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Crime levels in South Africa remain one of the key challenges facing the country. The annual release of the crime statistics by the South African Police Service (SAPS) provides detailed information on the levels of reported crime. Although these statistics are not the only indicators of actual crime levels in the country, they are extremely useful when trying to monitor and understand South Africa’s crime rate.



  • 22 Sep 2009: South Africa Crime Totals  (PDF 13kb)

  • 22 Sep 2009: Demarcated Police Stations  (PDF 11kb)

  • 22 Sep 2009: Crime Statistics, 01 April 2008 - 31 March 2009, Per Category  (Released by SAPS on 22 September 2009)

  • 22 Sep 2009: Crime Statistics Per Province  (Released by SAPS on 22 September 2009)

  • 30 Jun 2008: Crime Statistics, 1 April 2007 - 31 March 2008: Introduction  (PDF 288kb) (Released by SAPS on 30 June 2008)

  • 30 Jun 2008: Crime Statistics, 1 April 2007 - 31 March 2008: Executive Summary  (PDF 32kb) (Released by SAPS on 30 June 2008)

  • 30 Jun 2008: Crime Statistics, 01 April 2007 - 31 March 2008, Per Category  (Released by SAPS on 30 June 2008)

  • 06 Dec 2007: Crime Statistics: April - September 2007, Report on the Crime Situation in South Africa  (PDF 281kb) (Released by SAPS on 06 December 2007)

  • 06 Dec 2007: Crime Statistics: April - September 2007, Per Category  (Released by SAPS on 06 December 2007)

  • 03 Jul 2007: Crime Statistics Per Province  (Released by SAPS on 03 July 2007)

  • 03 Jul 2007: Crime Statistics Per Category  (Released by SAPS on 03 July 2007)

  • 03 Jul 2007: Crime Statistics 2007: Report on the Crime Situation in South Africa (Executive Summary)  (PDF 25kb) (Released by SAPS on 03 July 2007)

  • 03 Jul 2007: Crime Statistics 2007: Report on the Crime Situation in South Africa  (PDF 605kb) (Released by SAPS on 03 July 2007)

  • 27 Sep 2006: Crime Statistics Per Province  (Released by SAPS on 27 September 2006)

  • 27 Sep 2006: Crime Statistics Per Category  (Released by SAPS on 27 September 2006)

  • 21 Sep 2005: Crime Statistics by Province  (Released by SAPS on 21 September 2005)

  • 21 Sep 2005: Crime Statistics Per Category  (Released by SAPS on 21 September 2005)

  • 20 Sep 2004: Crime Statistics Per Province  (Released by SAPS on 20 September 2004)

  • 20 Sep 2004: Crime Statistics Per Category  (Released by SAPS on 20 September 2004)

  • 22 Sep 2003: Crime Statistics 1994-2003  (Released by SAPS on 22 September 2003)

  • South African Crime and Victimisation Monitoring Tool  (outside link to www.cjcp.org.za)

  • 1994-2004 Crime Graphs  (Developed by the ISS)


    • Related ISS Research


  • 01 Dec 2008: ISS Paper 177: The Dynamics of Crime, Comparing the Results from the 1998, 2003 and 2007 National Crime and Victimisation Surveys, Robyn Pharoah

  • 01 Dec 2008: ISS Paper 176: South Africans’ Perceptions of the Police and the Courts. Results of the 2007 National Victims of Crime Survey, Michael O’Donovan

  • 01 Nov 2008: ISS Paper 175: National Victims of Crime Survey, Robyn Pharoah

  • 11 Jul 2008: ISS Today: Crime Statistics In Perspective

  • 16 Jul 2007: ISS Today: South African Crime Statistics 2006/7: The Good And The Bad

  • 18 Oct 2006: ISS Today: South Africa: The 2005/06 Official Crime Statistics in Context

  • 01 Mar 2006: ISS Paper 124: Cars and Robbers: Has Car Theft Crime Prevention Worked Too Well?, Antony Altbeker

  • 09 Aug 2005: Crime and Crime Prevention in South Africa: Ten Years After, Anton du Plessis and Antoinette Louw (Paper Presented at the 14th World Conference on Criminology, Pennsylvania)  (PDF 427kb)

  • 01 Jul 2004: Monograph No 101: National Victims of Crime Survey South Africa 2003, Patrick Burton, Anton Du Plessis, Ted Leggett, Antoinette Louw, Duxita Mistry, Hennie Van Vuuren

  • 03 Mar 2004: Statement: Release of the 2003 National Victim Survey Results

  • 03 Mar 2004: ISS Seminar, Pretoria: Is South Africa Safer Than in 1998? The ISS 2003 National Victim Survey Provides Some Answers

  • 01 Oct 2003: Monograph No 88: Criminal Justice in Review 2001/2002, Ted Leggett, Antoinette Louw, Martin Schönteich and Makubetse Sekhonyane

  • 01 Aug 1998: Crime in Pretoria. Results of a City Victim Survey

  • 01 Feb 1998: Monograph No 18: Crime in Johannesburg: Results of a City Victim Survey, Antoinette Louw, Mark Shaw, Lala Camerer and Rory Robertshaw



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