As of the fiscal year 2022/2023, the South African Police Services recovered a total of 496 reportedly stolen firearms. This accounted for around 6.5 percent of the total amount stolen. On the other hand, about eight percent of the lost guns reported were recovered by police.
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SAPS. (October 12, 2023). Total number of recovered lost and stolen firearms in South Africa in 2022/2023, by province [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462077/number-of-recovered-lost-and-stolen-firearms-in-south-africa/
SAPS. "Total number of recovered lost and stolen firearms in South Africa in 2022/2023, by province." Chart. October 12, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462077/number-of-recovered-lost-and-stolen-firearms-in-south-africa/
SAPS. (2023). Total number of recovered lost and stolen firearms in South Africa in 2022/2023, by province. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462077/number-of-recovered-lost-and-stolen-firearms-in-south-africa/
SAPS. "Total Number of Recovered Lost and Stolen Firearms in South Africa in 2022/2023, by Province." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462077/number-of-recovered-lost-and-stolen-firearms-in-south-africa/
SAPS, Total number of recovered lost and stolen firearms in South Africa in 2022/2023, by province Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462077/number-of-recovered-lost-and-stolen-firearms-in-south-africa/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Total number of recovered lost and stolen firearms in South Africa in 2022/2023, by province [Graph], SAPS, October 12, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1462077/number-of-recovered-lost-and-stolen-firearms-in-south-africa/