Murder in Gauteng
SAPS recorded 1,276 murder cases across 137 Gauteng precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, down 10.7% vs Apr–Jun 2025.
Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 1,276 murder cases, down 10.7% vs Apr–Jun 2025.
Ranked by precinct below.
Most murder reports come from Johannesburg.
Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.
Is murder rising or falling in Gauteng?
Dashed: Apr–Jun 2026 only (1 of 4 quarters published) — a partial year, not comparable with the full years before it.
Which Gauteng districts report the most murder?
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Sorted by Apr–Jun 2026 count.
Drill into a district:
Which Gauteng precincts report the most murder?
| Precinct | District | Apr–Jun 2026 | vs Apr–Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Park | Ekurhuleni | 43 | -17.3% |
| Johannesburg Central | Johannesburg | 35 | +66.7% |
| Orange Farms | Sedibeng | 34 | +3% |
| Cleveland | Johannesburg | 31 | +82.4% |
| Jeppe | Johannesburg | 29 | -23.7% |
| Roodepoort | Johannesburg | 28 | +7.7% |
| Dawn Park | Ekurhuleni | 27 | +22.7% |
| Tembisa South | Ekurhuleni | 26 | +52.9% |
| De Deur | Sedibeng | 24 | +33.3% |
| Evaton | Sedibeng | 24 | +9.1% |
| Kagiso | West Rand | 22 | -31.2% |
| Lenasia | Johannesburg | 22 | -15.4% |
| Tembisa | Ekurhuleni | 22 | +29.4% |
| Tsakane | Ekurhuleni | 22 | -12% |
| Alexandra | Johannesburg | 21 | -22.2% |
| Daveyton | Ekurhuleni | 21 | +16.7% |
| Lenasia South | Johannesburg | 21 | 0% |
| Sophia Town | Johannesburg | 21 | -8.7% |
| Ennerdale | Johannesburg | 20 | -16.7% |
| Olievenhoutbosch | Tshwane | 20 | +11.1% |
| Moroka | Johannesburg | 19 | -44.1% |
| Bekkersdal | West Rand | 18 | 0% |
| Hillbrow | Johannesburg | 18 | +20% |
| Rabie Ridge | Ekurhuleni | 18 | -14.3% |
| Reigerpark | Ekurhuleni | 18 | +38.5% |
| Atteridgeville | Tshwane | 17 | -15% |
| Meadowlands | Johannesburg | 17 | +13.3% |
| Benoni | Ekurhuleni | 16 | +23.1% |
| Carletonville | West Rand | 16 | -5.9% |
| Orlando | Johannesburg | 16 | +100% |
| Primrose | Ekurhuleni | 16 | -46.7% |
| Etwatwa | Ekurhuleni | 15 | +7.1% |
| Kliptown | Johannesburg | 14 | -22.2% |
| Springs | Ekurhuleni | 14 | -30% |
| Edenpark | Ekurhuleni | 13 | 0% |
| Mamelodi East | Tshwane | 13 | -40.9% |
| Sebokeng | Sedibeng | 13 | +8.3% |
| Akasia | Tshwane | 12 | -33.3% |
| Booysens | Johannesburg | 12 | -7.7% |
| Diepkloof | Johannesburg | 12 | -20% |
| Dobsonville | Johannesburg | 12 | -14.3% |
| Doornkop | Johannesburg | 12 | +9.1% |
| Eldorado Park | Johannesburg | 12 | -53.8% |
| Germiston | Ekurhuleni | 12 | +33.3% |
| Westonaria | West Rand | 12 | -20% |
| Alberton | Ekurhuleni | 11 | -15.4% |
| Boksburg | Ekurhuleni | 11 | -31.2% |
| Fochville | West Rand | 11 | 0% |
| Khutsong | West Rand | 11 | +175% |
| Vanderbijlpark | Sedibeng | 11 | +83.3% |
| Honeydew | Johannesburg | 10 | +25% |
| Katlehong | Ekurhuleni | 10 | -9.1% |
| Soshanguve | Tshwane | 10 | +150% |
| Vosloorus | Ekurhuleni | 10 | -47.4% |
| Cosmo City | Johannesburg | 9 | +50% |
| Protea | Johannesburg | 9 | +28.6% |
