How many people does one police officer serve in South Africa?
There is one police officer – excluding administrative staff – for every 405 people. The ratio is based on Statistics South Africa's mid-year population estimates (59.6 million in 2020) and the number of non-administrative police (147,070) given in the South African Police Service's 2019/20 annual report.
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