Governance · Southern Africa

South Africa Homicide Rate

43.7as of 2022Reported+6.8% vs 2021

Intentional homicides per 100,000 people (UNODC via World Bank). Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2022 · World Bank

History

most recent 12 periods · World Bank
PeriodHomicide Rate
202243.7
202140.9
202033
201935.8
201835.9
201735.3
201633.2
201532.9
201432
201331.1
201230.1
201129.3

Homicide Rate across Africa

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CountryHomicide RatePeriod
Nigeria15.72023
Kenya4.92022
Egypt1.32017
Ghana1.82022
Ethiopia8.52012
Tanzania3.72020

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