Crime in South Africa
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Crime in South Africa dey include all violent den non-violent crimes wey dey take place insyd de country of South Africa, anaa otherwise within ein jurisdiction. Wen dem compare to oda countries, South Africa get notably high rates of violent crime[1] wey e get a reputation for consistently having one of de highest murder rates insyd de world.[2][3][4] De country sanso dey experience high rates of organised crime relative to oda countries.[5][6]
Violent crime
[edit | edit source]Murder
[edit | edit source]| Reporting period | Limpopo | North West | Mpumalanga | Northern Cape | Gauteng | Free State | Kwazulu-Natal | Western Cape | Eastern Cape | South Africa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 22.2 | 37.6 | 37.5 | 69.5 | 83.1 | 50.6 | 95.0 | 71.5 | 76.8 | 66.9 |
| 1995 | 19.8 | 44.5 | 43.6 | 83.9 | 81.3 | 54.0 | 92.5 | 83.9 | 73.4 | 67.9 |
| 1996 | 19.0 | 46.7 | 50.0 | 70.3 | 76.6 | 50.7 | 76.4 | 79.4 | 70.4 | 62.8 |
| 1997 | 19.3 | 38.9 | 42.8 | 64.7 | 78.2 | 46.1 | 72.9 | 80.6 | 61.5 | 59.5 |
| 1998 | 18.4 | 40.9 | 39.7 | 70.4 | 77.5 | 43.3 | 75.1 | 86.9 | 59.6 | 59.8 |
| 1999 | 15.3 | 31.6 | 35.6 | 58.4 | 64.6 | 38.6 | 67.7 | 77.0 | 56.2 | 52.5 |
| 2000 | 14.6 | 30.2 | 32.0 | 55.6 | 63.1 | 33.9 | 61.4 | 84.0 | 50.7 | 49.8 |
| 2001 | 16.1 | 30.2 | 29.6 | 54.8 | 54.1 | 34.2 | 57.0 | 76.2 | 55.2 | 47.8 |
| 2002 | 13.2 | 30.7 | 33.1 | 52.7 | 53.3 | 35.2 | 56.5 | 79.5 | 52.1 | 47.4 |
| 2003 | 12.9 | 25.9 | 30.4 | 40.4 | 48.8 | 30.5 | 53.9 | 63.1 | 48.6 | 42.7 |
| 2004 | 13.8 | 23.9 | 31.9 | 38.1 | 41.6 | 30.7 | 51.1 | 58.7 | 48.6 | 40.3 |
| 2005 | 12.9 | 22.8 | 25.4 | 36.4 | 38.8 | 29.5 | 49.9 | 59.2 | 53.2 | 39.6 |
| 2006 | 13.9 | 24.4 | 24.8 | 38.1 | 40.8 | 32.2 | 50.4 | 60.7 | 52.6 | 40.5 |
| 2007 | 12.9 | 24.3 | 23.6 | 38.3 | 38.9 | 29.7 | 47.0 | 58.6 | 51.1 | 38.6 |
| 2008 | 14.2 | 25.5 | 23.3 | 37.5 | 34.6 | 33.3 | 46.9 | 43.3 | 50.2 | 36.4 |
| 2009 | 14.3 | 21.8 | 22.2 | 33.8 | 29.3 | 33.1 | 41.3 | 41.1 | 49.6 | 33.3 |
| 2010 | 12.4 | 21.6 | 18.1 | 30.3 | 27.1 | 35.0 | 36.3 | 40.9 | 49.1 | 31.1 |
| 2011 | 13.6 | 22.8 | 18.0 | 32.3 | 24.4 | 34.7 | 32.9 | 39.8 | 50.5 | 30.1 |
| 2012 | 12.8 | 24.4 | 16.9 | 36.0 | 23.7 | 36.8 | 34.5 | 43.7 | 51.5 | 30.9 |
| 2013 | 13.2 | 22.8 | 19.4 | 37.7 | 25.7 | 33.8 | 34.1 | 48.3 | 53.1 | 31.9 |
| 2014 | 13.9 | 23.2 | 19.6 | 35.2 | 27.6 | 33.6 | 35.5 | 51.9 | 51.2 | 32.9 |
| 2015 | 15.9 | 24.2 | 19.9 | 31.3 | 28.2 | 35.1 | 36.2 | 51.4 | 56.3 | 34.0 |
| 2016 | 14.2 | 23.7 | 21.8 | 28.6 | 29.3 | 33.3 | 36.6 | 51.7 | 55.9 | 34.1 |
| 2017 | 15.7 | 24.5 | 20.7 | 27.9 | 29.5 | 36.7 | 39.4 | 57.0 | 58.7 | 35.8 |
| 2018 | 15.6 | 24.4 | 21.9 | 26.1 | 30.5 | 34.5 | 39.1 | 59.4 | 60.9 | 36.4 |
| 2019 | 14.8 | 21.5 | 22.6 | 26.1 | 30.1 | 32.1 | 42.6 | 58.2 | 59.5 | 36.3 |
| 2020 | 11.6 | 18.7 | 21.8 | 19.5 | 28.0 | 27.5 | 40.9 | 54.2 | 52.2 | 33.3 |
| 2021 | 16.3 | 25.9 | 27.6 | 24.5 | 32.5 | 36.4 | 53.9 | 56.6 | 61.4 | 41.1 |
| 2022 | 16.2 | 27.5 | 26.3 | 27.2 | 32.3 | 41.3 | 57.4 | 56.3 | 71.9 | 44.4 |
| 2023 | 15.4 | 27.6 | 29.5 | 31.4 | 32.9 | 42.1 | 52.2 | 61.1 | 63.5 | 43.6 |
Rape
[edit | edit source]Vehicle hijackings
[edit | edit source]Taxi violence
[edit | edit source]Cash-in-transit heists
[edit | edit source]Cash point robberies
[edit | edit source]Farm attacks
