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Common Assault in the Free State

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 3,113 common assault cases across 110 Free State precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, up 2.2% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Latest quarter (Apr–Jun 2026): 3,113 common assault cases, up 2.2% vs Apr–Jun 2025.

Ranked by precinct below.

Most common assault reports come from Mangaung.

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

Is common assault rising or falling in Free State?

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

Which Free State districts report the most common assault?

Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: green = improved, red = worsened, grey = within ±2%. Sorted by Apr–Jun 2026 count.

Which Free State precincts report the most common assault?

PrecinctDistrictApr–Jun 2026vs Apr–Jun 2025
KagisanongMangaung139+2.2%
BoithusoMangaung133+6.4%
OdendaalsrusLejweleputswa129+13.2%
Park RoadMangaung127-9.3%
MaokengFezile Dabi107-13%
ThabongLejweleputswa106-35.8%
BotshabeloMangaung101+20.2%
BloemspruitMangaung100-34.6%
ZamdelaFezile Dabi91-1.1%
WelkomLejweleputswa86+10.3%
SonskynMangaung810%
BothavilleLejweleputswa67+9.8%
SeloseshaMangaung65-23.5%
MangaungMangaung62+1.6%
KroonstadFezile Dabi56+24.4%
MelodingLejweleputswa52+20.9%
SasolburgFezile Dabi50+92.3%
HeidedalMangaung49-14%
WesselsbronLejweleputswa48+54.8%
PhuthaditjhabaThabo Mofutsanyana47-35.6%
BultfonteinLejweleputswa46+109.1%
HennenmanLejweleputswa46-8%
TheunissenLejweleputswa45+7.1%
KopanongMangaung43+7.5%
Sunrise ViewLejweleputswa430%
ViljoenskroonFezile Dabi43+19.4%
BronvilleLejweleputswa41-4.7%
TumaholeFezile Dabi41-14.6%
MafubeFezile Dabi40-7%
DeneysvilleFezile Dabi35+2.9%
HarrismithThabo Mofutsanyana34-38.2%
HeilbronFezile Dabi34+21.4%
TsekiThabo Mofutsanyana31+10.7%
BohlokongThabo Mofutsanyana30-11.8%
ZastronXhariep30+150%
AllanridgeLejweleputswa29+38.1%
BathoMangaung26+44.4%
VentersburgLejweleputswa25+19%
BoshofLejweleputswa24+71.4%
NavalsigMangaung24+84.6%
FicksburgThabo Mofutsanyana22-51.1%
HoopstadLejweleputswa22-54.2%
ReitzThabo Mofutsanyana22+100%
BethlehemThabo Mofutsanyana21-19.2%
VredefortFezile Dabi21+31.3%
BainsvleiMangaung20+11.1%
LadybrandThabo Mofutsanyana20-44.4%
NamahadiThabo Mofutsanyana20-20%
VirginiaLejweleputswa20+11.1%
VredeThabo Mofutsanyana20-9.1%
BrandfortLejweleputswa19-29.6%
EdenburgXhariep19+90%
Thaba-NchuMangaung19+11.8%
WardenThabo Mofutsanyana190%
WinburgLejweleputswa19+46.2%
DewetsdorpMangaung18+20%
HertzogvilleLejweleputswa18-35.7%
KoppiesFezile Dabi180%
LindleyThabo Mofutsanyana18+20%
MakwaneThabo Mofutsanyana18-50%
PetrusburgXhariep16+45.5%
SteynsrusFezile Dabi16+1500%
FouriesburgThabo Mofutsanyana15+114.3%
SenekalThabo Mofutsanyana14+27.3%
TweelingFezile Dabi13+85.7%
EdenvilleFezile Dabi12+20%
OranjevilleFezile Dabi12+9.1%
ParysFezile Dabi12-14.3%
KoffiefonteinXhariep11+266.7%
RouxvilleXhariep11+57.1%
BayswaterMangaung10+42.9%
PhilippolisXhariep100%
Petrus SteynThabo Mofutsanyana9+12.5%
VilliersFezile Dabi9-40%
DealesvilleLejweleputswa8+100%
Paul RouxThabo Mofutsanyana8-20%
SmithfieldXhariep8-38.5%
TsesengThabo Mofutsanyana8-33.3%
TweespruitThabo Mofutsanyana8+14.3%
MarquardThabo Mofutsanyana7+16.7%
TrompsburgXhariep7-22.2%
VerkeerdevleiLejweleputswa7+40%
WepenerMangaung7+40%
KestellThabo Mofutsanyana6+50%
ReddersburgXhariep6-25%
BethulieXhariep5+25%
ExcelsiorThabo Mofutsanyana5+150%
RosendalThabo Mofutsanyana5+66.7%
ViljoensdrifFezile Dabi5+400%
ArlingtonThabo Mofutsanyana4+300%
CorneliaFezile Dabi4+100%
JacobsdalXhariep4-20%
SoutpanMangaung4-33.3%
ClarensThabo Mofutsanyana3-66.7%
GlenMangaung3-40%
JagersfonteinXhariep3+50%
MemelThabo Mofutsanyana3-25%
SpringfonteinXhariep30%
ClocolanThabo Mofutsanyana2-75%
FauresmithXhariep2-80%
HobhouseThabo Mofutsanyana2-50%
Van StadensrusMangaung2+100%
GoedemoedXhariep10%
LuckhoffXhariep1-75%
RoadsideThabo Mofutsanyana10%
TierpoortMangaung1-75%
VerkykerskopThabo Mofutsanyana1-50%
HeuningspruitFezile Dabi0-100%
SteunmekaarXhariep0-100%
VierfonteinFezile Dabi0-100%