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Africa > South Africa > Crime

SOUTH AFRICAN CRIME STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Assaults 548,847 [2nd of 49]
Burglaries 393,959 [4th of 38]
Car thefts 93,133 [6th of 46]
Death penalty > Abolition date 1,997 [15th of 64]
Death penalty > Last executed 1,991 [5th of 55]
Drug offences 53,810 per 100,000 people [4th of 46]
Gun violence > Homicides > % homicides with firearms 59.2028 [2nd of 32]
Gun violence > Homicides > Overall homicide rate > per 100,000 pop. 125.965 [1st of 32]
Illicit drugs
transshipment center for heroin, hashish, and cocaine, as well as a major cultivator of marijuana in its own right; cocaine and heroin consumption on the rise; world's largest market for illicit methaqualone, usually imported illegally from India through various east African countries, but increasingly producing its own synthetic drugs for domestic consumption; attractive venue for money launderers given the increasing level of organized criminal and narcotics activity in the region and the size of the South African economy
Kidnappings 3,071 kidnappings [2nd of 39]
Murders 21,553 [1st of 49]
Murders with firearms 31,918 [1st of 36]
Police 101,582 [8th of 47]
Prisoners 181,944 prisoners [2nd of 168]
Prisoners > Per capita 402 per 100,000 people [10th of 164]
Rapes 52,425 [2nd of 50]
Robberies 228,442 [3rd of 47]
Software piracy rate 34% [89th of 107]
Total crimes 2,683,849 [5th of 50]
Transnational Issues > Trafficking in persons > Tier rating
Tier 2 Watch List - South Africa is on the Tier 2 Watch List for a fourth consecutive year for its failure to show increasing efforts to address trafficking; the government provided inadequate data in 2007 on trafficking crimes investigated or prosecuted, or on resulting convictions or sentences; it also did not provide information on its efforts to protect victims of trafficking; the country continues to deport and/or prosecute suspected foreign victims without providing appropriate protective services

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SOURCES: The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention); Last updated: 01/04/03; Wikipedia: Gun violence ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention); International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief; Fifth Annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: South Africa, Republic of South Africa, rep. of s. africa, SAFRICA

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COMMENTARY     

GTF
2nd September 2010
SOUTH AFRICA IS NOT FOR SISSIES!!!!
Pat
1st September 2010
Yup. I've lived here for 43 years but it's time now. The ANC have had their chance and they've blown it. Mark my words. In ten to fifteen years there will be nothing left. It will be worse than Zimbabwe. I love this country but I will not live under the ANC. Second highest murder rate in the world. Top of the rape list. Why? Because instead of investing in our greatest natural resource, our people, the money is spent on cars, houses and personal fortunes for the ruling elite. Very sad. I have no reason to stay anymore. There isn't a single country in Africa that can lay claim to anything even remotely resembling success. South Africa is really the last country in Africa to achieve freedom from white rule, and the people, sadly, know little and have everything to learn. For the past sixteen years I have lived in hope, but that hope is now gone.
Stephen
18th August 2010
I think you should add a stat: Goverment Corruption
SA would take top spot
Keagan Roos
14th August 2010
We left southern Africa to live in Australia, We left because we had been car jacked, robbed and shot at a numerous amount of time ... my mother was shot and my best friendssister was raped. Its such a shame . South Africa is such a beautifull country. :(
John R223
9th August 2010
South African living in Australia (currently in Germany) To everyone comparing South Africa to countries such as, USA, Australia, NZ etc.. DONT! These countries don't come close to the crime rate of South Africa.. To honestly believe that Australia is just as bad as SA in terms of crime, well I suggest you travel a bit so you know what SAFE really means. I have travelled a lot and no where have I ever felt as unsafe as in South Africa..
GLEN SYMES
8th August 2010
I THINK AFTER WATCHING CARTE BLANCHE ON SUNDAY, IT HAS BECOME CLEAR TO ALL. THAT CRIME IS TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL IN SOUTH AFRICA, ANYONE WISHING TO INVEST HERE WOULD BE NUTS TO, UNLESS HE IS A CRIMINAL ALREADY.
A TRULY SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS
PROUD2BSA
3rd August 2010
I think, that anyone who left the country- is someone who was too afraid to try and make a difference! South Africa is the best, the film industry is growing, the crime is being controlled and we are continuously showing the world how great we are! BACK OFF! even America has gangs and crimes, australia is now the fattest country and the rest of the world suffers from natural disasters!
LOL@Croba
13th July 2010
Those are dates, not the number of people given the death penalty! Wonder what the stats say about average levels of intelligence? YOU make South Africa look bad...
Croba
7th July 2010
You stats are wrong for South Afriva

the deasth penalty doesnt even exist.

fin someone else to make look bad. shame on you
Henry
6th July 2010
Sadly, South Africans are generally so gullible and naive!

