| Year | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |||||
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 |  | Total deaths | Rate/100,000 pop. | Total deaths | Rate/100,000 pop. | Total deaths | Rate/100,000 pop. | Total deaths | Rate/100,000 pop. | Total deaths | Rate/100,000 pop. |
Johannesburg | Population | 3 225 812 | 3 271 105 | 3 303 520 | 3 336 255 | 3 383 099 | |||||
 | Homicide | 2247 | 69.65 | 2262 | 69.15 | 1875 | 56.75 | 1547 | 46.36 | 1432 | 42.32 |
 | Strangulation | 31 | 0.96 | 30 | 0.91 | 28 | 0.84 | 25 | 0.74 | 26 | 0.76 |
 | Female Strangulation | 20 | 1.23 | 16 | 0.96 | 12 | 0.7 | 14 | 0.81 | 15 | 0.85 |
Durban | Population | 3 090 122 | 3 121 406 | 3 158 907 | 3 189 667 | 3 221 960 | |||||
 | Homicide | 2083 | 67.4 | 2167 | 69.42 | 2078 | 65.78 | 1903 | 59.66 | 1867 | 57.94 |
 | Strangulation | 34 | 1.1 | 29 | 0.92 | 43 | 1.36 | 26 | 0.81 | 20 | 0.62 |
 | Female Strangulation | 23 | 1.43 | 13 | 0.8 | 28 | 1.71 | 19 | 1.15 | 13 | 0.78 |
Cape Town | Population | 2 893 247 | 2 939 810 | 2 981 898 | 3 024 589 | 3 068 024 | |||||
 | Homicide | 2472 | 85.44 | 2453 | 83.44 | 2192 | 73.51 | 1820 | 60.17 | 2045 | 66.65 |
 | Strangulation | 29 | 1 | 28 | 0.95 | 33 | 1.1 | 29 | 0.95 | 34 | 1.1 |
 | Female Strangulation | 17 | 1.13 | 17 | 1.1 | 18 | 1.15 | 22 | 1.38 | 25 | 1.55 |
Pretoria | Population | 1 985 983 | 2 013 868 | 2 033 824 | 2 053 978 | 2 082 817 | |||||
 | Homicide | 637 | 32.07 | 620 | 30.78 | 534 | 26.25 | 593 | 28.87 | 463 | 22.22 |
 | Strangulation | 18 | 0.9 | 17 | 0.84 | 15 | 0.73 | 16 | 0.77 | 12 | 0.57 |
 | Female Strangulation | 10 | 0.99 | 12 | 1.16 | 8 | 0.75 | 8 | 0.74 | 10 | 0.92 |