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Crime Stats for Mpumalanga: 2016
With the following statistics, you can see just how often crime happens every day in Mpumalanga. The answer might shock you, of how much Mpumalanga contributes to crime in South Africa.
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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