CHANON LECODEY MERRICKS ONLINE_EDITOR
Western Cape Records 1 157 Murders in three Months – averaging 12 Lives lost every day
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Western Cape is deeply concerned and outraged by the latest crime statistics for the period 1 October 2025 to 31 December 2025, which once again confirm that our province remains under siege due to the national government’s ongoing failure to properly resource and capacitate policing in the Western Cape.
During this three-month period, the province recorded 31,399 contact crimes and a staggering 1,157 murders, which equates to an average of 12 murders every single day. In addition, 1,211 attempted murders were reported, representing a 5.43% increase compared to the same period last year, with an average of 13 attempted murders per day. Of grave concern is that 644 murders were committed using firearms, while 713 attempted murders involved firearms.
Gang-related violence continues to traumatise our communities, with 257 murders directly linked to gang activity. A staggering 686 of all murders occurred in public spaces such as streets, open fields, recreational centres, parks, beaches and parking areas, highlighting the brazen nature of criminal activity in our province.
The most affected precincts paint a deeply troubling picture. Mfuleni recorded 75 murders, reflecting a 2.7% increase compared to the same period last year. Nyanga recorded 70 murders, a shocking 29.6% increase year on year. Delft saw 58 murders, followed by Gugulethu with 52, Khayelitsha with 50 and Kraaifontein with 46 murders. These communities continue to carry the heaviest burden of violent crime, while the national government fails to act with the urgency required.
DA Western Cape Spokesperson on Police Oversight and Community Safety, Benedicta van Minnen, MPP, said: “The Western Cape urgently requires more boots and detectives on the ground. Our province remains under-resourced relative to its population size and crime burden, making it increasingly difficult to effectively combat organised crime and gang networks.
The SANDF deployment must form part of a comprehensive, intelligence-led and data-driven strategy to combat gangsterism, while ensuring that community safety and constitutional rights remain at the centre of such interventions.”
While the DA-led Western Cape Government and the City of Cape Town continue to invest in additional law enforcement officers, technology and safety initiatives, these measures cannot replace the constitutional responsibility of the national government to provide adequate and effective policing. The people of the Western Cape deserve a policing system that is properly resourced, accountable and capable of protecting every resident.
The DA will continue to fight for fair resource allocation, expanded provincial policing powers and decisive national intervention to restore safety to our communities.
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