Gauteng police commissioner Tommy Mthombeni at The Faiway Hotel in Randpark, Johannesburg on 5 March 2026. Picture: Gallo Images/Luba Lesolle Gauteng recorded a significant drop in community-reported serious crime during the third quarter of the 2025-26 financial year, covering October to December 2025. The province recorded 100 781 serious crimes during the period, down from 109 034 the previous year, a decline of 8 253 counts or 7.6%.
Despite the improvement, Gauteng continues to carry a disproportionate share of the country’s crime burden. The province accounted for 25.4% of all national contact crime figures and 26.1% of the 17 community-reported serious crime categories nationally. Gauteng provincial police commissioner Lieutenant-General Tommy Mthombeni presented the statistics to the portfolio committee on community safety at the Fairway Hotel, Spa and Golf Resort on Thursday.
He said the figures pointed to meaningful progress, telling the committee that “the statistics reflect encouraging downward trends and progress in our efforts to build safer communities”. Johannesburg remained the highest-contributing district across almost all crime categories, while Tshwane and Ekurhuleni followed. In the contact crime category, Johannesburg contributed 38% of the provincial total, with Ekurhuleni at 23.9% and Tshwane at 23.3%.
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Contact crime, which includes murder, attempted murder, sexual offences, assault and robbery, fell by 9% in the third quarter, with 44 540 incidents recorded compared to 48 929 the previous year. Johannesburg accounted for the largest share of murders at 37.9%, followed by Ekurhuleni at 31%.
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