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Serious Assault (GBH) in the Free State

SAPS definition: “Assault with the intent [to] inflict Grievous Bodily Harm is the unlawful and intentional direct or indirect application of force to the body of another person with the intention of causing grievous bodily harm to that person. Note: The victim does not need to sustain serious injuries. The decisive element is the intention to cause serious injuries.” — SAPS Crime Definitions (2012), as published by the Institute for Security Studies.

SAPS recorded 2,646 serious assault (gbh) cases across 109 Free State precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, up 3.4% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 2,646 serious assault (gbh) cases, up 3.4% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Ranked by precinct below.

Most serious assault (gbh) reports come from Mangaung.

Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.

Is serious assault (gbh) rising or falling in Free State?

Dashed: Apr–Jun 2026 only (1 of 4 quarters published) — a partial year, not comparable with the full years before it.

Which Free State districts report the most serious assault (gbh)?

Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: teal = fewer, orange = more, grey = within ±2%. Sorted by Apr–Jun 2026 count.

Drill into a district:

Which Free State precincts report the most serious assault (gbh)?

PrecinctDistrictApr–Jun 2026vs Apr–Jun 2025
ThabongLejweleputswa115-17.3%
BotshabeloMangaung103+4%
BoithusoMangaung102+2%
SonskynMangaung1020 → 102
ZamdelaFezile Dabi97+11.5%
KagisanongMangaung90-21.1%
SeloseshaMangaung78-4.9%
BloemspruitMangaung72-53.8%
BohlokongThabo Mofutsanyana72+24.1%
KopanongMangaung72+24.1%
MaokengFezile Dabi62+21.6%
PhuthaditjhabaThabo Mofutsanyana61-24.7%
HeidedalMangaung6028 → 60
Park RoadMangaung5946 → 59
MangaungMangaung50-13.8%
OdendaalsrusLejweleputswa5041 → 50
BothavilleLejweleputswa48-18.6%
NamahadiThabo Mofutsanyana4842 → 48
HarrismithThabo Mofutsanyana46-9.8%
WelkomLejweleputswa4542 → 45
ViljoenskroonFezile Dabi4441 → 44
MakwaneThabo Mofutsanyana4142 → 41
MelodingLejweleputswa4138 → 41
FicksburgThabo Mofutsanyana3745 → 37
HeilbronFezile Dabi3627 → 36
HennenmanLejweleputswa3625 → 36
TumaholeFezile Dabi3524 → 35
BronvilleLejweleputswa3336 → 33
Sunrise ViewLejweleputswa320 → 32
TsekiThabo Mofutsanyana3137 → 31
BultfonteinLejweleputswa3023 → 30
TsesengThabo Mofutsanyana2919 → 29
BathoMangaung2619 → 26
DeneysvilleFezile Dabi2520 → 25
AllanridgeLejweleputswa2413 → 24
PetrusburgXhariep2419 → 24
LadybrandThabo Mofutsanyana2327 → 23
TheunissenLejweleputswa2331 → 23
WinburgLejweleputswa2211 → 22
Thaba-NchuMangaung2114 → 21
WepenerMangaung2118 → 21
ZastronXhariep2119 → 21
HertzogvilleLejweleputswa2031 → 20
WesselsbronLejweleputswa2027 → 20
FouriesburgThabo Mofutsanyana1928 → 19
HoopstadLejweleputswa1942 → 19
DewetsdorpMangaung1716 → 17
RouxvilleXhariep173 → 17
VredeThabo Mofutsanyana1721 → 17
BethlehemThabo Mofutsanyana1512 → 15
NavalsigMangaung158 → 15
ClocolanThabo Mofutsanyana1413 → 14
SasolburgFezile Dabi1413 → 14
SenekalThabo Mofutsanyana1410 → 14
KroonstadFezile Dabi1315 → 13
KoffiefonteinXhariep1216 → 12
MafubeFezile Dabi1216 → 12
ReddersburgXhariep124 → 12
ReitzThabo Mofutsanyana1119 → 11
KestellThabo Mofutsanyana105 → 10
KoppiesFezile Dabi107 → 10
MarquardThabo Mofutsanyana108 → 10
VentersburgLejweleputswa1012 → 10
VredefortFezile Dabi1012 → 10
WardenThabo Mofutsanyana1014 → 10
BoshofLejweleputswa97 → 9
BrandfortLejweleputswa917 → 9
EdenburgXhariep98 → 9
Petrus SteynThabo Mofutsanyana97 → 9
SteynsrusFezile Dabi92 → 9
VirginiaLejweleputswa99 → 9
BainsvleiMangaung810 → 8
ClarensThabo Mofutsanyana84 → 8
DealesvilleLejweleputswa811 → 8
FauresmithXhariep85 → 8
JagersfonteinXhariep88 → 8
LuckhoffXhariep810 → 8
OranjevilleFezile Dabi810 → 8
Paul RouxThabo Mofutsanyana87 → 8
SoutpanMangaung85 → 8
TrompsburgXhariep812 → 8
TweespruitThabo Mofutsanyana83 → 8
BethulieXhariep77 → 7
SmithfieldXhariep721 → 7
SpringfonteinXhariep66 → 6
VerkeerdevleiLejweleputswa64 → 6
VierfonteinFezile Dabi61 → 6
ArlingtonThabo Mofutsanyana52 → 5
BayswaterMangaung53 → 5
ExcelsiorThabo Mofutsanyana54 → 5
HobhouseThabo Mofutsanyana59 → 5
JacobsdalXhariep54 → 5
CorneliaFezile Dabi45 → 4
LindleyThabo Mofutsanyana411 → 4
RosendalThabo Mofutsanyana48 → 4
EdenvilleFezile Dabi34 → 3
GoedemoedXhariep31 → 3
ParysFezile Dabi34 → 3
PhilippolisXhariep39 → 3
VilliersFezile Dabi312 → 3
GlenMangaung24 → 2
KommissiepoortThabo Mofutsanyana21 → 2
TweelingFezile Dabi23 → 2
ViljoensdrifFezile Dabi21 → 2
GariepdamXhariep10 → 1
MemelThabo Mofutsanyana15 → 1
Van StadensrusMangaung11 → 1
VerkykerskopThabo Mofutsanyana10 → 1
TierpoortMangaung01 → 0
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