South African Cities Network

Did you know that 37% of serious assaults occurred in our cities? This is according to the latest State of Urban Safety in South Africa Report 2024. #UrbanSafety #StateOfUrbanSafety2024 #CrimeStats The report is available here: https://lnkd.in/duMusFVm

What is the point of public spaces if people are afraid to use them? Check out the third of four web stories titled "Area-based Crime and Violence" #UrbanSafety #StateofUrbanSafety #CrimeState #ENDGBV https://lnkd.in/dpbyDCmQ

Did you know that 75% of vehicle thefts and hijackings occur in our cities? This is according to the latest State of Urban Safety in South Africa Report 2024. #UrbanSafety #StateOfUrbanSafety2024 #CrimeStats #SaferCities The report is available here: https://lnkd.in/duMusFVm

"Instead of hatred and revenge, we choose reconciliation and nation-building" - Nelson Mandela #ReconciliationDay2024 #ForgingNewFutures 🇿🇦

We know what we want less of, crime! How do we measure what we want more of? #SaferCities #UrbanSafety #StateofUrbanSafety Find out more in the second of four web stories below: https://lnkd.in/deDSdT9X

Did you know that 55% of reported residential robberies occur in our cities? This statistic comes from the latest State of Urban Safety in South Africa Report 2024.  #UrbanSafety #StateOfUrbanSafety2024 #CrimeStats #SaferCities The report is available here: https://lnkd.in/duMusFVm

Women feel unsafe in our cities, but what are doing about it? Check out one of our four web stories titled Gendered-lens on Urban Safety. #UrbanSafety #StateofUrbanSafety #CrimeState #ENDGBV Click here: https://lnkd.in/dDHr9tqa

Did you know that 39% of reported sexual offences take place in our cities? This is according to the latest State of Urban Safety in South Africa Report 2024. #UrbanSafety #StateOfUrbanSafety2024 #CrimeStats #SaferCities The report is available here: https://lnkd.in/duMusFVm

Between 1994/95 and 2011/12, South Africa's murder rate dropped by more than half, from 69 to 29.5 per 100,000 people. However, since then, it has surged by 52%. These findings are highlighted in the latest State of Urban Safety Report 2024, launched today by the Urban Safety Reference Group in partnership with GIZ South Africa, Lesotho & eSwatini and Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada. #UrbanSafety #StateOfUrbanSafety2024 #CrimeStats #SaferCities This is the 5th edition of the report and will be available shortly on our website: https://lnkd.in/dTrHNmhC.

As we conclude the 16 Days of Activism against Violence Towards Women and Children, we would like to highlight the Call to Action video clip below. In this video, the SACN features a series of interviews with women from municipal and non-municipal backgrounds who are dedicated to preventing Gender-Based Violence (GBV). A key theme that has emerged from these discussions is that GBV is systemic and complex, requiring a multifaceted approach. No single strategy, individual, or organisation can effectively address this issue alone. #GBVF #EndGBVF #StopGBVF #16DaysOfActivism