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-Matabeleland South

Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe: crime rate and Safety score

No Safety score: the figures for 3 months to March 2026 are incomplete or partly not published.

Crime by type, as recorded by ZIMSTAT (3 months to March 2026)

TypeCountPer 100,000 a yearAll places this source covers
Sexual offences
Sexual offences213111.195.8
Sexual violence and sexual exploitation.
Violence
Assault and other harm to persons1,0375411,049.4
Mostly assaults and threats (Q1 2026: 27,181 of 42,434); also dangerous acts (13,192), negligence, coercion, acts against liberty and trafficking in persons.
Robbery
Robbery16988.261.9
Theft and burglary
Theft, burglary and damage1,599834.11,217.2
Theft (Q1 2026: 35,109 of 49,220), burglary (9,091), property damage (3,644), intellectual property and other property offences.
Drugs
Drug and alcohol offences687358.4311.6
Mostly unlawful acts involving alcohol, tobacco and other controlled substances (Q1 2026: 8,975 of 12,601); controlled drugs and precursors 3,336.
Damage and public order
Public order offences1,442752.2431.2
Public order behaviour, revenue and regulatory offences, migration, offences against the justice system and others.
Other
Killings and attempted killings8142.327.1
ICCS section 01 as ZIMSTAT counts it: intentional homicide, attempted homicide, non-intentional homicide (including deaths caused on the road) and illegal feticide (Q1 2026 nationally: 306 of 1,094 were intentional homicides), so it is not counted as homicide.
Fraud and corruption5528.782.6
Environmental offences1869726.8
Other offences222115.8167.3

Source: ZIMSTAT, updated 26 October 2026.

Recorded crime by type (3 months to March 2026)

Sexual offences213
Violence1,037
Robbery169
Theft and burglary1,599
Drugs687
Damage and public order1,442
Other544
Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe: recorded crime per 100,000 people by type and a Safety score from 1 to 10 compared with other places in the same country or state.
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Source: Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT), Crime in Zimbabwe quarterly report, Table 2 (Zimbabwe Republic Police recorded crime by province, ICCS sections); groups ours; residents: ZIMSTAT projections behind the report's rates; outlines: geoBoundaries ZWE ADM1 (ZIMSTAT / OCHA ROSEA, CC BY 3.0 IGO), updated 26 October 2026.