Crime Stats for Richards Bay

Province
KwaZulu-Natal
District municipality
King Cetshwayo District Municipality
Local municipality
uMhlathuze Local Municipality
Population (Census 2022)
91,992 people
Area
233.8 km²

Crime statistics

Crime category202020212022202320242025 (Jan – Sep)
17 Community reported serious Crime3,676.413,448.134,279.724,212.324,386.253,075.27
Contact crime (Crimes against the person)977.261,039.221,197.931,259.891,235.98875.08
Murder20.6528.2626.0942.3935.8716.31
Sexual offences77.18114.14104.36104.3681.5371.75
Rape55.4472.8378.2772.8364.1443.48
Sexual assault19.5733.7021.7423.9211.9623.92
Attempted sexual offences2.175.441.095.442.173.26
Contact sexual offences0.002.173.262.173.261.09
Attempted murder45.6668.4866.3179.35100.0160.87
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm195.67214.15231.54285.89279.37182.62
Common assault321.77313.07346.77327.20341.33272.85
Common robbery78.2783.7096.75109.79115.2381.53
Robbery with aggravating circumstances238.06217.41326.12310.90282.63189.15
TRIO Crime122.8493.49131.53128.27126.1057.61
Carjacking32.6128.2622.8344.5720.658.70
Robbery at residential premises66.3141.3151.0958.7083.7032.61
Robbery at non-residential premises23.9223.9257.6125.0021.7416.31
Robbery of cash in transit0.001.091.090.000.000.00
Bank robbery0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Truck hijacking0.000.001.091.090.000.00
Contact-related Crime165.23177.19189.15170.67181.54125.01
Arson0.003.262.172.177.610.00
Malicious damage to property165.23173.93186.97168.49173.93125.01
Property-related Crime1,107.71713.111,209.891,099.011,177.28689.19
Burglary at non-residential premises223.93148.93161.97168.49179.3671.75
Burglary at residential premises503.30213.06343.51351.12540.26323.94
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle64.1442.39114.1447.8331.5228.26
Theft out of or from motor vehicle297.85303.29575.05526.13420.69257.63
Stock-theft18.485.4415.225.445.447.61
Other serious Crime1,426.211,518.611,682.761,682.761,791.461,385.99
All theft not mentioned elsewhere745.72654.40707.67728.32759.85542.44
Commercial crime379.38604.40597.88688.10795.72623.97
Shoplifting301.11259.81377.21266.33235.89219.58
Crime detected as a result of police action227.19240.24377.21410.91478.30409.82
Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition20.656.5238.0542.3941.3121.74
Drug-related crime148.93116.31242.41247.85281.55228.28
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs56.53117.4096.75120.66152.19159.80
Sexual offences detected as a result of police action1.090.000.000.003.260.00
Culpable homicide17.3920.6525.0020.6520.6515.22
Public violence1.0922.835.440.000.001.09
Crimen injuria59.7958.7084.79141.32125.01116.31
Neglect and ill-treatment of children3.261.090.002.171.092.17
Kidnapping19.5725.0058.7071.7553.2742.39
Abduction0.000.002.171.090.000.00