Murder in Johannesburg
SAPS recorded 2,099 murder cases across 42 Johannesburg precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 12.7% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 37% of Gauteng's 5,631 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 479 murder cases, down 16.4% 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 murder trend
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jeppe | 167 | -2.9% |
| Alexandra | 122 | +24.5% |
| Moroka | 107 | +3.9% |
| Johannesburg Central | 106 | -35.4% |
| Ennerdale | 100 | -1% |
| Eldorado Park | 99 | +2.1% |
| Lenasia | 95 | -10.4% |
| Hillbrow | 81 | -33.1% |
| Roodepoort | 81 | -41.7% |
| Sophia Town | 79 | -10.2% |
| Cleveland | 74 | -7.5% |
| Kliptown | 65 | +8.3% |
| Meadowlands | 64 | +10.3% |
| Lenasia South | 62 | -31.9% |
| Dobsonville | 60 | -20% |
| Cosmo City | 56 | +33.3% |
| Langlaagte | 53 | +39.5% |
| Diepkloof | 51 | -36.2% |
| Moffatview | 51 | -15% |
| Diepsloot | 50 | -9.1% |
| Orlando | 50 | -27.5% |
| Doornkop | 39 | -11.4% |
| Florida | 37 | +32.1% |
| Yeoville | 34 | +36% |
| Jabulani | 32 | -44.8% |
| Protea | 32 | -23.8% |
| Honeydew | 31 | -34% |
| Mondeor | 29 | 0% |
| Booysens | 28 | -42.9% |
| Douglasdale | 27 | -18.2% |
| Bramley | 24 | -35.1% |
| Midrand | 24 | +60% |
| Naledi | 20 | -16.7% |
| Sandton | 19 | +46.2% |
| Sandringham | 14 | +27.3% |
| Randburg | 13 | +30% |
| Brixton | 10 | -66.7% |
| Linden | 5 | +25% |
| Parkview | 3 | +50% |
| Norwood | 2 | -60% |
| Rosebank | 2 | 0% |
| Fairland | 1 | -50% |