ZASouth Africa
South Africa: crime, homicide rate and trend
- 43.7 homicides per 100,000 people (2022)
- +45% in 10 years (since 2012)
- 5th lowest rate of 5 in Southern Africa
- World median: 3.8 per 100,000
- Source: World Bank, from UNODC, 2022.
Safety 1 out of 10 compared with the world
Places in South Africa
Homicides per 100,000 people by year
| Year | Per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 43.7 |
| 2021 | 40.9 |
| 2020 | 33 |
| 2019 | 35.8 |
| 2018 | 35.9 |
| 2017 | 35.3 |
| 2016 | 33.2 |
| 2015 | 32.9 |
| 2014 | 32 |
| 2013 | 31.1 |
| 2012 | 30.1 |
| 2011 | 29.3 |
| 2010 | 30.4 |
| 2009 | 32.4 |
| 2008 | 35.4 |
| 2007 | 36.4 |
| 2006 | 38.2 |
| 2005 | 37.4 |
| 2004 | 38.4 |
| 2003 | 40.9 |
| 2002 | 44.9 |
| 2001 | 45 |
| 2000 | 46.1 |
