{"id":54230,"date":"2023-09-30T21:46:34","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T21:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/south-africa-losing-battle-against-crime-2023-global-organised-crime-index"},"modified":"2023-09-30T23:23:58","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T23:23:58","slug":"south-africa-losing-battle-against-crime-2023-global-organised-crime-index","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/south-africa-losing-battle-against-crime-2023-global-organised-crime-index","title":{"rendered":"South Africa losing battle against crime: 2023 Global Organised Crime Index"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>There is yet more evidence that South Africa is losing the battle against crime and deeply entrenched crime networks.<\/p>\n<p>The 2023 Global Organised Crime Index released earlier this week showed that South Africa scored 7.12 on a scale of criminality out of 10.<\/p>\n<p>That means we are almost getting a distinction in crime.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"South Africa losing battle against crime: 2023 Global Organised Crime Index\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Om3Le5HtpsQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\">South-Africa<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. There is yet more evidence that South Africa is losing the battle against crime and deeply entrenched crime networks. The 2023 Global Organised Crime Index released earlier this week showed that South Africa scored 7.12 on a scale of criminality out of 10. 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