Joburg Scorecard
Safety

Safety

Graded institution: SAPS (context: JMPD) · SAPS reports to national government; JMPD is a city by-law enforcement agency.

E
35.0/ 100
-2.1vs last cycle

Peer rank: 6th of 8 · Well below the standard

Grade anatomy

Weight × normalised score
EDFD
Serious contact crime per 100 00038Residential robbery per 100 00040Feel safe walking alone at night (GCRO)21Vehicle-related crime per 100 00043

Serious contact crime per 100 000

Aggregate of ~30 SAPS precincts within CoJ, per 100k population.

Serious contact crime per 100 000 — latest 1145.8 per 100k (as of 2026-Q1)

Data table
PeriodValue (per 100k)
2021-Q2830.6
2021-Q3844.2
2021-Q4846.7
2022-Q1873.2
2022-Q2878.9
2022-Q3915.8
2022-Q4930.7
2023-Q1951.3
2023-Q2950.9
2023-Q3986.5
2023-Q4988.2
2024-Q11020.6
2024-Q21024.1
2024-Q31058.2
2024-Q41051.6
2025-Q11083.8
2025-Q21087.8
2025-Q31112.6
2025-Q41120.5
2026-Q11145.8
Current value
1146per 100k
Reference
400.0per 100k
Metro median 780
Normalised score
37.9/100

Residential robbery per 100 000

SAPS residential robbery aggregated across CoJ precincts.

Residential robbery per 100 000 — latest 271 per 100k (as of 2026-Q1)

Data table
PeriodValue (per 100k)
2021-Q2207.9
2021-Q3209
2021-Q4213
2022-Q1218.1
2022-Q2214.9
2022-Q3219
2022-Q4222.8
2023-Q1230.5
2023-Q2233.2
2023-Q3232.1
2023-Q4237.4
2024-Q1244.4
2024-Q2241.7
2024-Q3245.7
2024-Q4248.6
2025-Q1254.6
2025-Q2258.3
2025-Q3262.7
2025-Q4266.7
2026-Q1271
Current value
271per 100k
Reference
80.0per 100k
Metro median 205
Normalised score
40.3/100

Feel safe walking alone at night (GCRO)

% of GCRO respondents who report feeling safe walking alone after dark.

Feel safe walking alone at night (GCRO) — latest 17.7 % (as of 2024)

Data table
PeriodValue (%)
202021
202220.1
202417.7
Current value
17.7%
Reference
55.0%
Metro median 22%
Normalised score
20.6/100

What would move this grade

Rubric thresholds vs the latest published value. Generated from the indicator registry — never hand-written.

  • Serious contact crime per 100 000: target < 500 · currently 1145.8 per 100k
  • Residential robbery per 100 000: target < 100 · currently 271 per 100k
  • Feel safe walking alone at night (GCRO): target ≥ 55% · currently 17.7 %
  • Vehicle-related crime per 100 000: target < 350 · currently 815.7 per 100k

The SAPS (context: JMPD) responds

Attribution note

SAPS reports to national government; JMPD is a city by-law enforcement agency.

Most-affected wards

Best-performing wards

Sources used this cycle

  • SAPS — Quarterly Crime Statistics Q4 2025/26Open
  • ISS Crime Hub — Station-Level Crime DataOpen
  • Stats SA — Governance, Public Safety and Justice Survey P0341Open
  • GCRO — Quality of Life Survey Wave 7 — SafetyOpen
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