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Attempted Murder in Johannesburg

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 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: teal = fewer, orange = more, 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 Central4945 → 49
Jeppe4740 → 47
Alexandra4626 → 46
Cleveland4524 → 45
Cosmo City4532 → 45
Sophia Town4237 → 42
Diepsloot3726 → 37
Orlando3632 → 36
Roodepoort3425 → 34
Protea2821 → 28
Lenasia South2710 → 27
Lenasia2522 → 25
Kliptown2422 → 24
Booysens2321 → 23
Florida2320 → 23
Ennerdale2229 → 22
Dobsonville1923 → 19
Langlaagte1914 → 19
Diepkloof1816 → 18
Meadowlands1726 → 17
Bramley1614 → 16
Jabulani166 → 16
Moroka1625 → 16
Hillbrow1516 → 15
Doornkop1416 → 14
Midrand1315 → 13
Mondeor135 → 13
Moffatview128 → 12
Naledi1012 → 10
Honeydew812 → 8
Sandton815 → 8
Sandringham711 → 7
Douglasdale65 → 6
Norwood53 → 5
Randburg44 → 4
Brixton310 → 3
Linden31 → 3
Parkview22 → 2
Yeoville28 → 2
Rosebank11 → 1
Fairland01 → 0
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