South Africa murder rate falls 9.5% in Q4 crime statistics
South Africa's Q4 crime statistics show murders fell 9.5% to 5,181 cases between January and March 2026, with 546 fewer lives lost year-on-year.
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South Africa 2024 crime statistics: Second quarter shows a drop in serious crimes
South Africa’s Q2 crime statistics reveal a 5.1% drop in serious crimes, with improvements in murder and rape rates.
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2024 crime statistics: SAPS reports 0.5% drop in murders
SAPS reported a 0.5% decrease in murders from April to June 2024, with KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, and Western Cape recording the highest rates.
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Bheki Cele claims South Africa’s DNA backlog has been cleared
According to police Minister Bheki Cele, South Africa's DNA backlog has been completely cleared. Here's what we know.
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South Africa Crime statistics for third-quarter of 2023: Here’s what you must know
SAPS Q3 2023 crime stats reveal a 2.1% rise in murders and a decrease in sexual offences.
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Cape Town crime statistics: A drop in reported incidents on payday weekend
The latest Cape Town crime statistics witnessed an anomalous decline in crime incidents during the recent payday weekend.
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Smash-and-grabs on the rise in Cape Town: These are the hotspots
Cape Town has witnessed a surge in smash-and-grabs, with the City's Safety and Security department highlighting these areas as hotspots.
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Latest crime statistics highlight safety concerns in South Africa
Recent crime statistics in South Africa reveal worsening trends in safety, with increases in attempted murder and assault, despite marginal decreases in some areas.
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Operation Shanela helps to drive crime down
The Minister said the aggressive policing approach has also been bolstered through Operation Shanela, which was launched on 8 May 2023.
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Top 9 most dangerous townships in the Western Cape, ranked
Manenberg, once a murder trap, fell seven spots in the latest rankings of the most dangerous townships in the Western Cape.
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Crime statistics: Arguments, road rage leading cause of murder in South Africa
Recent crime statistics for the period between April and June 2023 show arguments and road rage as leading causes of murder in South Africa.
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Crime statistics: Contact crimes increased 4.8% between April and June 2023
On Friday, the police ministry released the quarterly crime statistics, which showed a rise in contact crimes between April and June 2023.
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Ramaphosa pardons 212 286 ‘low-risk’ inmates to reduce 143% prison occupancy rate
More than 212 286 'low-risk' inmates will be reintegrated into society after receiving a presidential pardon due to prison overcrowding.
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SAPS prepares R2 billion for crime-busting drone technology
The South African police (SAPS) has prepared a staggering R2 billion toward investment in drone technology and beefing up man power.
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GBV cases pushed to the front of the queue after SAPS clears DNA testing backlog
Bheki Cele said SAPS has successfully cleared the DNA testing backlog at its forensic service laboratories
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Western Cape New Year’s crime blitz yields 683 arrests
Various police units were deployed in a number of crime fighting efforts as part of the Western Cape police’s operational plan.
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2022 crime statistics – Murder, rape, assault skyrockets in Q1
Here's what the numbers say about the prevalence of crime in South Africa.
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Contact crimes in Q4:2020 – A picture of a deadly South Africa
October - December 2020 was the most violent year-on-year quarter in five years.
