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In the five-year period from 2015 to 2020, a total of 13,815 women over the age of 18 were murdered, according to the South African Police Service. That’s an average of 2,763 murders a year, or about seven women a day. ​​Compared with other countries where stats are available, South A...

A viral image that claims to be a “United Nations Alert” has warned people against travelling to the Middle East because of the allegedly “booming” black market trade for human body parts in the region. However, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime has refuted the claim. In an email to GhanaFact...

In 2019, Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 4,635 deaths from terrorism according to Global Terrorism Index data. This is a slight increase from 4,523 in 2018. While this is still lower than the peak seen in 2014, it is a 200% increase from a decade ago. In total, just under 50,000 people have been killed ...

In the first quarter of 2022, a total of 898 women and 306 children were murdered in South Africa, according to the most recent statistics from the South African Police Service (SAPS).In 2020/21, a total of 2,655 women were murdered in South Africa. This is a 1.5% decrease from the previ...

The South African Police Service's Annual Report recorded 21,341 murders in 2019/20. Of those victims, 2,695 were women and 17,703were men. This works out to an average of 7 women and 48 men murdered per day in South Africa. ...

In 2019/20, a total of 18,197 cars were hijacked –a 13.5% increase from 16,026 in 2018/19. More: FACTSHEET: South Africa’s crime statistics for 2019/20 ...

Boko Haram remains Nigeria’s deadliest terrorist group with a recorded increase in terrorist activity – mainly targeted at civilians –by 25% from 2019. The country is the third most impacted by terrorism in the world. But total deaths from terrorism in Nigeria fell to 1,245 in 2019, a 39...

The overall prison population in Nigeria was 65,741 as of 18 February 2021 according to World Prison Brief data. ...

There is one police officer – excluding administrative staff – for every 408 people. The ratio is based on Statistics South Africa's mid-year population estimates (60,14 million in 2021) and the number of non-administrative police (147,357) given in the South African Police Service's 2020/21 ann...