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Tackling several forms
of violence together
delivers results

Combining parenting programmes with social
grants works better against various types of
violence than when used alone.

Cellphone theft: another indicator
of South Africa’s policing gaps

Partnerships with the private sector and a focus on intelligence-guided
investigations are vital.

Free to Grow: preventing family
violence through workplace
programmes

A new project, delivered during working hours, brings business
and civil society together to make South Africa safer.

ISS Live: Understanding escalating
levels of murder in South Africa

Why is the country’s per-capita murder
rate the highest it has been in 20 years?

The Crime Hub is South Africa's most complete source for ready-to-use information, statistics and analysis on crime and safety. Read more.

Crime Statistics / View South African crime information and trends at national, provincial and local levels, compare different types and rates of crimes, and review relevant Census information.

Protest and Public Violence Monitor / View incidents of public protest and violence, including politically motivated crimes, captured by the ISS Protest and Public Violence Monitoring Project since 2013.

Professional Policing / The ISS is committed to reviewing conduct by police officers with a view to developing a more professional South African Police Service (SAPS).

Evidence-based policing / Read ISS research on the need for improved policing through evidence-based interventions and accountability measures, and explore our SAPS performance monitoring tool.

Prosecutions / View ISS research relating to the National Prosecuting Authority and the functioning of the criminal justice system.

Violence Prevention / Violence Prevention gathers information of the impact of violence in South Africa and how to prevent it through evidence-based programmes and interventions.

Corruption / The ISS works to assist government in implementing necessary criminal justice reforms to effectively investigate and prosecute corruption, our research can be viewed here.

Criminal Justice Performance / The ISS seeks to promote the rule of law in South Africa, and runs a project to understand and improve prosecutions in South Africa.

Analysis / The Crime Hub is a regularly updated, user-friendly, web-based source for credible information and analysis on crime, violence and the functioning of the criminal justice system in South Africa.