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South Africa Deadlier than Global Terrorism – Action Society highlights their “Decade of Decline” Campaign – Action Society | SA News

The civil rights group Action Society today highlighted in its Decade of Decline campaign the shocking reality that South Africa’s murder rate has spiralled out of control over the past ten years – making our country more dangerous than the global threat of terrorism.

According to the latest official crime statistics, 26 232 people were murdered in South Africa in 2024. By contrast, the Global Terrorism Index 2025 reports that 7 555 people were killed in terrorist attacks across the entire world in 2023. This means South Africa’s murder toll is nearly four times higher than all terrorism-related deaths worldwide.

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