| Putfontein | Ekurhuleni | 9 | +12.5% |
| Rietgat | Tshwane | 9 | -30.8% |
| Tokoza | Ekurhuleni | 9 | -55% |
| Actonville | Ekurhuleni | 8 | +14.3% |
| Florida | Johannesburg | 8 | -27.3% |
| Ga-Rankuwa | Tshwane | 8 | -27.3% |
| Mabopane | Tshwane | 8 | +14.3% |
| Zonkizizwe | Ekurhuleni | 8 | +14.3% |
| Bramley | Johannesburg | 7 | +40% |
| Duduza | Ekurhuleni | 7 | -50% |
| Jabulani | Johannesburg | 7 | 0% |
| Loate | Tshwane | 7 | -58.8% |
| Mohlakeng | West Rand | 7 | -30% |
| Mondeor | Johannesburg | 7 | +133.3% |
| Diepsloot | Johannesburg | 6 | -45.5% |
| Pretoria West | Tshwane | 6 | -33.3% |
| Ratanda | Sedibeng | 6 | +50% |
| Boksburg North | Ekurhuleni | 5 | +150% |
| Krugersdorp | West Rand | 5 | +66.7% |
| Langlaagte | Johannesburg | 5 | -58.3% |
| Moffatview | Johannesburg | 5 | -64.3% |
| Muldersdrift | West Rand | 5 | +150% |
| Sharpeville | Sedibeng | 5 | -28.6% |
| Temba | Tshwane | 5 | -37.5% |
| Vereeniging | Sedibeng | 5 | -16.7% |
| Yeoville | Johannesburg | 5 | -44.4% |
| Brakpan | Ekurhuleni | 4 | +300% |
| Crystalpark | Ekurhuleni | 4 | -42.9% |
| Erasmia | Tshwane | 4 | -60% |
| Hercules | Tshwane | 4 | +100% |
| Katlehong North | Ekurhuleni | 4 | -76.5% |
| Kempton Park | Ekurhuleni | 4 | -55.6% |
| Kwa Thema | Ekurhuleni | 4 | -55.6% |
| Naledi | Johannesburg | 4 | -50% |
| Randfontein | West Rand | 4 | -33.3% |
| Sandton | Johannesburg | 4 | -33.3% |
| Eersterust | Tshwane | 3 | -25% |
| Ekangala | Tshwane | 3 | +200% |
| Elsburg | Ekurhuleni | 3 | -76.9% |
| Heidelberg (Gp) | Sedibeng | 3 | +50% |
| Nigel | Ekurhuleni | 3 | +50% |
| Sandringham | Johannesburg | 3 | 0% |
| Bedfordview | Ekurhuleni | 2 | -60% |
| Boschkop | Tshwane | 2 | -71.4% |
| Brooklyn | Tshwane | 2 | 0% |
| Cullinan | Tshwane | 2 | +100% |
| Douglasdale | Johannesburg | 2 | -77.8% |
| Edenvale | Ekurhuleni | 2 | 0% |
| Hammanskraal | Tshwane | 2 | -33.3% |
| Kameeldrift | Tshwane | 2 | 0% |
| Kliprivier | Sedibeng | 2 | -33.3% |
| Laudium | Tshwane | 2 | +100% |
| Linden | Johannesburg | 2 | +100% |
| Mamelodi | Tshwane | 2 | -33.3% |
| Meyerton | Sedibeng | 2 | -60% |
| Midrand | Johannesburg | 2 | -71.4% |
| Norwood | Johannesburg | 2 | +100% |
| Olifantsfontein | Ekurhuleni | 2 | +100% |
| Parkview | Johannesburg | 2 | 0% |
| Pretoria Central | Tshwane | 2 | +100% |
| Silverton | Tshwane | 2 | -50% |
| Villieria | Tshwane | 2 | 0% |
| Boipatong | Sedibeng | 1 | -50% |
| Brackendowns | Ekurhuleni | 1 | 0% |
| Brixton | Johannesburg | 1 | -50% |
| Bronkhorstspruit | Tshwane | 1 | -75% |
| Dunnottar | Ekurhuleni | 1 | 0% |
| Garsfontein | Tshwane | 1 | -50% |
| Norkempark | Ekurhuleni | 1 | 0% |
| Pretoria Moot | Tshwane | 1 | 0% |
| Randburg | Johannesburg | 1 | -75% |
| Sebenza | Ekurhuleni | 1 | -66.7% |
| Wedela | West Rand | 1 | 0% |
| Welbekend | Tshwane | 1 | 0% |
| Wierdabrug | Tshwane | 1 | 0% |
| Magaliesburg | West Rand | 0 | -100% |
| Pretoria North | Tshwane | 0 | -100% |
| Sinoville | Tshwane | 0 | -100% |
| Sunnyside | Tshwane | 0 | -100% |
| Tarlton | West Rand | 0 | -100% |
| Wonderboompoort | Tshwane | 0 | -100% |