Attempted Murder in Ekurhuleni
SAPS recorded 1,888 attempted murder cases across 39 Ekurhuleni precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, stable vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 26% of Gauteng's 7,245 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 378 attempted murder cases, down 17.1% 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.
Ekurhuleni attempted murder trend
Attempted Murder by precinct in Ekurhuleni
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 39 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
All Ekurhuleni precincts
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Ivory Park | 149 | -8% |
| Tembisa | 143 | -7.1% |
| Vosloorus | 134 | +19.6% |
| Tsakane | 115 | +69.1% |
| Tembisa South | 112 | +13.1% |
| Katlehong | 99 | 0% |
| Dawn Park | 87 | +14.5% |
| Edenpark | 80 | +60% |
| Rabie Ridge | 71 | -28.3% |
| Katlehong North | 64 | -21% |
| Etwatwa | 59 | -28% |
| Kempton Park | 59 | +15.7% |
| Daveyton | 55 | -28.6% |
| Germiston | 51 | -23.9% |
| Tokoza | 45 | +45.2% |
| Alberton | 44 | +2.3% |
| Primrose | 44 | +37.5% |
| Brakpan | 43 | +30.3% |
| Putfontein | 36 | +44% |
| Benoni | 34 | -5.6% |
| Springs | 34 | +21.4% |
| Boksburg North | 33 | -25% |
| Reigerpark | 33 | -19.5% |
| Boksburg | 30 | +7.1% |
| Crystalpark | 28 | +115.4% |
| Kwa Thema | 28 | -9.7% |
| Zonkizizwe | 28 | +7.7% |
| Actonville | 23 | +9.5% |
| Elsburg | 21 | -43.2% |
| Duduza | 18 | -10% |
| Norkempark | 17 | -19% |
| Olifantsfontein | 16 | +23.1% |
| Bedfordview | 14 | -50% |
| Brackendowns | 11 | -45% |
| Nigel | 11 | -54.2% |
| Edenvale | 8 | 0% |
| Sebenza | 5 | 0% |
| Devon | 3 | -25% |
| Dunnottar | 3 | -81.2% |