As of the 2022/2023 fiscal year, mass shootings were the main causative factor contributing to five and more murdered victims, with 66 reported cases. This accounts for almost 3 percent of the total number of multiple murders in the country. Possible retaliation-related murders followed, with 17 reports of murder and seven cases of attempted murder during the period in review.
Causative factors for five and more counts of murder in South Africa in 2022/2023
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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.br>
The values cover only reported kidnappings.
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