While South Africa has seen a decline in Hijackings over the past year, it does not mean hijackings are no longer at alarming levels, as the latest SAPS crime stats report shows.
While South Africa has seen a decrease in hijackings year-on-year, some provinces still experienced a big jump in hijackings – while the month-on-month data shows an upward trend in the number of carjackings.
According to the SAPS, one province experienced a notable year-on-year increase in hijackings –the North West – while the Mpumalanga toed the line at 17.9%. Limpopo also experienced an uptick in hijackings, recording an increase of 6.2%. Gauteng saw 2,735 hijackings, representing 49.8% of all carjackings in Q1 2023/24. Kwa-Zulu Natal experienced 835 carjackings, and the Western Cape saw 749.
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