How many murders are there in KwaMaqoma?

Recorded homicides in KwaMaqoma (12 months to June 2026): 7.

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KwaMaqoma, 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	7	-	34.6
Sexual offences
Rape	36	-	61.8
Sexual assault	4	-	11.6
Attempted sexual offences	8	-	4
Other contact sexual offences	1	-	1.2
Violence
Attempted murder	10	-	44.5
Assault with intent to cause serious harm	345	-	265.1
Common assault	160	-	291.2
Kidnapping	5	-	28.7
Abduction of a minor	1	-	0.2
Robbery
Armed or aggravated robbery	42	-	178.3
Includes carjacking, house and business robbery and cash-in-transit heists.
Common robbery	27	-	67.4
Theft and burglary
Home burglary	181	-	193.2
Burglary of other premises	43	-	66.4
Livestock theft	26	-	33.5
Shoplifting	7	-	59.8
Vehicle theft	6	-	45.2
Theft from vehicles	43	-	112.4
Other theft	183	-	354.3
Drugs
Drug offences	24	-	357.5
Found through police action, so it rises with policing.
Damage and public order
Public violence	1	-	1.6
Arson	2	-	4.1
Malicious damage to property	141	-	160.3
Other
Culpable homicide	7	-	15.2
Unlawful killing without intent, mostly on the roads.
Driving under the influence	219	-	133.3
Found through police action, so it rises with policing.
Illegal firearms and ammunition	4	-	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	0	-	3.6
Crimen injuria (serious insult)	61	-	40.7
Fraud and commercial crime	57	-	228.2

Source: SAPS, updated 29 October 2026.

Is KwaMaqoma safe?: KwaMaqoma: No Safety score: fewer than 30 comparable places, or figures not complete.
How many murders are there in KwaMaqoma?: Recorded homicides in KwaMaqoma (12 months to June 2026): 7.