The Crime and Security chapter consists of 104 pages on all aspects of the criminal justice system – the South African Police Service (SAPS), the courts, and prisons – as well as defence and private security. As with preceding years, the official 20 most serious crimes are documented, while provincial breakdowns of selected crimes also feature. The section on the SAPS includes murders of police officials, violence and crime by the police, and skills shortages within the service. Additions also include an expanded section on corruption and fraud, deaths in initiation schools, crimes involving sex, crime on the roads, and political violence.
