Attempted Murder in Mopani
SAPS recorded 205 attempted murder cases across 16 Mopani precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, up 15.8% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 21% of Limpopo's 973 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 45 attempted murder cases, up 2.3% 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.
Mopani attempted murder trend
Attempted Murder by precinct in Mopani
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 17 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
All Mopani precincts
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Maake | 31 | +19.2% |
| Namakgale | 25 | +31.6% |
| Giyani | 23 | +15% |
| Letsitele | 21 | +40% |
| Ritavi | 19 | -9.5% |
| Lulekani | 17 | +70% |
| Mokwakwaila | 14 | +180% |
| Bolobedu | 13 | 0% |
| Tzaneen | 13 | -38.1% |
| Hlanganani | 9 | -25% |
| Modjadjiskloof | 5 | 0% |
| Phalaborwa | 5 | +66.7% |
| Haenertsburg | 3 | 0% |
| Hoedspruit | 3 | +200% |
| Muyexe | 2 | +100% |
| Sekgosese | 2 | 0% |
| Gravelotte | 0 | -100% |