As of the 2022/2023 fiscal year, only a fraction of the total number of murder and sexual offense cases reported to the South African police was brought to trial by the National Prosecuting Authority. Of the 4,627 sexual offense cases that went to trial, 3,460 ended up with a secure conviction.
Number of crime cases finalized with a verdict in South Africa in 2022/2023, by type
The number of cases finalized with a verdict are the criminal cases reported to the police which have gone to court. There are three outcomes:
1) The case is tried and the accused is either found guilty and is convicted or the accused is found not guilty.
2) The prosecution withdraws the case in court before the accused has pleaded guilty or not guilty and the trail has begun. This usually occurs when there is not enough evidence to secure a prosecution.
3) The trial is ongoing and has been part heard.
The source states the following:
-Femicide is the intentional killing of a female (or perceived female, based on gender identity) specifically because she is female, whether committed within a domestic relationship, interpersonal relationship or by any other
person.
-Intimate partner femicide is defined as femicide committed by a current or former husband (divorced or
separated), boyfriend (dating or cohabiting), ex-boyfriend or rejected would-be lover.
-Organized crime involves making profit from illicit activities.
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South African Government. (June 7, 2023). Number of crime cases finalized with a verdict in South Africa in 2022/2023, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1398341/number-of-crime-cases-finalized-with-a-verdict-in-south-africa-by-type/
South African Government. "Number of crime cases finalized with a verdict in South Africa in 2022/2023, by type." Chart. June 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1398341/number-of-crime-cases-finalized-with-a-verdict-in-south-africa-by-type/
South African Government. (2023). Number of crime cases finalized with a verdict in South Africa in 2022/2023, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1398341/number-of-crime-cases-finalized-with-a-verdict-in-south-africa-by-type/
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Number of crime cases finalized with a verdict in South Africa in 2022/2023, by type [Graph], South African Government, June 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1398341/number-of-crime-cases-finalized-with-a-verdict-in-south-africa-by-type/
