Crime Stats for Plettenberg Bay

Province
Western Cape
District municipality
Garden Route District Municipality
Local municipality
Bitou Local Municipality
Population (Census 2022)
34,105 people
Area
805.7 km²

Crime statistics

Crime category202020212022202320242025 (Jan – Sep)
17 Community reported serious Crime5,301.284,738.314,726.584,102.044,166.543,084.59
Contact crime (Crimes against the person)1,363.441,410.351,348.781,272.541,293.071,023.31
Murder8.8043.9817.5923.4611.7311.73
Sexual offences137.81108.49108.49129.01117.2861.57
Rape87.9664.5164.5170.3776.2452.78
Sexual assault38.1238.1226.3943.9829.325.86
Attempted sexual offences2.932.938.805.865.862.93
Contact sexual offences8.802.938.808.805.860.00
Attempted murder11.7323.468.808.802.932.93
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm518.99419.29480.87407.56516.05475.00
Common assault480.87642.13565.90545.37516.05395.84
Common robbery70.3755.7179.1761.5770.3726.39
Robbery with aggravating circumstances134.88117.2887.9696.7658.6449.85
TRIO Crime70.3746.9135.1920.5214.6614.66
Carjacking0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Robbery at residential premises32.2535.198.808.802.938.80
Robbery at non-residential premises38.1211.7326.3911.7311.735.86
Robbery of cash in transit0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Bank robbery0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Truck hijacking0.002.930.000.000.000.00
Contact-related Crime489.66507.26392.90299.08375.31258.03
Arson11.7320.5217.595.868.8017.59
Malicious damage to property477.94486.73375.31293.21366.52240.43
Property-related Crime1,952.791,328.251,430.881,152.321,064.36683.18
Burglary at non-residential premises266.82202.32155.40129.01184.72102.62
Burglary at residential premises1,158.19771.15797.54706.64633.34395.84
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle11.7314.6617.5929.328.8011.73
Theft out of or from motor vehicle504.32325.47460.34275.62234.57170.06
Stock-theft11.7314.660.0011.732.932.93
Other serious Crime1,495.381,492.451,554.021,378.101,433.811,120.07
All theft not mentioned elsewhere1,020.38958.80952.94800.47680.25469.14
Commercial crime278.55351.85457.41469.14624.54507.26
Shoplifting196.45181.79143.67108.49129.01143.67
Crime detected as a result of police action691.98683.18944.141,181.64950.01985.19
Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition14.6620.525.8617.595.868.80
Drug-related crime577.63557.10718.37906.03662.66659.73
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs99.69105.56219.91258.03281.48316.67
Sexual offences detected as a result of police action0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Culpable homicide14.6623.4623.4626.3923.4614.66
Public violence32.2520.525.860.000.002.93
Crimen injuria167.13143.67105.5690.90120.2290.90
Neglect and ill-treatment of children0.002.932.930.000.002.93
Kidnapping8.802.932.938.802.930.00
Abduction0.000.002.930.000.000.00