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Crime Stats for Johannesburg Central

Province
Gauteng
Municipality
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
Population (Census 2022)
37,765 people
Area
13.2 km²

Crime statistics

Crime category202020212022202320242025 (Jan – Sep)
17 Community reported serious Crime19,772.2820,548.1322,348.7422,518.2019,679.6012,726.07
Contact crime (Crimes against the person)9,111.619,826.5610,967.8311,248.519,868.936,577.52
Murder217.13262.15439.56421.02598.44195.95
Sexual offences315.11389.25394.55346.88349.53259.50
Rape219.78285.98320.40285.98246.26206.54
Sexual assault95.3390.0363.5558.2590.0350.31
Attempted sexual offences0.002.655.302.6513.242.65
Contact sexual offences0.0010.595.300.000.000.00
Attempted murder219.78238.32389.25323.05330.99341.59
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm1,530.521,668.211,477.561,459.021,252.48971.80
Common assault1,925.062,081.291,898.581,980.671,755.59905.60
Common robbery1,954.192,158.082,634.712,497.021,959.491,416.66
Robbery with aggravating circumstances2,949.823,029.263,733.624,220.843,622.402,486.43
TRIO Crime749.37908.251,069.771,067.13839.40516.35
Carjacking272.74344.23312.46341.59301.87211.84
Robbery at residential premises47.6647.6655.6171.4942.3734.42
Robbery at non-residential premises428.97516.35701.71654.04495.17270.09
Robbery of cash in transit0.002.652.652.652.652.65
Bank robbery0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Truck hijacking5.3013.2437.0715.8923.835.30
Contact-related Crime569.31778.50699.06712.30611.68381.31
Arson7.942.652.652.655.302.65
Malicious damage to property561.37775.85696.41709.65606.38378.66
Property-related Crime3,315.243,174.904,223.494,252.612,978.951,726.47
Burglary at non-residential premises754.67831.461,080.371,016.81601.09330.99
Burglary at residential premises124.45127.10254.20238.32219.7895.33
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle720.24807.63863.23884.42585.20476.63
Theft out of or from motor vehicle1,715.871,408.712,025.692,113.071,572.88823.51
Stock-theft0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Other serious Crime6,776.126,768.176,458.366,304.786,220.054,040.78
All theft not mentioned elsewhere2,632.072,647.952,761.822,894.212,666.491,506.69
Commercial crime2,687.672,933.932,539.392,229.582,473.191,745.00
Shoplifting1,456.371,186.281,157.161,180.991,080.37789.09
Crime detected as a result of police action3,174.903,360.255,483.915,393.886,156.495,097.31
Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition270.09309.81524.29434.26307.16219.78
Drug-related crime2,314.312,128.962,880.973,137.833,452.932,687.67
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs473.98730.841,551.701,186.281,591.421,567.59
Sexual offences detected as a result of police action116.51190.65526.94635.51804.98622.27
Culpable homicide42.3760.9042.3766.2060.9031.78
Public violence15.8976.792.6510.595.302.65
Crimen injuria39.7255.6131.7826.4842.3729.13
Neglect and ill-treatment of children26.4829.1342.3721.1829.1323.83
Kidnapping132.40344.23495.17413.08431.62413.08
Abduction0.005.302.650.000.000.00