According to crime stats, Mpumalanga contributes to 5.5% of crime in South Africa. The last week of November and the month of December will not be included in the following statistics for 2016.
| Crime | Amount so far | Average per day |
| Murder: | 859 | 2.60 |
| Sexual Offences: | 3331 | 10.09 |
| Attempted Murder: | 797 | 2.42 |
| Assault with the intent to inflict grievous bodily harm: | 11359 | 34.42 |
| Common assault: | 7649 | 23.18 |
| Common robbery: | 2746 | 8.32 |
| Robbery with aggravating circumstances: | 5996 | 18.17 |
| Arson: | 286 | 0.87 |
| Malicious damage to property | 5827 | 17.66 |
| Burglary at non-residential premises | 6014 | 18.22 |
| Burglary at residential premises | 18162 | 55.04 |
| Theft of motor vehicle and motorcycle | 2222 | 6.73 |
| Theft out of or from motor vehicle | 7372 | 22.34 |
| Stock-theft | 2337 | 7.08 |
| Illegal possession of firearms and ammunition | 977 | 2.96 |
| Drug-related crime | 9820 | 29.76 |
| Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs | 3649 | 11.06 |
| Sexual offences as result of police action | 93 | 0.28 |
| All theft not mentioned elsewhere | 18416 | 55.81 |
| Commercial crime | 4733 | 14.34 |
| Shoplifting | 3397 | 10.29 |
| Carjacking | 629 | 1.91 |
| Truck hijacking | 194 | 0.59 |
| Robbery at residential premises | 1080 | 3.27 |
| Robbery at non-residential premises | 1562 | 4.73 |
| Bank robbery | 1 | 0.00 |
| Robbery of cash in transit | 18 | 0.05 |
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Statistics supplied by Crime Stats SA
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