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:
Total439
Searchable439
Targets439
Entity types:
People439
Countries:
South Africa439
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:2026-04-28 15:49:49 · v. 20260428154949-hnm
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 entities307 KB
names.txtTarget names text file7.92 KB
senzing.jsonSenzing entity format226.95 KB
targets.nested.jsonTargets as nested JSON307 KB
targets.simple.csvTargets as simplified CSV73.95 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
Sylvian Manix Silver RadioPersonSouth Africa
Thabang MalepePersonSouth Africa
Mathabatha Letlhohonolo MalatjiePersonSouth Africa
Siyabonga Gift TwalaPersonSouth Africa
Boy Presa HlatshwayoPersonSouth Africa
Vuyolwethu RodoloPersonSouth Africa
Siyabonga Gift SolinjaniPersonSouth Africa
Selby Sihle MkhizePersonSouth Africa
Sherphered ChitukutukuPersonSouth Africa
Jean Pierre WindelPersonSouth Africa
Nkumanda XolaPersonSouth Africa
Ulrich KalliusPersonSouth Africa
Damian, Anthony CloetePersonSouth Africa
Thulani Dumisani PhakathiPersonSouth Africa
Jabulani Macimbi MbuliPersonSouth Africa
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