Violent crime in South Africa happens mostly in a few hotspots: police resources should focus there – criminologist

By Guy Lamb, Criminologist / Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University

Crime researchers use murder (or homicide) rate per 100,000 as a crude measure of the general level of violent interpersonal crime globally. According to the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime, South Africa’s murder rate of 45 per 100,000 (2023/24) is the second highest for countries that publish crime data.

The South African Police Service crime data shows that levels of attempted murder, armed robbery and robberies…

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