Mmabatho: Safety 6 out of 10 (Average crime). Compared with 1129 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).

How many murders are there in Mmabatho?

Recorded homicides in Mmabatho (12 months to June 2026): 26.

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Mmabatho, South Africa: crime rate and Safety score

Safety 6 out of 10 Average crime

6/10 in South Africa · 1/10 in the world

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

Weighted crime: 13,619 per 100,000 people (12 months to June 2026)

Residents: about 156,225, 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	26	16.6	34.6
Sexual offences
Rape	113	72.3	61.8
Sexual assault	8	5.1	11.6
Attempted sexual offences	13	8.3	4
Other contact sexual offences	0	0	1.2
Violence
Attempted murder	28	17.9	44.5
Assault with intent to cause serious harm	669	428.2	265.1
Common assault	233	149.1	291.2
Kidnapping	25	16	28.7
Abduction of a minor	0	0	0.2
Robbery
Armed or aggravated robbery	205	131.2	178.3
Includes carjacking, house and business robbery and cash-in-transit heists.
Common robbery	85	54.4	67.4
Theft and burglary
Home burglary	430	275.2	193.2
Burglary of other premises	102	65.3	66.4
Livestock theft	106	67.9	33.5
Shoplifting	76	48.6	59.8
Vehicle theft	18	11.5	45.2
Theft from vehicles	106	67.9	112.4
Other theft	662	423.7	354.3
Drugs
Drug offences	90	57.6	357.5
Found through police action, so it rises with policing.
Damage and public order
Public violence	1	0.6	1.6
Arson	0	0	4.1
Malicious damage to property	257	164.5	160.3
Other
Culpable homicide	16	10.2	15.2
Unlawful killing without intent, mostly on the roads.
Driving under the influence	217	138.9	133.3
Found through police action, so it rises with policing.
Illegal firearms and ammunition	32	20.5	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	7	4.5	3.6
Crimen injuria (serious insult)	41	26.2	40.7
Fraud and commercial crime	375	240	228.2

Source: SAPS, updated 29 October 2026.

Is Mmabatho safe?: Mmabatho: Safety 6 out of 10 (Average crime). Compared with 1129 places in the same country (10 = lowest crime).
What is the crime rate in Mmabatho?: Mmabatho: Weighted crime: 13,619 per 100,000 people (12 months to June 2026).
How many murders are there in Mmabatho?: Recorded homicides in Mmabatho (12 months to June 2026): 26.