With a Criminality Score of 7.18, South Africa ranks first out of 13 countries in Southern Africa, third in Africa and seventh worldwide in crime statistics. In this episode, we dive deeper into this topic and talk to Dr. Guy Lamb, a commissioner in South Africa's National Planning Commission and an expert on crime in South Africa. He has also worked with the UN on gun regulation and crime prevention projects.

In this episode, we discuss the topic of crime: what crime means, by whom and how it is committed and against whom it is directed. We also dive into the dimension of inequality, the role of the police and the government, and finally, why South Africa also has a comparatively high resilience score despite its high criminality score.

Related statistics and sources (last accessed November 2024)

Organized Crime Index
https://ocindex.net/country/south_africa

Global Militarization Index
https://gmi.bicc.de/#rank@2022

Global Firepower Index
https://www.globalfirepower.com/countries-listing.php

UNGA Third Committee on hate speech and xenophobia rising
https://press.un.org/en/2023/gashc4393.doc.htm

ONCHR on xenophobic violence in south Africa
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2022/07/south-africa-un-experts-condemn-xenophobic-violence-and-racial

Report on gun use in South Africa
https://gfsa.org.za/news/#