Murder in Joe Gqabi
SAPS recorded 149 murder cases across 17 Joe Gqabi precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, stable vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 3% of the Eastern Cape's 4,347 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 33 murder cases, up 17.9% vs Jan–Mar 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
Joe Gqabi murder trend
Murder by precinct in Joe Gqabi
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 19 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
All Joe Gqabi precincts
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Sterkspruit | 36 | +50% |
| Tlokoeng | 21 | -4.5% |
| Ngqayi | 20 | +33.3% |
| Nqanqarhu | 19 | -17.4% |
| Ugie | 18 | -21.7% |
| Palmietfontein | 14 | +40% |
| Aliwal North | 5 | -37.5% |
| Burgersdorp | 4 | +100% |
| Steynsburg | 3 | -25% |
| Tabase | 2 | 0% |
| Barkly East | 1 | -75% |
| James Calata | 1 | -50% |
| Maletswai | 1 | -66.7% |
| Phumalanga | 1 | -80% |
| Rhodes | 1 | -50% |
| Rossouw | 1 | 0% |
| Venterstad | 1 | 0% |
| Floukraal | 0 | -100% |
| Zamuxolo | 0 | -100% |