Number of sexual offenses in South Africa 2022/2023, by crime

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Natalie Cowling,
Aug 16, 2024
As of the 2022/2023 fiscal year, close to 53,500 South Africans reported being a victim of a sexual crime. Of those, around 80 percent registered being raped, while close to 7,500 South Africans disclosed being sexually assaulted. In the last decade, the total number of sexual offenses peaked in the FY 2012/2013 at about 60,900 cases.

Number of sexual offenses in South Africa in 2022/2023, by crime

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Release date

November 2023

Region

South Africa

Survey time period

2022/2023

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

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