[edit | edit source]Kidnapping
[edit | edit source]Gang violence
[edit | edit source]Xenophobic violence
[edit | edit source]Financial den property crimes
[edit | edit source]Bank den credit card fraud
[edit | edit source]Residential den farm land
[edit | edit source]Building hijacking
[edit | edit source]Anti-competitive practices
[edit | edit source]Asset stripping
[edit | edit source]Pension den welfare fraud
[edit | edit source]Confidence tricks
[edit | edit source]Employment den fake professional scams
[edit | edit source]Municipalities
[edit | edit source]Public servants
[edit | edit source]Large parastatals
[edit | edit source]Targeting of government auditors
[edit | edit source]Lawyer scams
[edit | edit source]COVID-19 scams
[edit | edit source]Cybercrime
[edit | edit source]Theft, smuggling den vandalism
[edit | edit source]Vehicle thefts anaa scams
[edit | edit source]Looting of railway infrastructure
[edit | edit source]Arson
[edit | edit source]Explosives
[edit | edit source]Illegal mining
[edit | edit source]Livestock den produce theft
[edit | edit source]Housebreaking
[edit | edit source]Municipal property
[edit | edit source]Power grid
[edit | edit source]Electricity theft
[edit | edit source]Fuel theft
[edit | edit source]School plunder den vandalism
[edit | edit source]Drug smuggling den consumption
[edit | edit source]Cigarette smuggling
[edit | edit source]Trade in protected species
[edit | edit source]Cultural artifacts
[edit | edit source]Cross-border crime den corruption
[edit | edit source]Organized crime
[edit | edit source]Locally-based
[edit | edit source]Nigerian mafia
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Staff writer. "South Africa ranked among unsafest countries in the world – as citizens live in fear" (in American English). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ Yesufu, Shaka (28 February 2022). "Exploring the High Murder Rate in South Africa". ScienceRise: 25–34. doi:10.21303/2313-8416.2022.002320. SSRN 4099466.
- ↑ McCain, Nicole. "'An exceptionally toxic mix': Why SA's murder rate is shockingly high". News24 (in American English). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ Altbeker, Antony (March 2005). "Puzzling Statistics: Is South Africa really the world's crime capital?". SA Crime Quarterly (11): 1–8.
- ↑ McCain, Nicole. "South Africa ranks high on global index measuring organised crime activity". News24 (in American English). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ "New report ranks SA amongst top 20 countries for criminality". ewn.co.za (in English). 22 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons get media wey relate to Crime in South Africa.
- Institute for Security Studies – A regional research institute operating across sub-Saharan Africa.
- WhiteCollarCrime.co.za – An initiative of Business Against Crime to help people understand and recognise white collar crime and to teach about its prevention.
- SAPS Crime Statistics 2010 – Crime statistics by year and category provided by the South African Police Service (SAPS).
- Interactive Crime Map – Crime and Economic Statistics by year and category on a geographic, interactive map provided by the Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention (CJCP).
- South African Crime Map– South African Crime Map (Crowd Sourcing)