Gauteng Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni has presented the latest provincial crime figures during a media event in Kempton Park on Tuesday.
The Gauteng police's latest crime statistics from the South African Police Service (SAPS) for the fourth quarter of the 2025/2026 financial year have reported a noteworthy decline in several serious crime categories across the province.
This promising change has been attributed to the effective implementation of intelligence-led policing and high-visibility operations, coupled with strengthened partnerships between law enforcement and communities.
Gauteng provincial commissioner, Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni, delivered the latest crime figures during a media briefing before the provincial legislature in Kempton Park on Tuesday morning.
Mthombeni stated that the latest figures are encouraging as the province saw a total of 5,066 fewer cases of the 17 community-reported serious crimes for this quarter, resulting in an overall decline of 5.2% in comparison to the same time frame last year. Rape cases, in particular, saw a notable decrease of 9.9%, translating to 202 fewer reported incidents.
