The South African Police Service (SAPS) crime data shows arguments is the primary driver of violence in the Free State.
An alarming kidnapping epidemic is sweeping across Gauteng, with an average of 27 people abducted and robbed or held for ransom every day.
Murder in the Western Cape decreased by 3.4% in the latest quarter, but with 1 157 murders maintains the second highest murder rate in the country
Local Community Policing Forum (CPF) members have expressed concern over the third-quarter crime statistics released by Acting Minister of Police Firoz Cachalia in Pretoria on Friday, 20 February.
The Western Cape has recorded 195 homicides in the first 17 days of 2026, averaging 11 murders per day. The DA calls for immediate intervention.