Crime Stats for Mthatha

Province
Eastern Cape
District municipality
O.R.Tambo District Municipality
Local municipality
King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality
Population (Census 2022)
199,451 people
Area
867.9 km²

Crime statistics

Crime category202020212022202320242025 (Jan – Sep)
17 Community reported serious Crime1,917.262,159.932,130.852,238.652,040.101,514.16
Contact crime (Crimes against the person)839.301,021.301,054.901,154.671,080.97761.59
Murder62.1771.20109.8097.2781.7263.67
Sexual offences110.80131.86120.83143.89142.3985.74
Rape96.77119.83107.29134.37130.8675.21
Sexual assault12.0310.0312.038.028.529.53
Attempted sexual offences1.501.001.001.003.010.50
Contact sexual offences0.501.000.500.500.000.50
Attempted murder37.6033.0947.1336.1039.6122.56
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm236.65278.26247.68321.38314.36227.62
Common assault177.99244.67233.64286.29287.29210.08
Common robbery21.5636.6028.0827.0738.6132.09
Robbery with aggravating circumstances192.53225.62267.73242.67176.99119.83
TRIO Crime96.26118.32164.45130.8673.2063.67
Carjacking28.0848.6383.7350.1428.5826.57
Robbery at residential premises43.6241.1156.6656.1533.0922.56
Robbery at non-residential premises24.5728.5824.0724.5711.5314.54
Robbery of cash in transit0.500.001.002.510.500.50
Bank robbery0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Truck hijacking1.000.001.500.001.000.50
Contact-related Crime160.44171.47153.92165.45161.44108.80
Arson10.039.537.524.0111.034.01
Malicious damage to property150.41161.94146.40161.44150.41104.79
Property-related Crime598.14577.08566.05567.56477.81379.04
Burglary at non-residential premises55.6545.1248.1347.6338.1033.59
Burglary at residential premises268.24265.73231.64234.64190.52128.35
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle46.1366.6868.6946.1323.0626.07
Theft out of or from motor vehicle88.7477.7199.2787.7474.7151.14
Stock-theft139.38121.83118.32151.42151.42139.88
Other serious Crime319.38390.07355.98350.96319.88264.73
All theft not mentioned elsewhere246.68261.72253.70257.21218.60174.98
Commercial crime68.69121.3398.7788.74100.7887.74
Shoplifting4.017.023.515.010.502.01
Crime detected as a result of police action163.95196.54136.88101.28110.80158.94
Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition33.5966.1833.5949.1340.1115.04
Drug-related crime121.8346.1372.7035.1062.6753.65
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs8.5283.7330.5817.058.0290.25
Sexual offences detected as a result of police action0.000.500.000.000.000.00
Culpable homicide21.5630.0831.0930.0827.5812.53
Public violence1.000.500.501.002.011.00
Crimen injuria13.0437.6033.5925.0727.5817.05
Neglect and ill-treatment of children4.511.504.515.011.501.00
Kidnapping8.5212.0314.0412.0318.059.53
Abduction0.000.500.500.500.000.00