South Africa: crime index 2024

In 2024, South Africa had a crime index of 75.4, which is to be considered high. However, this was one of the lowest indexes recorded in the country since 2017. Over the observed period, the value continuously fluctuated between 75 and 77. South Africa has the highest crime index in Africa and ranks as the fifth most dangerous country globally according to the same index.

Crime index in South Africa from 2014 to 2024

Characteristic	Crime index
2024	75.4
2023	75.5
2022	75.4
2021	76.9
2020	77.3
2019	77
2018	76.1
2017	75.4
2016	77.5
2015	77.9
2014	78.9

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Release date

July 2023

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Region

South Africa

Survey time period

2014 to 2024

Special properties

mid-year values

Supplementary notes

The source explains that the crime index is a measure of the level of crime in a certain city or country. Crime levels lower than 20 are considered to be very low, crime levels between 20 and 40 are low, crime levels between 40 and 60 are moderate, crime levels between 60 and 80 are high, and crime levels higher than 80 are very high.

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