Crime Stats for Lichtenburg

Province
North West
District municipality
Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality
Local municipality
Ditsobotla Local Municipality
Population (Census 2022)
65,454 people
Area
3,551.0 km²

Crime statistics

Crime category202020212022202320242025 (Jan – Sep)
17 Community reported serious Crime4,118.923,929.484,115.874,080.733,634.612,343.63
Contact crime (Crimes against the person)1,726.401,535.431,633.211,732.511,599.601,051.12
Murder19.8624.4441.2519.8635.1430.56
Sexual offences102.36129.86102.3699.31111.5394.72
Rape80.9788.6180.9782.5087.0877.92
Sexual assault10.6916.819.1710.6913.7513.75
Attempted sexual offences10.699.1712.226.117.643.06
Contact sexual offences0.0015.280.000.003.060.00
Attempted murder16.8125.9724.4430.5625.9729.03
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm721.12621.81690.56817.37650.84470.56
Common assault520.98465.98450.70404.86438.48297.92
Common robbery97.7877.9293.2091.6787.0839.72
Robbery with aggravating circumstances247.50189.45230.70268.89250.5688.61
TRIO Crime67.2248.8973.3380.9767.2229.03
Carjacking3.067.641.537.644.586.11
Robbery at residential premises30.5613.7533.6129.0329.0310.69
Robbery at non-residential premises33.6127.5038.1944.3133.6112.22
Robbery of cash in transit0.001.530.000.001.531.53
Bank robbery0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Truck hijacking1.531.531.533.060.000.00
Contact-related Crime343.75326.95345.28348.34281.11215.42
Arson7.643.066.1110.6910.691.53
Malicious damage to property336.11323.89339.17337.64270.42213.89
Property-related Crime1,136.681,118.341,156.54964.04805.15505.70
Burglary at non-residential premises224.59244.45242.92351.39207.78134.45
Burglary at residential premises501.12488.89580.56391.11328.47241.39
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle24.4441.2530.5615.2815.2818.33
Theft out of or from motor vehicle249.03267.36224.59126.81152.7861.11
Stock-theft137.5076.3977.9279.45100.8350.42
Other serious Crime912.09948.76980.841,035.84948.76571.39
All theft not mentioned elsewhere598.89582.09676.81640.14568.34320.84
Commercial crime232.22276.53245.97345.28348.34239.86
Shoplifting80.9790.1458.0650.4232.0810.69
Crime detected as a result of police action333.06296.39366.67273.47224.59256.67
Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition32.0821.3927.5012.2236.6724.44
Drug-related crime245.97247.50307.09244.45151.25218.47
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs53.4727.5032.0816.8136.6712.22
Sexual offences detected as a result of police action1.530.000.000.000.001.53
Culpable homicide22.9241.2535.1425.9741.2524.44
Public violence9.171.533.064.583.061.53
Crimen injuria137.50139.03126.81106.9588.6151.94
Neglect and ill-treatment of children0.003.064.581.530.000.00
Kidnapping12.2216.819.1721.399.1710.69
Abduction0.001.530.000.001.530.00