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- Almost 11 women are murdered every day in South Africa
- 3,880 women were murdered in 2023, up from 3,121 in 2021
- Globally, 2022 recorded highest number of women killed in 20 years
The murder rate for women in South Africa has increased from 10 murders per 100,000 women in 2021 to 13 per 100,000 in 2023, according to the latest crime statistics released by the SA Police Service.
Put another way, 3,121 women were reported killed in 2021, which is an average of 8.6 women killed a day. In 2023, this increased to 3,380 women – or 10.6 women reported killed a day.
Female homicide is also increasing globally, with 2022 recording the highest number of women reported killed in the past 20 years, according to a UN Office on Drugs and Crime report. That same year, Africa recorded the highest number of female victims since 2013.
The majority of intentional homicides of women and girls are gender-related, the report states. These can be driven by social norms about masculinity and male entitlement, but there often isn’t enough information to identify what motivated them.
— 26 February, 2024Subscribe to the weekly newsletter for more charts like this
