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May 5, 2016

Here’s How, Where And Why South Africa Has So Much Crime [Infographic]

There's no doubt that crime stats in South Africa are high AF and we should all be alarmed. Here are those nitty gritty details.

Statistics South Africa has just released their full report of all crimes in the country between 2011 and 2014/15. The full document lists every aspect of every crime, from education levels to the relationship between the victim and the attacker.

If you want to educate yourself on what crime in South Africa is really like then you should glance through their full report, which you can find HERE.

Here’s a glance at just one map, Hot Spot analysis of assault in Western Cape:

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Otherwise, some person over at News24 put together some of the more interesting facts from the document and made them into pretty information. Here’s their infographic relating to murder, assault, and rape in South Africa:

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While the infographic doesn’t really flow, it’s an interesting collection of facts from the document.

[source: news24]