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Number of sexual offenses in South Africa 2022/2023, by crime
total number of sexual offenses peaked in the FY 2012/2013 at about 60,900 cases.
As of the 2022/2023 fiscal year, close to 53,500 South Africans reported being a victim of a sexual crime. Of those, around 80 percent registered being raped, while close to 7,500 South Africans disclosed being sexually assaulted. In the last decade, the