Dundee: Safety 5 out of 10 (Average crime). Compared with 1129 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).

How many murders are there in Dundee?

Recorded homicides in Dundee (12 months to June 2026): 15.

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Dundee, South Africa: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 5 out of 10 Average crime

5/10 in South Africa · 1/10 in the world

Compared with 1129 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).

Weighted crime: 13,988 per 100,000 people (12 months to June 2026)

Residents: about 69,611, a WorldPop 2025 modelled estimate summed within the police precinct, not a census count.

Type	Count	Per 100,000 a year	All places this source covers
Homicide
Murder	15	21.5	34.6
Sexual offences
Rape	46	66.1	61.8
Sexual assault	4	5.7	11.6
Attempted sexual offences	3	4.3	4
Other contact sexual offences	2	2.9	1.2
Violence
Attempted murder	16	23	44.5
Assault with intent to cause serious harm	335	481.2	265.1
Common assault	80	114.9	291.2
Kidnapping	8	11.5	28.7
Abduction of a minor	1	1.4	0.2
Robbery
Armed or aggravated robbery	46	66.1	178.3
Includes carjacking, house and business robbery and cash-in-transit heists.
Common robbery	19	27.3	67.4
Theft and burglary
Home burglary	184	264.3	193.2
Burglary of other premises	51	73.3	66.4
Livestock theft	55	79	33.5
Shoplifting	56	80.4	59.8
Vehicle theft	6	8.6	45.2
Theft from vehicles	56	80.4	112.4
Other theft	236	339	354.3
Drugs
Drug offences	269	386.4	357.5
Found through police action, so it rises with policing.
Damage and public order
Public violence	1	1.4	1.6
Arson	2	2.9	4.1
Malicious damage to property	103	148	160.3
Other
Culpable homicide	8	11.5	15.2
Unlawful killing without intent, mostly on the roads.
Driving under the influence	81	116.4	133.3
Found through police action, so it rises with policing.
Illegal firearms and ammunition	28	40.2	24.2
Sexual offences found by police action	0	0	20.3
Mainly sex work offences, not attacks on a person.
Child neglect and ill-treatment	2	2.9	3.6
Crimen injuria (serious insult)	12	17.2	40.7
Fraud and commercial crime	154	221.2	228.2

Source: SAPS, updated 29 October 2026.

Is Dundee safe?: Dundee: Safety 5 out of 10 (Average crime). Compared with 1129 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
What is the crime rate in Dundee?: Dundee: Weighted crime: 13,988 per 100,000 people (12 months to June 2026).
How many murders are there in Dundee?: Recorded homicides in Dundee (12 months to June 2026): 15.