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Attempted Murder in the North West

SAPS definition: “Attempted Murder consists in the commission of an unlawful act with the intention of killing another human being but which does not result in the death of that human being.” — SAPS Crime Definitions (2012), as published by the Institute for Security Studies.

SAPS recorded 215 attempted murder cases across 66 North West precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, down 11.2% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 215 attempted murder cases, down 11.2% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Ranked by precinct below.

Most attempted murder reports come from Bojanala.

Note: Raw reported counts — not adjusted for population. Precincts serving more residents will naturally report more cases.

Is attempted murder rising or falling in North West?

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

Which North West districts report the most attempted murder?

Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: teal = fewer, orange = more, grey = within ±2%. Sorted by Apr–Jun 2026 count.

Drill into a district:

Which North West precincts report the most attempted murder?

PrecinctDistrictApr–Jun 2026vs Apr–Jun 2025
BoitekongBojanala1733 → 17
LetlhabileBojanala155 → 15
KananaDr Kenneth Kaunda139 → 13
BritsBojanala1025 → 10
PhokengBojanala1010 → 10
MogwaseBojanala917 → 9
MarikanaBojanala74 → 7
MmabathoNgaka Modiri Molema74 → 7
RustenburgBojanala711 → 7
IkagengDr Kenneth Kaunda61 → 6
MooinooiBojanala68 → 6
TaungDr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati60 → 6
KlerksdorpDr Kenneth Kaunda54 → 5
LehurutsheNgaka Modiri Molema51 → 5
LomanyanengNgaka Modiri Molema57 → 5
Moeka VumaBojanala51 → 5
MothotlungBojanala50 → 5
VentersdorpDr Kenneth Kaunda51 → 5
HartbeespoortdamBojanala45 → 4
ItsosengNgaka Modiri Molema42 → 4
TlhabaneBojanala44 → 4
HebronBojanala39 → 3
JoubertonDr Kenneth Kaunda36 → 3
KhumaDr Kenneth Kaunda32 → 3
LichtenburgNgaka Modiri Molema31 → 3
MadibogoNgaka Modiri Molema30 → 3
MakapanstadBojanala33 → 3
MakwassieDr Kenneth Kaunda33 → 3
SannieshofNgaka Modiri Molema31 → 3
BedwangBojanala20 → 2
HartbeesfonteinDr Kenneth Kaunda22 → 2
IpelegengDr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati24 → 2
MabeskraalBojanala21 → 2
MmakauBojanala25 → 2
MotswediNgaka Modiri Molema20 → 2
OttosdalNgaka Modiri Molema23 → 2
PotchefstroomDr Kenneth Kaunda20 → 2
Sun CityBojanala25 → 2
SwartruggensBojanala22 → 2
WolmaransstadDr Kenneth Kaunda22 → 2
BloemhofDr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati11 → 1
BoshoekDr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati10 → 1
ChristianaDr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati11 → 1
ColignyNgaka Modiri Molema10 → 1
GanyesaDr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati12 → 1
HuhudiDr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati10 → 1
KlipgatBojanala13 → 1
LethabongBojanala13 → 1
Piet PlessisDr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati10 → 1
Schweizer-RenekeDr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati10 → 1
SetlagoleNgaka Modiri Molema10 → 1
StellaDr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati10 → 1
VryburgDr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati11 → 1
ZeerustNgaka Modiri Molema11 → 1
BethanieBojanala01 → 0
BiesiesvleiNgaka Modiri Molema01 → 0
JerichoBojanala04 → 0
KgomotsoDr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati01 → 0
KosterBojanala01 → 0
LeeudoringstadDr Kenneth Kaunda04 → 0
MahikengNgaka Modiri Molema05 → 0
MakgobistadNgaka Modiri Molema02 → 0
MooifonteinNgaka Modiri Molema01 → 0
NietverdiendNgaka Modiri Molema01 → 0
OrkneyDr Kenneth Kaunda05 → 0
StilfonteinDr Kenneth Kaunda03 → 0
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