Facts in Q&A format

In the 2024/25 financial year, South Africa’s Department of Social Development reported 26,852 cases of child abuse and neglect....

There is no official UN standard. A figure often cited in policing literature is 1 officer for every 220 people (roughly 4.5 per 1,000), but this is unofficial and widely debunked as a “ghost” standard....

The first South African National Gender-Based Violence Study (2022) by Human Sciences Research Council found that 33% of all women aged 18 and older – about 7.3 million – had experienced physical violence in their lifetime. Rates were highest among Black African women and among women cohabiting ...

Sub-Saharan Africa’s unemployment rate was about 5.8% in 2024....

Kenya recorded its highest-ever femicide toll in 2024, with at least 170 women killed – a 79% increase from 95 cases in 2023, according to Africa Uncensored.Between September and November 2024 alone, 97 cases were recorded, averaging more than one woman killed per day....

In 2024, Kenya’s female population was estimated at 28.4 million, making up 50.3% of the total population....

Between January and March 2025, there were 5,727 murders averaging 62 per day. Of these, 4,890 victims were male and 837 female – roughly 54 men and 9 women killed each day....

No. The South African Police Service’s“detection” rate measures cases where at least one suspect is charged (not convictions). In 2023/24 the murder detection rate was 11.33%....

From January to March 2025, the Eastern Cape had the highest murder rate at 15.4 murders per 100,000 people,followed by Western Cape (14.2) and KwaZulu-Natal (10)....