South Africa Wanted Persons

Wanted persons list of South African Police Service

Dataset with name, crime and status (suspect or wanted) published by South African Police Service.

In the source url it's possible to see the crime circumstances and other additional details (such as crime date and gender).

Data overview

Entities:
Total452
Searchable452
Targets452
Entity types:
People452
Countries:
South Africa452
Publisher:South African Police Service (SAPS) · South Africa
Collections:in OpenSanctions Default · Warrants and Criminal Entities
Information:www.saps.gov.za
Source data:www.saps.gov.za · HTML
Tags:list.wanted
Coverage:added · frequency: daily
Last processed:2026-01-22 15:03:01 · v. 20260122150301-kis
Last change:

Bulk download

Downloads contain the full set of entities contained in this dataset. You can fetch a simplified tabular form, or detailed, structured data in JSON format. Updated files will be provided once a day at the same location.

File nameExport typeSize
entities.ftm.jsonFollowTheMoney entities305.37 KB
names.txtTarget names text file8.19 KB
senzing.jsonSenzing entity format233.85 KB
targets.nested.jsonTargets as nested JSON305.37 KB
targets.simple.csvTargets as simplified CSV76.17 KB

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Using the API

You can query the data in this dataset via the application programming interface (API) endpoints below. Please read the introduction for documentation and terms of service.

Use the Reconciliation API in OpenRefine:
For full-text search, use the /search endpoint:
For entity matching, use the /match endpoint:

Recent additions

The following targeted entities have been added to this data source most recently:

AddedNameTypeCountries
Damian, Anthony CloetePersonSouth Africa
Thulani Dumisani PhakathiPersonSouth Africa
Anna Maria Dorothea SteynPersonSouth Africa
Jabulani Macimbi MbuliPersonSouth Africa
Deon SwanepoelPersonSouth Africa
Jessice Maud AndersonPersonSouth Africa
Princess Celerkosini Mseleku/NtshangasePersonSouth Africa
Mbali Precious MbathaPersonSouth Africa
Phillimon Phil RamoshabaPersonSouth Africa
Monwabisi NgwenduPersonSouth Africa
Lindani NkosiPersonSouth Africa
Nkonyeni ZwelethuPersonSouth Africa
John KostovPersonSouth Africa
Eben Christofel CoetzeePersonSouth Africa
Thulani Jomo MahlabaPersonSouth Africa
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