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Attempted Murder in Johannesburg

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 854 attempted murder cases across 41 Johannesburg precincts in Apr–Jun 2026, up 8.5% vs Apr–Jun 2025. That is 48% of Gauteng's 1,772 total.

Ranked by precinct below.

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

Is attempted murder rising or falling in Johannesburg?

Which Johannesburg precincts report the most attempted murder?

Bars coloured by direction vs the previous year: teal = fewer, orange = more, grey = within ±2%. Top 15 of 42 precincts shown; full list in the table below. Sorted by Apr–Jun 2026 count.

All Johannesburg precincts

PrecinctApr–Jun 2026vs Apr–Jun 2025
Eldorado Park54-37.2%
Johannesburg Central4945 → 49
Jeppe4740 → 47
Alexandra4626 → 46
Cleveland4524 → 45
Cosmo City4532 → 45
Sophia Town4237 → 42
Diepsloot3726 → 37
Orlando3632 → 36
Roodepoort3425 → 34
Protea2821 → 28
Lenasia South2710 → 27
Lenasia2522 → 25
Kliptown2422 → 24
Booysens2321 → 23
Florida2320 → 23
Ennerdale2229 → 22
Dobsonville1923 → 19
Langlaagte1914 → 19
Diepkloof1816 → 18
Meadowlands1726 → 17
Bramley1614 → 16
Jabulani166 → 16
Moroka1625 → 16
Hillbrow1516 → 15
Doornkop1416 → 14
Midrand1315 → 13
Mondeor135 → 13
Moffatview128 → 12
Naledi1012 → 10
Honeydew812 → 8
Sandton815 → 8
Sandringham711 → 7
Douglasdale65 → 6
Norwood53 → 5
Randburg44 → 4
Brixton310 → 3
Linden31 → 3
Parkview22 → 2
Yeoville28 → 2
Rosebank11 → 1
Fairland01 → 0
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