Attempted Murder in Vhembe
SAPS recorded 270 attempted murder cases across 20 Vhembe precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 23.3% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 28% of Limpopo's 973 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 78 attempted murder cases, down 8.2% 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.
Vhembe attempted murder trend
Attempted Murder by precinct in Vhembe
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 21 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.
All Vhembe precincts
| Precinct | Apr 2025–Mar 2026 | vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Thohoyandou | 71 | -16.5% |
| Tshilwavhusiku | 27 | +50% |
| Waterval | 27 | +17.4% |
| Musina | 23 | -58.9% |
| Makhado | 20 | -35.5% |
| Mphephu | 20 | -28.6% |
| Vuwani | 18 | -33.3% |
| Mutale | 14 | +55.6% |
| Malamulele | 8 | -50% |
| Tshaulu | 7 | +75% |
| Tshamutumbu | 6 | +100% |
| Levubu | 5 | -68.7% |
| Masisi | 5 | +150% |
| Saselamani | 4 | -60% |
| Bandelierkop | 3 | 0% |
| Mara | 3 | +50% |
| Siloam | 3 | -66.7% |
| Vhulaudzi | 3 | +200% |
| Makuya | 2 | -33.3% |
| Tshitale | 1 | -75% |
| Muswodi | 0 | -100% |