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Crime in South Africa

A graph of South Africa's murder rate (annual murders per 100,000 people) spanning the century from 1915 to 2022. The murder rate increased rapidly towards the end of Apartheid, reaching a peak in 1993. It then decreased until bottoming out at 30 per 100,000 in 2011, but steadily increased again to 41 per 100,000 in 2021 after a brief drop in 2020. More than 500,000 people have been murdered in South Africa since 1994 [1][2][3][4][5][6]
Smash and grab incidents are prevalent on South African roads.

Crime in South Africa includes all violent and non-violent crimes that take place in the country of South Africa, or otherwise within its jurisdiction. When compared to other countries South Africa has notably high rates of violent crime[7][8] and has a reputation for consistently having one of the highest murder rates in the world.[9][10][11] The country also experiences high rates of organised crime relative to other countries.[12][13]

  1. ^ "Over 500,000 people have been murdered in South Africa since 1994". businesstech.co.za. Businesstech. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. ^ SAPS data reproduced by Africa Check
  3. ^ SAPS data and StatsSA data used by Africa Check
  4. ^ SAPS crimestats for 2020 and 2021 reporting periods
  5. ^ StatsSA mid-year population estimates for 2020
  6. ^ StatsSA mid-year population estimates for 2021
  7. ^ "Crime Rate by Country 2022". worldpopulationreview.com. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  8. ^ Staff writer. "South Africa ranked among unsafest countries in the world – as citizens live in fear". Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  9. ^ Yesufu, Shaka (28 February 2022). "Exploring the High Murder Rate in South Africa". ScienceRise. Rochester, NY: 25–34. doi:10.21303/2313-8416.2022.002320. SSRN 4099466.
  10. ^ McCain, Nicole. "'An exceptionally toxic mix': Why SA's murder rate is shockingly high". News24. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  11. ^ Altbeker, Antony (March 2005). "Puzzling Statistics: Is South Africa really the world's crime capital?". SA Crime Quarterly (11): 1–8.
  12. ^ McCain, Nicole. "South Africa ranks high on global index measuring organised crime activity". News24. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  13. ^ "New report ranks SA amongst top 20 countries for criminality". ewn.co.za. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
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