Rape Statistics

• According to a 2013 Medical Research Council (MRC) survey up to 3600 people could be raped in the country every day.¹
• The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) claims that only one in 13 rape cases are reported to police.²
• Number prosecuted: fewer than 30³
• Number convicted: 10³

Statistical References

1. Christopher Clouder et al Social and Emotional Education - An International Analysis, Fundacion Botin Report, 2013 Page 207
   https://issuu.com/plataformabotin/docs/full_report_en/209
2. Lisa Vetten Rape and other forms of sexual violence in South Africa Institute of Security Studies Policy Brief 72, November 2014 page 3
   https://www.issafrica.org/uploads/PolBrief72.pdf
3. Dee Smythe Rape Unresolved: Policing Sexual Offences in South Africa, August 2015
   https://theconversation.com/rape-in-south-africa-why-the-system-is-failing-women-54924