South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will deploy the army to high crime areas to help police in this country that ...

The majority of violent crimes have shown a downward trend during the third quarter of the SAPS’s financial year, but the police minister and national commissioner both believe South Africa’s crime ...

Recent crime statistics from South Africa highlight a disturbing rise in murder, carjacking, and kidnapping, particularly in Gauteng and the Western Cape.

South Africa’s latest crime statistics again show high violence levels, with some communities carrying a greater burden of ...

Quarter 3 of 2025/26 figures from the South African Police Service reflect a sustained drop in violent crime, including an ...

Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia reveals a significant 6.7% decrease in total violent crime in South Africa, including ...

Jonisayi MaromoSouth Africa will learn on Friday whether the country’s relentless violent crime crisis has eased, worsened or remained stagnant when Acting Minister of Police, Professor Firoz Cachalia ...

Gauteng recorded declines in murders and contact crimes in the latest third-quarter crime statistics, but attempted murder and cash-in-transit heists increased. Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia ...

South Africa recorded 602 fewer murders between October and December 2025 compared with the same period the previous year, an 8.7% decrease.

The latest global crime perception rankings reveal the world’s 50 most dangerous cities, with South Africa at the very top of the list.