A significant 6.4% decrease in hijacking cases has been recorded in the first quarter of the 2023/24 financial year according to Police Minister Bheki Cele who presented crime stats on 18 August.

A total of 5 488 carjacking incidents were recorded this year compared to 5 866 recorded in the same period in 2022.

HIJACKING HOTSPOTS IN SOUTH AFRICA

The number of reported hijacking cases since the start of 2023 show a significant decrease compared to the same period in 2022.

Harare in the Western Cape recorded the highest number of hijacking reported cases from April to June 2023, sitting at 100 reported cases, an increase of 16 cases compared to the same period in the past year. Olievenhoutbosch in Gauteng recorded the second most hijacking cases sitting at 90, an increase of 33 cases compared to the same period in 2022.

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This is where you’re likely to be hijacked:

• Harare (Western Cape)

• Olievenhoutbosch (Gauteng)

• Harare (Western Cape)

• Philippi East (Western Cape)

• Protea (Gauteng)

• Moroka (Gauteng)

• Orange Farm (Gauteng)

• Midrand (Gauteng)

• Tembisa (Gauteng)

• Umlazi (KwaZulu-Natal)

Notably, Gauteng dominates the list of top ten carjacking hotspots with six areas followed by Western Cape with three areas and KwaZulu-Natal with one area.

source:Crime stats: The top ten hijacking hotspots in South Africa (thesouthafrican.com)