89505.64366.06283.10
Crime detected as a result of police action468.77628.091,353.631,428.681,667.021,660.43
Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition9.229.226.586.587.909.22
Drug-related crime269.94412.15837.46975.721,119.251,073.16
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs186.98205.41509.59446.38534.60575.42
Sexual offences detected as a result of police action2.631.320.000.005.272.63
Culpable homicide23.7015.8026.3419.7513.179.22
Public violence6.583.952.635.272.631.32
Crimen injuria123.78134.31122.46115.87139.5896.12
Neglect and ill-treatment of children5.2710.536.581.325.2715.80
Kidnapping2.6311.855.275.2710.535.27
Abduction1.321.320.000.002.632.63