How many murders are there in Khowa?

Recorded homicides in Khowa (12 months to June 2026): 8.

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Khowa, South Africa: crime rate and Safety score

No Safety score: fewer than 30 comparable places, or figures not complete.

Type	Count	Per 100,000 a year	All places this source covers
Homicide
Murder	8	-	34.6
Sexual offences
Rape	32	-	61.8
Sexual assault	2	-	11.6
Attempted sexual offences	1	-	4
Other contact sexual offences	0	-	1.2
Violence
Attempted murder	4	-	44.5
Assault with intent to cause serious harm	90	-	265.1
Common assault	55	-	291.2
Kidnapping	0	-	28.7
Abduction of a minor	0	-	0.2
Robbery
Armed or aggravated robbery	9	-	178.3
Includes carjacking, house and business robbery and cash-in-transit heists.
Common robbery	2	-	67.4
Theft and burglary
Home burglary	62	-	193.2
Burglary of other premises	20	-	66.4
Livestock theft	39	-	33.5
Shoplifting	1	-	59.8
Vehicle theft	2	-	45.2
Theft from vehicles	10	-	112.4
Other theft	36	-	354.3
Drugs
Drug offences	42	-	357.5
Found through police action, so it rises with policing.
Damage and public order
Public violence	0	-	1.6
Arson	1	-	4.1
Malicious damage to property	41	-	160.3
Other
Culpable homicide	7	-	15.2
Unlawful killing without intent, mostly on the roads.
Driving under the influence	33	-	133.3
Found through police action, so it rises with policing.
Illegal firearms and ammunition	7	-	24.2
Sexual offences found by police action	0	-	20.3
Mainly sex work offences, not attacks on a person.
Child neglect and ill-treatment	1	-	3.6
Crimen injuria (serious insult)	7	-	40.7
Fraud and commercial crime	15	-	228.2

Source: SAPS, updated 29 October 2026.

Is Khowa safe?: Khowa: No Safety score: fewer than 30 comparable places, or figures not complete.
How many murders are there in Khowa?: Recorded homicides in Khowa (12 months to June 2026): 8.