Attempted Murder in City of Cape Town
SAPS recorded 2,919 attempted murder cases across 57 City of Cape Town precincts in Apr 2025–Mar 2026, down 4.5% vs Apr 2024–Mar 2025. That is 66% of the Western Cape's 4,449 total.
Latest quarter (Jan–Mar 2026): 657 attempted murder cases, down 10% 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.
City of Cape Town attempted murder trend
Attempted Murder by precinct in City of Cape Town
Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 63 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr 2025–Mar 2026 count.