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Common Assault in the Northern Cape

SAPS definition: “Common Assault is the unlawful and intentional – a) Direct and indirect application of force to the body of another person, or b) Threat of application of immediate personal violence to another, in circumstances in which the threatened person is prevailed upon to believe that the person who is threatening him has the intention and power to carry out his threat.” — SAPS Crime Definitions (2012), as published by the Institute for Security Studies.

SAPS recorded 1,111 common assault cases across 85 Northern Cape precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, down 4.1% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 1,111 common assault cases, down 4.1% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Ranked by precinct below.

Most common assault reports come from Frances Baard.

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

Is common assault rising or falling in Northern Cape?

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

Which Northern Cape districts report the most common assault?

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 Northern Cape precincts report the most common assault?

PrecinctDistrictApr–Jun 2026vs Apr–Jun 2025
GalesheweFrances Baard100-24.2%
RoodepanFrances Baard77-22.2%
KimberleyFrances Baard71-27.6%
KagishoFrances Baard48-5.9%
UpingtonZF Mgcawu4227 → 42
MothibistadJohn Taolo Gaetsewe4041 → 40
CalviniaNamakwa3625 → 36
Jan KempdorpFrances Baard3539 → 35
CarnarvonPixley ka Seme3330 → 33
RosedaleZF Mgcawu3231 → 32
PostmasburgZF Mgcawu2925 → 29
PampierstatFrances Baard2817 → 28
SunrisePixley ka Seme2828 → 28
WarrentonFrances Baard2621 → 26
SpringbokNamakwa2523 → 25
NababeepNamakwa2221 → 22
KakamasZF Mgcawu2012 → 20
PabalelloZF Mgcawu2016 → 20
Modder RiverFrances Baard1817 → 18
DouglasPixley ka Seme1732 → 17
BatlharosJohn Taolo Gaetsewe153 → 15
De AarPixley ka Seme1527 → 15
KathuJohn Taolo Gaetsewe1519 → 15
Barkly WestFrances Baard1416 → 14
KurumanJohn Taolo Gaetsewe1415 → 14
DanielskuilZF Mgcawu1312 → 13
DelportshoopFrances Baard139 → 13
KeimoesZF Mgcawu1314 → 13
Richmond(C)Pixley ka Seme1316 → 13
HartswaterFrances Baard1212 → 12
KenhardtZF Mgcawu119 → 11
PrieskaPixley ka Seme1120 → 11
KamieskroonNamakwa100 → 10
PofadderNamakwa1010 → 10
HopetownPixley ka Seme918 → 9
NieuwoudtvilleNamakwa92 → 9
WindsortonFrances Baard94 → 9
KuyasaPixley ka Seme84 → 8
Port NollothNamakwa88 → 8
LoeriesfonteinNamakwa72 → 7
MarydalePixley ka Seme77 → 7
PetrusvillePixley ka Seme76 → 7
Victoria WestPixley ka Seme78 → 7
BritstownPixley ka Seme65 → 6
GroblershoopZF Mgcawu611 → 6
HanoverPixley ka Seme64 → 6
ColesbergPixley ka Seme55 → 5
RiemvasmaakZF Mgcawu52 → 5
SteinkopfNamakwa58 → 5
TsinengJohn Taolo Gaetsewe54 → 5
WillistonNamakwa53 → 5
WrenchvilleJohn Taolo Gaetsewe52 → 5
BrandvleiNamakwa43 → 4
KomaggasNamakwa42 → 4
Lime AcresZF Mgcawu42 → 4
StrydenburgPixley ka Seme48 → 4
SutherlandNamakwa41 → 4
VanderkloofPixley ka Seme42 → 4
VosburgPixley ka Seme43 → 4
AugrabiesZF Mgcawu33 → 3
FraserburgNamakwa36 → 3
GariesNamakwa31 → 3
RietfonteinZF Mgcawu33 → 3
AggeneysNamakwa20 → 2
CampbellPixley ka Seme23 → 2
DebenJohn Taolo Gaetsewe22 → 2
Hondeklip BayNamakwa23 → 2
NiekerkshoopPixley ka Seme21 → 2
NoupoortPixley ka Seme26 → 2
OnseepkansNamakwa24 → 2
PellaNamakwa26 → 2
PhilipstownPixley ka Seme23 → 2
VanwyksvleiPixley ka Seme22 → 2
Alexander BayNamakwa15 → 1
GriekwastadPixley ka Seme11 → 1
LoxtonPixley ka Seme11 → 1
OlifantshoekJohn Taolo Gaetsewe11 → 1
SevernJohn Taolo Gaetsewe13 → 1
Van ZylsrusJohn Taolo Gaetsewe10 → 1
BothithongJohn Taolo Gaetsewe01 → 0
KleinseeNamakwa06 → 0
MiddelposNamakwa01 → 0
NorvalspontPixley ka Seme01 → 0
SiyathembaJohn Taolo Gaetsewe03 → 0
VioolsdrifNamakwa02 → 0
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