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South Africa ranks second in Africa’s Organised Crime Index 2025 | SA News

While being in the top 10 is usually a badge of honour, inclusion in the Africa Organised Crime Index 2025 is far from it – and South Africa sits at number two, just 0.04 points behind the continent’s worst-hit country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with a crime rating of 7.47.

For context, all countries in the Index are scored on a scale of 1 to 10 for criminality, based on the scope, scale, and impact of 15 criminal markets and the influence of five types of criminal actors. A higher score indicates a greater level of organised crime, with 10 representing the highest risk. By this measure, South Africa’s 7.43 rating places it among the continent’s most vulnerable…

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