Crime Stats for Knysna

Province
Western Cape
District municipality
Garden Route District Municipality
Local municipality
Knysna Local Municipality
Population (Census 2022)
96,159 people
Area
1,139.4 km²

Crime statistics

Crime category202020212022202320242025 (Jan – Sep)
17 Community reported serious Crime4,382.334,437.444,227.374,629.834,546.643,205.11
Contact crime (Crimes against the person)1,444.481,542.241,557.841,735.671,844.861,262.49
Murder12.4815.6016.6421.8424.969.36
Sexual offences136.23162.23129.99129.99115.4381.12
Rape96.71111.2795.6795.6787.3657.20
Sexual assault27.0423.9220.8021.8419.7614.56
Attempted sexual offences4.1615.609.368.323.124.16
Contact sexual offences8.3211.444.164.165.205.20
Attempted murder20.8024.9629.1226.0014.568.32
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm465.90483.57522.05606.29631.25474.21
Common assault570.93607.33617.73675.96756.04499.17
Common robbery112.3195.67105.03113.35121.6776.96
Robbery with aggravating circumstances125.83152.87137.27162.23180.95113.35
TRIO Crime20.8033.2836.4030.1637.4426.00
Carjacking0.000.001.042.086.242.08
Robbery at residential premises13.5216.6416.6414.5621.8414.56
Robbery at non-residential premises7.2816.6418.7213.529.369.36
Robbery of cash in transit0.001.040.000.000.000.00
Bank robbery0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Truck hijacking0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Contact-related Crime348.38393.10382.70450.30445.10284.94
Arson10.4020.8024.9617.6820.8022.88
Malicious damage to property337.98372.30357.74432.62424.30262.07
Property-related Crime1,381.051,248.97959.871,071.14895.39637.49
Burglary at non-residential premises253.75227.75149.75157.03107.1199.83
Burglary at residential premises733.16628.13515.81519.97481.49365.02
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle23.9212.4816.6419.7633.2811.44
Theft out of or from motor vehicle368.14375.42274.55371.26272.47160.15
Stock-theft2.085.203.123.121.041.04
Other serious Crime1,208.421,253.131,326.971,372.731,361.291,020.19
All theft not mentioned elsewhere842.35811.16866.27881.87764.36620.85
Commercial crime151.83242.31267.27302.62430.54291.18
Shoplifting214.23199.67193.43188.23166.39108.15
Crime detected as a result of police action575.09938.03955.711,084.661,329.051,443.44
Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition3.125.207.288.3221.8412.48
Drug-related crime429.50781.00720.68721.72906.831,152.26
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs140.39151.83227.75353.58398.30276.63
Sexual offences detected as a result of police action2.080.000.001.042.082.08
Culpable homicide5.2010.407.288.328.3210.40
Public violence14.5612.486.2415.607.286.24
Crimen injuria127.91161.19174.71200.71180.95133.11
Neglect and ill-treatment of children5.209.367.282.082.081.04
Kidnapping6.2411.449.3612.4811.4411.44
Abduction2.085.201.042.081.040.00