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South Africa: Women's Safety Needs Full Policing Funding
South Africa's women safety requires full justice and policing funding to prevent gender-based violence.
In brief
South Africa's women safety requires full justice and policing funding to prevent gender-based violence. South Africa needs increased police funding to protect women from gender-based violence and femicide. Originally reported by Allafrica.
South Africa's Women Safety Gap
South Africa has laws and strategies to combat gender-based violence but lacks sufficient funding for frontline protection systems.
Ekurhuleni Women's Deaths
Recent discoveries of women's bodies in Ekurhuleni highlight the gap between policy and community protection.
Police Officer Ratio
South Africa has roughly one police officer for every 412 people, or 243 per 100,000 residents.
Murder Rates and Violence
SAPS recorded 27,494 murders in 2023/24, about 76 murders a day, with one in three women experiencing physical violence in their lifetime.
Underfunded Policing System
The national police ratio overstates community experience due to vacancies, uneven deployment, and vehicle shortages.
The headline
South Africa needs increased police funding to protect women from gender-based violence and femicide.