Crime in South Africa in the political "Apartheid" era was largely restricted to the informal settlements and designated townships, ie. crimes amongst the black people. Now the barriers containing crime in those traditional areas have been removed and now freely roams the streets anywhere and everywhere.

White Caucasian settlements around the world benefit from lower crime rates - FACT! It's a genetic thing, but many would not understand this!
Gideon Burger
29th June 2010
I'm a proud white South African. Please open your eyes and see that there is alot of people trying hard to make this country work. We are hosting a great World Cup and your bitterness is not needed.Yes i have been affected by crime.
SAfrican_Abroad
25th June 2010
That country is full of savages and corrupt officials. I am glad I left when I did.
MonstersInTheMist
15th June 2010
Crime in SA seems to be well under control. I see no reason not to allow them to solve their own problems. Of course it's probably not wise for caucasion people to remain in SA.

Short of radiation contamination, which won't happen. The land will still be there when all of the crime has ceased, ready to be returned to productivity.
BRING BACK HITLR #2,
9th June 2010
LETS SOLVE IT ALL AND STOP POLICALLY CORRECT.
Simon
5th June 2010
South Africans are treated fairly throughout the world, yet if the world visits south africa , it will find racism is ripe!
Tyler
4th June 2010
4get leave if ur white and stay if ur black, the ANC are going to stuff up the whole country for everyone regardless of race. They only care about themselves. Does anyone honestly think the ANC cares about their 'black brothers?'
Whitey
24th May 2010
Yes, well that's the whole point isn't it? if you are White you should leave, if you are Black you should stay.
Proud SA
23rd May 2010
Haha, I love all the idiots who now say it is time to leave SA due to the crime. You obviously thought it was all fine during the apartheid era when crime was covered up by white police, the infrastructure only had to support 5% of the population, and black school kids were shot amd murdered by police. In my estimation, I far prefer SA today than what it was.
Glenn
10th May 2010
If our crime was as low as these stats suggest my family & I could cancel our plans for leaving SA. But I think not!
Glenn
10th May 2010
Damn, if these were the true stats my family & I would not have to leave SA. But sadly any fool can see that we have way more crime than these suggest.
a doctor
6th April 2010
Crime is one of the major reasons is why I emigrated. It is said to see the way the country is going with no light at the end of the tunnel.
Tola
6th April 2010
This looks like one of the externally clean pots with dirts in the interior, I'm afraid...
scrambled
5th April 2010
It doesn't matter how much you love SOuth Africa. If you're white South Africa does not love you
Heather
19th March 2010
MY BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY SOUTH AFRICA. MY HEART IS BROKEN BECAUSE I CAN SEE THAT YOU ARE FALLING APART. YOUR INFASTRUCTURE IS GOING. SO IT YOUR EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES. JUSTICE IS FADING AWAY, PROTECTION IS GOING TOO. HOW VERY SAD. GOD HELP US ALL.
Hard Rain
7th March 2010
You are right not to believe these statistics. The majority of crimes in SA are NEVER reported. Things are WORSE than this page can even say!! SA has gone to the dogs...
siso N
21st February 2010
LOL... these are such lies man. yea the crime at home is bad but cumonnnn now.... 80 murders a day?... and even still, there's no place like home... S.A rocks man!!!!
Maria
5th February 2010
I am so sad to see where South Africa is heading
Justice
3rd February 2010
The firm which does not registering
Proudly SA
11th December 2009
Regardless of the crime her in SA, there is no place like home! I LOVE MY COUNTRY and we should all work together to try and solve this.
saproudly
9th November 2009
Stats are based on incentives of the "expert" providing the stats. We know that between 1990 and 1996 Atlanta (US) under reported all its crimes stats and 22 000 doc on crime went missing. So, it depends how powerful a country you are and which "expert" is brown-nosed by who.
peter
5th October 2009
I share the question with Stan. Demonstrate the in-accuracy of statistics especialy regarding crime stats from South Africa. Anyway it means between 59 and 87 murders PER DAY !!!
it does not make sence
8th September 2009
Im am trying to understand the stats with respect to murders for South Africa.
Murders 21,553 [1st of 49]
Murders with firearms 31,918 [1st of 36]

Should not murders with firearms be a sub category of all murders, and therefore should always be less that all murders. or should you split the murder into murder without firearm and murder with firearm.

Stan
stm@24.com
Elysiumboy
3rd May 2009
What an excellent source of information! Found everything I needed with the simplest of ease. You've joined my favourites column immediately.
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