Which province records the most kidnappings?

Gauteng recorded the most kidnapping cases (2,367) in Apr–Jun 2026. Raw counts are not adjusted for population, so provinces with more residents will naturally record more cases.

Which precinct records the most kidnappings?

Kempton Park (Gauteng) recorded the most kidnapping cases of any SAPS precinct (76) in Apr–Jun 2026. These are raw reported counts, not adjusted for population.

Does SAPS break kidnapping down by type?

No. SAPS publishes kidnapping as a single category that includes all subtypes it records, such as hostage-taking and kidnapping for ransom or extortion. No official per-subtype breakdown exists at precinct level, so this page shows only the combined category counts.

Kidnapping in South Africa

Kidnapping has no page among SafeSuburb's 14 crime-type pages. This is the only national view; per-precinct kidnapping figures appear in each precinct's crime breakdown.

SAPS recorded 4,636 kidnapping cases nationally in Apr–Jun 2026, up 3.8% vs Apr–Jun 2025 (4,466 cases).

How SAPS counts this: kidnapping is a standalone category in SAPS crime statistics, and these counts are included in the total crime figures on precinct and suburb pages. SAPS folds every kidnapping subtype it records into this one category, including hostage-taking and kidnapping for ransom or extortion, and publishes no per-subtype breakdown. This page therefore shows combined counts only.

Note: Raw reported counts, not adjusted for population. Areas with more residents will naturally record more cases.

Is kidnapping rising or falling in South Africa?

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

Which provinces record the most kidnappings?

Bars coloured by direction vs Apr–Jun 2025: teal = fewer cases, orange = more, grey = within 2%. Sorted by Apr–Jun 2026 count.

Province	Apr–Jun 2026	vs Apr–Jun 2025
Gauteng	2,367	-6.9%
KwaZulu-Natal	887	+18.6%
Mpumalanga	281	+26.6%
Western Cape	269	+31.9%
North West	245	+20.1%
Eastern Cape	216	+13.1%
Limpopo	172	-1.7%
Free State	161	+14.2%
Northern Cape	38	39 → 38

Which precincts record the most kidnappings?

The 50 SAPS precincts with the most recorded kidnapping cases in Apr–Jun 2026. Click a precinct for its full crime breakdown.

#	Precinct	District	Province	Apr–Jun 2026	vs Apr–Jun 2025
1	Kempton Park	Ekurhuleni	Gauteng	76	48 → 76
2	Umlazi	eThekwini	KwaZulu-Natal	57	46 → 57
3	Orange Farms	Sedibeng	Gauteng	52	34 → 52
4	Vosloorus	Ekurhuleni	Gauteng	52	-24.6%
5	Ivory Park	Ekurhuleni	Gauteng	50	41 → 50
6	Lenasia	Johannesburg	Gauteng	48	36 → 48
7	Durban Central	eThekwini	KwaZulu-Natal	47	33 → 47
8	Jeppe	Johannesburg	Gauteng	46	32 → 46
9	Johannesburg Central	Johannesburg	Gauteng	45	48 → 45
10	Moroka	Johannesburg	Gauteng	42	39 → 42
11	Alexandra	Johannesburg	Gauteng	39	17 → 39
12	Loate	Tshwane	Gauteng	39	14 → 39
13	Mamelodi East	Tshwane	Gauteng	39	42 → 39
14	Protea	Johannesburg	Gauteng	38	32 → 38
15	Eldorado Park	Johannesburg	Gauteng	37	46 → 37
16	Ennerdale	Johannesburg	Gauteng	37	32 → 37
17	Inanda	eThekwini	KwaZulu-Natal	37	25 → 37
18	Midrand	Johannesburg	Gauteng	37	-28.8%
19	Germiston	Ekurhuleni	Gauteng	36	44 → 36
20	Tembisa	Ekurhuleni	Gauteng	36	48 → 36
21	Meadowlands	Johannesburg	Gauteng	35	21 → 35
22	Roodepoort	Johannesburg	Gauteng	34	47 → 34
23	Cleveland	Johannesburg	Gauteng	33	32 → 33
24	Pinetown	eThekwini	KwaZulu-Natal	31	27 → 31
25	Bhekithemba	eThekwini	KwaZulu-Natal	30	22 → 30
26	Booysens	Johannesburg	Gauteng	30	17 → 30
27	Diepsloot	Johannesburg	Gauteng	30	20 → 30
28	Honeydew	Johannesburg	Gauteng	30	24 → 30
29	Pretoria West	Tshwane	Gauteng	30	20 → 30
30	Evaton	Sedibeng	Gauteng	29	39 → 29
31	Mabopane	Tshwane	Gauteng	29	16 → 29
32	Mondeor	Johannesburg	Gauteng	29	40 → 29
33	Randburg	Johannesburg	Gauteng	29	24 → 29
34	Heidelberg (Gp)	Sedibeng	Gauteng	28	-51.7%
35	Verulam	eThekwini	KwaZulu-Natal	28	21 → 28
36	Westonaria	West Rand	Gauteng	28	7 → 28
37	Sunnyside	Tshwane	Gauteng	27	27 → 27
38	Vosman	Nkangala	Mpumalanga	27	12 → 27
39	Atteridgeville	Tshwane	Gauteng	26	19 → 26
40	Mfuleni	City of Cape Town	Western Cape	26	17 → 26
41	Rabie Ridge	Ekurhuleni	Gauteng	26	26 → 26
42	Sandringham	Johannesburg	Gauteng	26	32 → 26
43	Temba	Tshwane	Gauteng	26	24 → 26
44	Delft	City of Cape Town	Western Cape	25	10 → 25
45	Diepkloof	Johannesburg	Gauteng	25	25 → 25
46	Doornkop	Johannesburg	Gauteng	25	15 → 25
47	Olifantsfontein	Ekurhuleni	Gauteng	25	14 → 25
48	Bramley	Johannesburg	Gauteng	23	14 → 23
49	Delmas	Nkangala	Mpumalanga	23	30 → 23
50	Sydenham	eThekwini	KwaZulu-Natal	23	9 → 23

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