Crime Comparison Between Pietermaritzburg and Johannesburg 

Index	Pietermaritzburg	Johannesburg
Crime Index:	82.38	80.76
Safety Scale:	17.62	19.24

	Pietermaritzburg		Johannesburg
	Improve Data		Improve Data
Level of crime		Very High 88.29		Very High 89.55
Crime increasing in the past 3 years		Very High 86.82		Very High 81.40
Worries home broken and things stolen		Very High 83.33		High 79.32
Worries being mugged or robbed		Very High 85.45		Very High 81.95
Worries car stolen		High 78.79		High 78.20
Worries things from car stolen		High 79.13		Very High 81.63
Worries attacked		Very High 81.08		High 75.68
Worries being insulted		High 71.23		High 63.52
Worries being subject to a physical attack because of your skin color, ethnic origin, gender or religion		High 69.71		High 65.79
Problem people using or dealing drugs		Very High 80.29		High 72.04
Problem property crimes such as vandalism and theft		Very High 85.45		Very High 83.00
Problem violent crimes such as assault and armed robbery		Very High 88.17		Very High 88.53
Problem corruption and bribery		Very High 89.05		Very High 92.21
Contributors:	112		821
Last Update:	January 2024		April 2024

Safety comparisons Pietermaritzburg vs Johannesburg

	Pietermaritzburg		Johannesburg
	Improve Data		Improve Data
Safety walking alone during daylight		Low 31.03		Low 30.13
Safety walking alone during night		Very Low 11.83		Very Low 8.96
Contributors:	112		821