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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:
Total498
Searchable498
Targets498
Entity types:
People498
Countries:
South Africa498
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:2025-07-10 15:30:43 · v. 20250710153043-ckq
Last change:
Errors:1 Error

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
Ngwendu, MonwabisiPersonSouth Africa
Nkosi, LindaniPersonSouth Africa
Zwelethu, NkonyeniPersonSouth Africa
Ramoshaba, Phillimon PhilPersonSouth Africa
Mnisi, Weekend ThulaniPersonSouth Africa
Landu, LuviwePersonSouth Africa
Kostov, JohnPersonSouth Africa
Mbatha, Mbali PreciousPersonSouth Africa
Coetzee, Eben ChristofelPersonSouth Africa
Mahlaba, Thulani JomoPersonSouth Africa
Masekwameng, Macdonald MatomePersonSouth Africa
Mohlathi, BoikgantshoPersonSouth Africa
Mofokeng, Pule VictorPersonSouth Africa
Jwarha, JessyPersonSouth Africa
Mashabe, ChatlinPersonSouth Africa
OverviewDownloadAPIRecent additions
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