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SAPS crime, by suburb

Official South African Police Service statistics (SAPACR, 2008–2023) · latest: 2026-05 · 18,352 suburbs covered.

Reported crime is down 95.7% since 2008-2009

Violent
184,700
reported · 2026-05
Burglary & robbery
104,154
reported · 2026-05
Property
31,612
reported · 2026-05
Vehicle
23,988
reported · 2026-05
Other
144,960
reported · 2026-05

Reported crime over time

Reported crime by year: 2008-2009: 11,486,102, 2009-2010: 11,717,094, 2010-2011: 11,451,317, 2011-2012: 11,261,756, 2012-2013: 11,554,475, 2013-2014: 11,948,007, 2014-2015: 11,919,187, 2015-2016: 11,761,631, 2016-2017: 11,722,856, 2017-2018: 11,363,272, 2018-2019: 10,714,582, 2019-2020: 10,286,823, 2020-2021: 7,938,545, 2021-2022: 8,812,576, 2022-2023: 9,592,925, 2025-05: 503,085, 2026-05: 489,414

Totals are reported incident counts in a station precinct for the latest quarter, not a rate — precinct size varies, and a low count alone doesn't mean an area is safe. Use alongside the per-suburb safety score. Source: SAPS.

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