Murder rate in South Africa's provinces
Murders per capita in each province as a ratio of a population of 100,000. These ratios are reported quarterly in the South African Police Service Crime Statistics presentations based on murders logged in police stations in each of South Africa's provinces
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20 rows, 11 columns.
- date Date
- Last day of the quarter 2021-06-30 – 2026-03-31
- ec Number
- The ratio of murders per 100,000 in the Eastern Cape 14.3 – 22.5
- fs Number
- The ratio of murders per 100,000 in the Free State 6.3 – 9.3
- gp Number
- The ratio of murders per 100,000 in Gauteng 7.1 – 10.8
- kzn Number
- The ratio of murders per 100,000 in KwaZulu-Natal 8.8 – 16
- lp Number
- The ratio of murders per 100,000 in Limpopo 2.9 – 4.9
- mp Number
- The ratio of murders per 100,000 in Mpumalanga 5 – 10
- nc Number
- The ratio of murders per 100,000 in the Northern Cape 5.3 – 9.2
- nw Number
- The ratio of murders per 100,000 in the North West 4.7 – 8.1
- wc Number
- The ratio of murders per 100,000 in the Western Cape 11.9 – 17.6
- zaf Number
- 8.2 – 12.5
Latest rows
| date | ec | fs | gp | kzn | lp | mp | nc | nw | wc | zaf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 14.3 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 8.8 | 2.9 | 5 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 12.8 | 8.2 |
| 2025-12-31 | 19.2 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 10.8 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 8.2 | 5.7 | 15.2 | 10 |
| 2025-09-30 | 15.6 | 6.3 | 8.4 | 10 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 15.3 | 9.2 |
| 2025-06-30 | 16.5 | 6.3 | 8.4 | 10.1 | 3.1 | 5 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 15.2 | 9.2 |
| 2025-03-31 | 15.4 | 7.2 | 8.5 | 10 | 3 | 5.5 | 8.3 | 5.3 | 14.2 | 9.1 |
| 2024-12-31 | 19.6 | 8.9 | 10.3 | 12.6 | 3.4 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 16 | 11.1 |
| 2024-09-30 | 15.6 | 7.3 | 9.4 | 10 | 4 | 6.8 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 15.3 | 10.5 |
| 2024-06-30 | 17.6 | 6.9 | 8.3 | 12.3 | 3.3 | 6 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 15.3 | 10 |
| 2024-03-31 | 17.4 | 7.7 | 9.7 | 12.4 | 4 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 15 | 10.6 |
| 2023-12-31 | 22 | 9.1 | 10.8 | 14 | 4.8 | 10 | 9.1 | 8.1 | 17.6 | 12.5 |
| 2023-09-30 | 19.7 | 8.9 | 9.9 | 13.7 | 4 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 15.8 | 11.3 |
| 2023-06-30 | 17.1 | 7.7 | 9.1 | 13.5 | 3.3 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 12.8 | 10.1 |
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