Crime in Uganda by district, 2025
The Uganda Police Force recorded 196,405 cases in 2025, 10.2% fewer than in 2024 (218,715). These are cases reported to and recorded by the Police, not all crime: a high count can reflect more people, more reporting or busier policing as much as more offending.
What was recorded in 2025
- Thefts: 56,525
- Other crimes: 52,921
- Assaults: 26,356
- Sex-related offences: 12,525
- Breakings: 11,796
- Economic crimes: 11,438
- Child-related offences: 8,015
- Robberies: 7,842
- Homicides: 4,267
- Other laws: 2,309
- Narcotics: 1,578
- Political and media offences: 757
- Corruption: 56
- Terrorism: 20
Areas with the most recorded cases
| Area | Cases | Per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Kampala Metropolitan Police area | 37,931 | — |
| Mbarara City and Mbarara District | 4,009 | 914 |
| Lira City and Lira District | 3,939 | 808 |
| Jinja City and Jinja District | 3,855 | 688 |
| Hoima City and Hoima District | 3,162 | 789 |
| Luwero | 3,123 | 507 |
| Kasese | 2,856 | 334 |
| Tororo | 2,831 | 464 |
| Masaka City and Masaka District | 2,817 | 688 |
| Ntungamo | 2,737 | 495 |
| Mbale City and Mbale District | 2,725 | 469 |
| Mityana | 2,532 | 622 |
| Buikwe | 2,352 | 452 |
| Gulu City and Gulu District | 2,219 | 602 |
| Kiryandongo | 2,159 | 592 |
| Isingiro | 2,092 | 329 |
| Yumbe | 2,089 | 221 |
| Mubende | 2,047 | 392 |
| Arua City and Arua District | 1,982 | 364 |
| Busia | 1,969 | 477 |
The Police count cases by reporting unit (186 units), not by district. Where one count covers a city with its parent district, or the Kampala Metropolitan Police area (Kampala City and parts of Wakiso and Mukono), it is shown as one labelled row and never split between districts. Rates use 2024 census population and are not shown for the Kampala Metropolitan Police area.
Cases by year: 2022: 231,653; 2023: 228,074; 2024: 218,715; 2025: 196,405.
Source: Uganda Police Force, Annual Crime Report 2025 (Appendices, District / Region Crime Statistics, printed pages 128-130), released 2026-03-30, retrieved 2026-10-16; population from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics 2024 census. Published on Pearl Insights (https://pearl-insights.org), an independent civic data platform, not an official government website.