Crime statistics for Gauteng show mixed trends. Multiple reports indicate that murders decrease, with the murder figure down by about 15%. One outlet also reports broader declines in certain contact crimes, stating contact-related offences fall by 5.9% alongside the murder drop. While sexual violence shows an increase, rape and sexual-assault-related trends diverge. One source reports a 9.9% drop in rape cases, but also records that sexual assault rises by 5.2%. In addition, kidnapping increases, reported as up by about 1.6%. Taken together, the figures suggest fewer killings compared with the previous period, but a rise in some forms of violence against people, particularly sexual assault and kidnapping. The reports frame these movements as percentage changes in Gauteng crime categories rather than overall changes in all crime types, indicating that the shift is not uniform across categories.