As of the 2022/2023 fiscal year, the total number of kidnappings in South Africa reached 15,343 cases in South Africa. Gauteng had the most perturbingly high incidences of kidnapping, with 7,818 reports. KwaZulu-Natal followed with 3,081 cases of kidnapping in the same period. This sudden increase is associated with the rising levels of organized violent crime in the country.
Number of kidnappings in South Africa in 2022/2023, by province
The fiscal year runs from April to March of each year.
The values were taken from quarterly South African Police Service reports from 2022/2023, and have been aggregated by Statista in order to get the total values.
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