Attempted Murder in Mangaung
SAPS recorded 684 attempted murder cases across 19 Mangaung precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 63.6% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 32% of the Free State's 2,162 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 179 attempted murder cases, up 64.2% 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.
Mangaung attempted murder trend
Attempted Murder by precinct in Mangaung
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 20 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
All Mangaung precincts
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Park Road | 160 | +122.2% |
| Bloemspruit | 114 | +9.6% |
| Boithuso | 78 | +116.7% |
| Kagisanong | 76 | +46.2% |
| Botshabelo | 68 | +161.5% |
| Mangaung | 45 | +136.8% |
| Sonskyn | 31 | 0% |
| Selosesha | 22 | +10% |
| Heidedal | 19 | +46.2% |
| Kopanong | 17 | 0% |
| Batho | 14 | +40% |
| Bainsvlei | 11 | +266.7% |
| Thaba-Nchu | 10 | +25% |
| Dewetsdorp | 7 | -12.5% |
| Navalsig | 3 | -62.5% |
| Soutpan | 3 | 0% |
| Wepener | 3 | -70% |
| Bayswater | 2 | 0% |
| Van Stadensrus | 1 | -80% |
| Tierpoort | 0 | -100% |