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A graph of South Africa's murder rate (annual murders per 100,000 people) spanning the century from 1915 to 2022. The murder rate increased rapidly towards the end of Apartheid, reaching a peak in 1993. It then decreased until bottoming out at 30 per 100,000 in 2011, but steadily increased again to 41 per 100,000 in 2021 after a brief drop in 2020.
The history of gangs in South Africa goes back to the Apartheid era. Many South African gangs began, and still exist, in urban areas. This includes cities like Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg. Cape Town has between 90 and 130 gangs [ 1 ] with the South African Police Service stating a total estimated membership of 100,000.
The Numbers Gang is a South African crime organization that originated as an African nationalist organisation. It is believed that they are present in most South African prisons. The gang was founded in KwaZulu-Natal [1][2] The gang is divided into groups — the 26s, 27s and 28s. It is one of the oldest crime organizations in the world.
The class of violent deaths documented in this article is intentional killing of others outside of war. Deaths occurring during situations of civil unrest are a grey area. Map of countries by their intentional homicide rate per 100,000 people. Source (labeled on map): United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
S. South African fraudsters (1 C, 8 P) South African police officers convicted of crimes (1 C, 9 P) South African politicians convicted of crimes (1 C, 17 P) South African sportspeople convicted of crimes (10 P)
Violent crime in South Africa has spiked over the past decade after a period when it decreased substantially. There were 27,494 killings in South Africa in the year to February 2023, compared with ...
Basson, Pierre. The Insurance Killer, South Africa's First Recorded Serial Killer. 1903–1906. 9. 9+. Committed suicide to avoid apprehension. Murdered people in Claremont, Cape Town so he could get their life insurance. [5] Brown, John Frank.
Pages in category "Organised crime groups in South Africa". The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.