Contact crimes reported to the police, January to March, South Africa

154 267 in Jan-Mar 2026

150 000155 000160 000165 000170 000175 000Jan-Mar 2022: 157 907157 907Jan-Mar 2023: 164 206Jan-Mar 2024: 171 707171 707Jan-Mar 2025: 161 672Jan-Mar 2026: 154 267154 267Jan-Mar 2022Jan-Mar 2026
150 000155 000160 000165 000170 000175 000Jan-Mar 2022: 157 907157 907Jan-Mar 2023: 164 206Jan-Mar 2024: 171 707171 707Jan-Mar 2025: 161 672Jan-Mar 2026: 154 267154 267Jan-Mar 2022Jan-Mar 2026
Contact crimes reported to the police, January to March, every value
PeriodValue
Jan-Mar 2022157 907
Jan-Mar 2023164 206
Jan-Mar 2024171 707
Jan-Mar 2025161 672
Jan-Mar 2026154 267

Source: South African Police Service, Crime statistics, fourth quarter 2025/26 (January to March 2026), sheet "Crime stats per component", released 22 May 2026. Data and citation on SA Data Hub