Crime category
Attempted murder in South Africa
Cases the source records as attempted murder.
28 430+2.9%(+800) increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
South Africa, 2025/26
National trend
Every financial year in the dataset up to the year you select. Missing years appear as gaps, not as zero.
Area snapshot
2025/26 nationally, compared with this category's own history up to this year.
- 2025/26Latest financial year
- 28 430
- 5-year average2021/22–2025/26
- 26 126
- 10-year average2016/17–2025/26
- 22 275
- Historical high2023/24
- 28 451
- Historical low2011/12
- 14 682
The latest figure sits between the historical low of 14 682 and the historical high of 28 451.
Crime history
- Highest recorded year
- 2023/24 — 28 451 incidents
- Lowest recorded year
- 2011/12 — 14 682 incidents
- Largest year-on-year increase
- 2023/24 — +15.9%
- Largest year-on-year decrease
- 2010/11 — −10.9%
Unusual movements
The selected year's year-on-year change compared with earlier comparable movements in this series.
Latest movement · recorded crime
Within the historical range
The +2.9% movement in 2025/26 sits within the range of earlier comparable year-on-year changes for this series.
Province breakdown
Recorded attempted murder by province in 2025/26, listed alphabetically. This is not a ranking.
| Province | Recorded | Year-on-year |
|---|---|---|
| 2 045 | −12.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. | |
| 2 091 | +10.5% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. | |
| 6 883 | +9.8% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. | |
| 6 530 | −4.9% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. | |
| 958 | −5.8% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year. | |
| 1 178 | −1.3% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year. | |
| 1 151 | +11.6% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. | |
| 2 275 | +14.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year. | |
| 4 348 | +0.2% was broadly unchanged. Compared with the previous financial year. |
Largest recent movements
Provinces whose year-on-year change clears CrimeMap SA's documented thresholds. Listed because the movement is large, not because the province is safer or more dangerous.
Recorded more often
- Northern Cape+14.7% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
- North West+11.6% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
- Free State+10.5% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
- Gauteng+9.8% increased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Recorded less often
- Eastern Cape−12.2% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
- Limpopo−5.8% decreased. Compared with the previous financial year.
Map
Local municipalities coloured by recorded volume for this category in 2025/26. Zoom in for police stations.