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SA murder rate edges down

But violent crime remains unacceptably high

In the first three months of this year, SAPS recorded a national rate of 8.2 murders per 100,000 people. The total number of murders has declined every quarter for the past three years.
Over a full year — April 2025 to March 2026 — the murder rate was 36.6 murders per 100,000 population — down from 40.7 in the preceeding twelve months.
But there is little cause for celebration, as violent crime remains high. The average murder rate for Africa is about 12.7 per 100,000 population. And the international average is about 5.6.
58 people were killed every day in South Africa between January and March this year. Murder rates are exceptionally high in the Eastern Cape, Western Cape, KwaZulu-Natal…

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