Attempted Murder in Johannesburg
SAPS recorded 3,222 attempted murder cases across 42 Johannesburg precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 15.8% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 44% of Gauteng's 7,245 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 805 attempted murder cases, up 3.3% 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.
Johannesburg attempted murder trend
Attempted Murder by precinct in Johannesburg
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 2025–Mar 2026 count.
All Johannesburg precincts
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Eldorado Park | 271 | +52.2% |
| Johannesburg Central | 216 | +66.2% |
| Jeppe | 144 | -16.8% |
| Cosmo City | 143 | +134.4% |
| Alexandra | 142 | +51.1% |
| Sophia Town | 132 | +22.2% |
| Diepsloot | 125 | +21.4% |
| Orlando | 124 | +6.9% |
| Ennerdale | 123 | +33.7% |
| Lenasia | 114 | +5.6% |
| Roodepoort | 108 | -10% |
| Meadowlands | 107 | +46.6% |
| Moroka | 106 | -7.8% |
| Kliptown | 99 | +33.8% |
| Protea | 95 | +25% |
| Dobsonville | 93 | +9.4% |
| Booysens | 87 | +31.8% |
| Cleveland | 87 | -12.1% |
| Doornkop | 78 | +73.3% |
| Bramley | 68 | +65.9% |
| Langlaagte | 68 | -8.1% |
| Diepkloof | 61 | -4.7% |
| Hillbrow | 61 | -26.5% |
| Midrand | 58 | +13.7% |
| Florida | 53 | +3.9% |
| Moffatview | 51 | -25% |
| Brixton | 48 | +4.3% |
| Jabulani | 44 | -13.7% |
| Honeydew | 43 | +38.7% |
| Lenasia South | 42 | -51.7% |
| Sandringham | 40 | +33.3% |
| Mondeor | 39 | +50% |
| Naledi | 38 | +65.2% |
| Yeoville | 36 | +12.5% |
| Sandton | 35 | +16.7% |
| Randburg | 21 | -16% |
| Douglasdale | 10 | -61.5% |
| Linden | 3 | -66.7% |
| Norwood | 3 | -72.7% |
| Parkview | 3 | 0% |
| Rosebank | 2 | -33.3% |
| Fairland | 1 | -50% |