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Attempted Murder in the Free State

SAPS definition: “Attempted Murder consists in the commission of an unlawful act with the intention of killing another human being but which does not result in the death of that human being.” — SAPS Crime Definitions (2012), as published by the Institute for Security Studies.

SAPS recorded 678 attempted murder cases across 88 Free State precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, up 72.5% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 678 attempted murder cases, up 72.5% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Ranked by precinct below.

Most attempted murder reports come from Lejweleputswa.

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

Is attempted murder 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 attempted murder?

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 attempted murder?

PrecinctDistrictApr–Jun 2026vs Apr–Jun 2025
ZamdelaFezile Dabi3834 → 38
Park RoadMangaung3425 → 34
BothavilleLejweleputswa3326 → 33
BloemspruitMangaung3134 → 31
MaokengFezile Dabi2911 → 29
ThabongLejweleputswa2829 → 28
WelkomLejweleputswa2720 → 27
TumaholeFezile Dabi255 → 25
KagisanongMangaung227 → 22
Sunrise ViewLejweleputswa220 → 22
OdendaalsrusLejweleputswa2021 → 20
TheunissenLejweleputswa197 → 19
MafubeFezile Dabi187 → 18
BotshabeloMangaung1612 → 16
MelodingLejweleputswa161 → 16
SonskynMangaung160 → 16
BoithusoMangaung1513 → 15
BultfonteinLejweleputswa1411 → 14
MangaungMangaung136 → 13
AllanridgeLejweleputswa123 → 12
HeidedalMangaung125 → 12
PhuthaditjhabaThabo Mofutsanyana121 → 12
WesselsbronLejweleputswa1210 → 12
BronvilleLejweleputswa119 → 11
HennenmanLejweleputswa115 → 11
ViljoenskroonFezile Dabi94 → 9
DeneysvilleFezile Dabi85 → 8
KroonstadFezile Dabi83 → 8
SeloseshaMangaung71 → 7
TrompsburgXhariep70 → 7
KopanongMangaung62 → 6
NavalsigMangaung61 → 6
SasolburgFezile Dabi62 → 6
VentersburgLejweleputswa61 → 6
HoopstadLejweleputswa57 → 5
KoffiefonteinXhariep52 → 5
TsekiThabo Mofutsanyana54 → 5
TsesengThabo Mofutsanyana53 → 5
HeilbronFezile Dabi41 → 4
HertzogvilleLejweleputswa41 → 4
JacobsdalXhariep41 → 4
KoppiesFezile Dabi42 → 4
ParysFezile Dabi41 → 4
BethulieXhariep30 → 3
BoshofLejweleputswa30 → 3
FauresmithXhariep30 → 3
LadybrandThabo Mofutsanyana33 → 3
MakwaneThabo Mofutsanyana32 → 3
PetrusburgXhariep30 → 3
RouxvilleXhariep30 → 3
SenekalThabo Mofutsanyana31 → 3
Thaba-NchuMangaung33 → 3
TweelingFezile Dabi32 → 3
BethlehemThabo Mofutsanyana25 → 2
BrandfortLejweleputswa20 → 2
FicksburgThabo Mofutsanyana22 → 2
HarrismithThabo Mofutsanyana21 → 2
ReddersburgXhariep20 → 2
SoutpanMangaung20 → 2
VilliersFezile Dabi22 → 2
VirginiaLejweleputswa24 → 2
VredefortFezile Dabi23 → 2
WardenThabo Mofutsanyana21 → 2
WepenerMangaung21 → 2
ZastronXhariep20 → 2
BohlokongThabo Mofutsanyana12 → 1
DewetsdorpMangaung11 → 1
EdenvilleFezile Dabi10 → 1
FouriesburgThabo Mofutsanyana10 → 1
GariepdamXhariep10 → 1
JagersfonteinXhariep10 → 1
LindleyThabo Mofutsanyana10 → 1
NamahadiThabo Mofutsanyana10 → 1
ReitzThabo Mofutsanyana11 → 1
RosendalThabo Mofutsanyana10 → 1
SpringfonteinXhariep10 → 1
SteynsrusFezile Dabi10 → 1
TweespruitThabo Mofutsanyana10 → 1
Van StadensrusMangaung11 → 1
WinburgLejweleputswa10 → 1
BainsvleiMangaung02 → 0
BathoMangaung05 → 0
ClocolanThabo Mofutsanyana01 → 0
DealesvilleLejweleputswa01 → 0
KestellThabo Mofutsanyana03 → 0
LuckhoffXhariep01 → 0
MarquardThabo Mofutsanyana01 → 0
ViljoensdrifFezile Dabi01 → 0
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