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Attempted Murder in Johannesburg

SAPS recorded 854 attempted murder cases across 41 Johannesburg precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, up 8.5% vs Apr–Jun 2025. That is 48% of Gauteng's 1,772 total.

Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 854 attempted murder cases, up 8.5% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Ranked by precinct below.

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

Is attempted murder rising or falling in Johannesburg?

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

Which Johannesburg precincts report the most attempted murder?

Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 42 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr–Jun 2026 count.

All Johannesburg precincts

PrecinctApr–Jun 2026vs Apr–Jun 2025
Eldorado Park54-37.2%
Johannesburg Central49+8.9%
Jeppe47+17.5%
Alexandra46+76.9%
Cleveland45+87.5%
Cosmo City45+40.6%
Sophia Town42+13.5%
Diepsloot37+42.3%
Orlando36+12.5%
Roodepoort34+36%
Protea28+33.3%
Lenasia South27+170%
Lenasia25+13.6%
Kliptown24+9.1%
Booysens23+9.5%
Florida23+15%
Ennerdale22-24.1%
Dobsonville19-17.4%
Langlaagte19+35.7%
Diepkloof18+12.5%
Meadowlands17-34.6%
Bramley16+14.3%
Jabulani16+166.7%
Moroka16-36%
Hillbrow15-6.2%
Doornkop14-12.5%
Midrand13-13.3%
Mondeor13+160%
Moffatview12+50%
Naledi10-16.7%
Honeydew8-33.3%
Sandton8-46.7%
Sandringham7-36.4%
Douglasdale6+20%
Norwood5+66.7%
Randburg40%
Brixton3-70%
Linden3+200%
Parkview20%
Yeoville2-75%
Rosebank10%
Fairland0-100%