The Western Cape experienced one of its deadliest weeks at the end of September 2023 when 130 people were murdered. This is higher than any other week in the past 5 years, according to police records that The Outlier has been tracking. On average, 83 people are murdered in the province in a week – that's the equivalent of almost 12 people a day. Between 24 and 30 September 2023, Gugulethu recorded the highest number of homicides (13), including 2 incidents in which 10 people were killed. Gugulethu has a police-to-population ratio of 1:874, while the national ratio is 1:413, according to figures from the Western Cape government.