South Africa Is The Most Dangerous Country In Africa – Report Finds

South Africa is the most dangerous country in Africa, with five of its cities having the highest crime rates on the continent, a new study has found.

The research, conducted by security experts 0861 Clearview, a private, local fencing company, has discovered that Pretoria ranked the highest in the continent with a crime index score of 82, followed by Joburg, Durban, Cape Town, and Bloemfontein.

0861 Clearview used Statista to find the crime rate of the 10 most populated cities in Africa.  Using Numbeo, the world’s largest cost of living database, 0861 Clearview also found the most common crimes in each of these cities, including police corruption, assault/armed robbery, and vandalism/theft.

Meanwhile, the research found that corruption and bribery is the most common crime in South Africa, the city with the most assault and armed robbery crimes is Pretoria and that Durban was the city with the most vandalism and theft crimes.

The city with the most drug use is Cape Town and the study found that on average, assault and bribery is the most common violent crime in South Africa