South Africa 2019 Crime & Safety Report. Bryte, a proactive business risk specialist, today released its Q1 2019 Crime Tracker, an indicator of long-term crime trends in South Africa as captured by Bryte’s insurance claims records for the period January to March 2019. Subscribe. South Africa crime rate & statistics for 2014 was 32.60, a 2.84% increase from 2013. A survey for the period 1990–2000 compiled by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime ranked South Africa second for assault and murder (by all means) per capita and first for rapes per capita in a data set of 60 countries. The current U.S. Department of State Travel Advisory at the date of this report’s publication assesses South Africa at Level 2, indicating travelers should exercise increased caution due to crime, civil unrest, and drought. by Andile Sicetsha. South Africa crime stats 2019: everything you need to know. In that year, there were 15,554 recorded murders.

True Crime South Africa publishes weekly, alternating between full-length case episodes and shorter minisodes that discuss true-crime cases now in the media. Total crime per capita was 10th out of the 60 countries in the dataset. Overall Crime and Safety Situation. 2018/19 crime stats: An overview of crime in South Africa 2018/19 crime stats are out and it paints a grim picture of how unsafe it is in South Africa.

South Africa crime rate & statistics for 2016 was 34.00, a 0.59% increase from 2015.

Murder rates in South Africa have been steadily rising since 2011-12 according to official figures. By 2018-19, this figure had increased to 21,022. Staff Writer 12 September 2019. South Africa crime rate & statistics for 2015 was 33.80, a 3.68% increase from 2014. South Africa crime rate & statistics for 2017 was 35.90, a 5.59% increase from 2016.