Crime and Security

The Crime and Security chapter consists of 90 pages on all aspects of the criminal justice system – the South African Police Service (SAPS), the courts, and prisons – as well as defense and private security.

As with preceding years, the most serious crimes are documented, while provincial breakdowns of selected crimes also feature. The section on the SAPS includes personnel data murders of police offers as well as violence and crime by the police.

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