Friday, November 28, 2025
There has been a drastic reduction in some crime categories, according to the crime statistics for Quarter 1 and 2 released on Friday.
The stats cover the period from April to September.
Categories that saw reductions includes murder, assault, common robbery with aggravating circumstances, contact crime, rape and sexual assault. This also includes carjacking, robbery at residential premises, robbery at non-residential premises and cash-in-transit heists.
Releasing the crime stats in Pretoria, Crime Registrar, Major-General Norman Sekhukhune said there has, however, been increases in categories such as attempted murder, attempted sexual assault, common assault and contact sexual offences.
According to the stats, there has been a reduction in murder, in 2024, 6545 cases were reported while 5794 cases were reported in 2025.
- Common assault in 2024, 42 721 cases were reported, in 2025, 41978 cases were reported (0.7 percent reduction)
- Sexual assault, in 2024, 1839, in 2025, 1827 cases were reported (0.7 percent reduction)
- Carjacking, in 2024, 5447 cases, in 2025, 4778 cases were reported (12.3 percent reduction)
- Robbery at residential premises, in 2024, 5967 cases were reported, in 2025, 5103 cases were reported (14.5 percent reduction)
- Robbery at non residential premises, in 2024, 3873 cases were reported, in 2025, 3044 (21.4 percent reduction)
- Cash in transit, in 2024, 40 cases were reported, 2025, 24 cases were reported (16 counts lower)
Between July and September 2024, the police recorded more than 160 000 contact crimes, compared to 155 000 during the same period in 2024.
Carjackings decreased by 12.3 percent, commercial by 2.4 percent while residential robberies decreased by 14.5 percent. – SAnews.gov.za
