South Africa: contact crime 2022

As of the 2021/2022 fiscal year, a total of 608,059 contact crimes were recorded in South Africa. Common assault contributed to around 170,000 cases, followed by assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm, accounting for almost 163,000 offenses. In comparison, murder and attempted murder were ranked low on the list. Taking a wider view, 25,204 murders and 22,132 attempted murders average around 69 murders and almost 61 attempted murders per day.

Total number of contact crimes in South Africa in 2021/2022, by type

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Release date

July 2023

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Region

South Africa

Survey time period

2021/2022

Special properties

fiscal year

Supplementary notes

The fiscal year runs from 1 April to 31 March of each year.

The source states that contact crimes include violent crimes such as murder, attempted murder and sexual offences, as well as common assault and robbery.

-Common assault is any intentional and unwanted force used against a person.
-Assault GBH stands for assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
-Aggravated robbery includes hijacking of cars and trucks, robbery at residential and business premises, CIT robbery, bank robbery and robbery with a weapon.
-Sexual offences include rape, attempted rape, and indecent assault.
-Common robbery involves stealing with the use of force or violence but involves no weapon.

The numbers reflected here are likely higher in reality due to unreported crimes.

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