Crime Stats for Sophia Town

Province
Gauteng
Municipality
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
Population (Census 2022)
70,292 people
Area
20.6 km²

Crime statistics

Crime category202020212022202320242025 (Jan – Sep)
17 Community reported serious Crime4,468.504,368.924,590.854,448.593,616.342,749.96
Contact crime (Crimes against the person)1,930.521,819.551,840.891,823.821,587.661,182.21
Murder52.6445.5261.17113.81128.0495.32
Sexual offences123.77116.6696.7469.7169.7186.78
Rape83.9464.0256.9149.7952.6461.17
Sexual assault35.5746.9536.9919.9214.2322.76
Attempted sexual offences0.004.271.420.002.851.42
Contact sexual offences4.271.421.420.000.001.42
Attempted murder72.5575.40110.97236.16180.67138.00
Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm460.93418.26419.68386.96298.75229.04
Common assault490.81479.43429.64369.89281.68239.00
Common robbery176.41177.83149.3899.58135.1568.29
Robbery with aggravating circumstances553.41506.46573.32547.72493.66325.78
TRIO Crime214.82214.82219.09203.44184.94101.01
Carjacking75.4091.05103.8569.7164.0246.95
Robbery at residential premises102.4373.9875.4082.5171.1332.72
Robbery at non-residential premises36.9949.7939.8351.2149.7921.34
Robbery of cash in transit0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Bank robbery0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Truck hijacking0.001.422.850.001.422.85
Contact-related Crime379.84365.62421.10349.97219.09173.56
Arson4.279.964.274.271.420.00
Malicious damage to property375.58355.66416.83345.70217.66173.56
Property-related Crime1,088.321,012.921,041.371,039.95742.62566.21
Burglary at non-residential premises163.60160.76138.00155.07116.6669.71
Burglary at residential premises418.26381.27423.95469.47288.80229.04
Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle226.20231.89219.09223.35152.22108.12
Theft out of or from motor vehicle280.26239.00260.34192.06184.94159.34
Stock-theft0.000.000.000.000.000.00
Other serious Crime1,069.821,170.831,287.491,234.851,066.98827.97
All theft not mentioned elsewhere748.31771.07820.86728.39611.73465.20
Commercial crime211.97264.61284.53315.83317.25274.57
Shoplifting109.54135.15182.10190.63138.0088.20
Crime detected as a result of police action1,034.261,525.071,940.481,778.301,856.541,445.40
Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition68.2959.75125.19112.39101.0196.74
Drug-related crime870.651,388.491,611.851,553.521,645.991,244.81
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs95.3276.82203.44110.97109.54103.85
Sexual offences detected as a result of police action0.000.000.001.420.000.00
Culpable homicide9.969.9615.659.9614.237.11
Public violence0.000.000.001.420.004.27
Crimen injuria19.927.117.115.699.965.69
Neglect and ill-treatment of children11.3821.3436.9914.239.9617.07
Kidnapping12.8015.6559.7542.6851.2139.83
Abduction1.420.000.000.000.000.00