Crime Stats for Polokwane

Province
Limpopo
District municipality
Capricorn District Municipality
Local municipality
Polokwane Local Municipality
Population (Census 2022)
57,457 people
Area
575.0 km²

Crime statistics

Crime category202020212022202320242025 (Jan – Sep)
17 Community reported serious Crime7,713.597,920.718,886.659,963.9710,275.517,353.33
Contact crime (Crimes against the person)1,331.431,404.531,709.102,163.362,095.481,456.74
Murder17.4034.8124.3733.0719.1410.44
Sexual offences67.88106.1771.36137.49100.9580.06
Rape50.4778.3246.9997.4673.1055.69
Sexual assault13.9224.3720.8929.5917.4020.89
Attempted sexual offences1.740.001.746.966.961.74
Contact sexual offences1.743.481.743.483.481.74
Attempted murder15.6627.8533.0722.6334.8115.66
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm193.19187.97196.67233.22301.09161.86
Common assault452.51407.26492.54623.07583.04426.41
Common robbery186.23198.41285.43295.87311.54254.10
Robbery with aggravating circumstances398.56442.07605.67818.00744.90508.21
TRIO Crime57.43102.69140.97182.75140.9771.36
Carjacking10.4413.9220.895.2212.1810.44
Robbery at residential premises34.8136.5550.4799.2034.8122.63
Robbery at non-residential premises12.1852.2169.6278.3293.9838.29
Robbery of cash in transit0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Bank robbery0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Truck hijacking0.000.001.741.741.740.00
Contact-related Crime268.03231.48311.54287.17280.21259.32
Arson0.000.001.746.961.741.74
Malicious damage to property268.03231.48309.80280.21278.47257.58
Property-related Crime2,431.382,426.162,688.973,104.933,000.502,156.40
Burglary at non-residential premises631.78543.01549.98819.74626.56469.92
Burglary at residential premises821.48898.06945.05891.10727.50367.23
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle87.02135.7588.76118.3576.5864.40
Theft out of or from motor vehicle866.74835.411,096.471,263.551,545.501,235.71
Stock-theft24.3713.928.7012.1824.3719.14
Other serious Crime3,682.753,858.544,177.044,408.514,899.323,480.86
All theft not mentioned elsewhere1,846.601,919.702,074.591,923.182,166.841,602.94
Commercial crime1,026.851,200.901,301.841,606.421,987.571,501.99
Shoplifting809.30737.94800.60878.92744.90375.93
Crime detected as a result of police action3,369.481,822.23508.21650.92630.04833.67
Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition38.2915.6613.9243.5113.9217.40
Drug-related crime2,166.841,223.52222.78365.49391.60268.03
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs558.68308.06268.03224.52153.16400.30
Sexual offences detected as a result of police action605.67274.993.4817.4071.36147.94
Culpable homicide55.6952.2146.9959.1757.4355.69
Public violence5.220.001.743.480.000.00
Crimen injuria120.0969.6273.1076.5860.9241.77
Neglect and ill-treatment of children1.741.7410.445.220.000.00
Kidnapping10.446.9620.8936.5541.7724.37
Abduction0.003.481.740.001.740.00