As of the fiscal year 2022/2023, the total number of contact crimes in South Africa amounted to 626,911 cases. Out of the four quarters in this period, the third quarter had the most worryingly high incidents in all areas of contact crime, with common assault accounting for almost 30 percent of the total contact crime reports. Moreover, murder and attempted murder rose to 7,555 and 7,016 cases, respectively. This averages around 82 murders and 76 attempted murders per day between October and December 2022.
Total number of contact crimes in South Africa in 2022/2023, by type
The fiscal year runs from 1 April to 31 March of each year.
Data is distributed over four quarters: quarter one (April-June 2022), quarter two (July-September 2022), quarter three (October-December 2022), quarter four (January-March 2023).
Data taken from various quarterly reports.
The sources state that contact crimes include violent crimes such as murder, attempted murder and sexual offences, as well as common assault and robbery.
-Assault GBH stands for assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
The fourth quarter is from January to March in a given year.
The numbers reflected here are likely higher in reality due to unreported crimes.
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SAPS. (May 30, 2023). Total number of contact crimes in South Africa in 2022/2023, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1398944/total-number-of-contact-crimes-in-south-africa-by-quarter-and-type/
SAPS. "Total number of contact crimes in South Africa in 2022/2023, by type." Chart. May 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1398944/total-number-of-contact-crimes-in-south-africa-by-quarter-and-type/
SAPS. (2023). Total number of contact crimes in South Africa in 2022/2023, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1398944/total-number-of-contact-crimes-in-south-africa-by-quarter-and-type/
SAPS. "Total Number of Contact Crimes in South Africa in 2022/2023, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1398944/total-number-of-contact-crimes-in-south-africa-by-quarter-and-type/
SAPS, Total number of contact crimes in South Africa in 2022/2023, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1398944/total-number-of-contact-crimes-in-south-africa-by-quarter-and-type/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Total number of contact crimes in South Africa in 2022/2023, by type [Graph], SAPS, May 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1398944/total-number-of-contact-crimes-in-south-africa-by-quarter-and-type/
