South Africans feel increasingly unsafe, with only 30% feeling secure walking at night, according to Gallup.
South Africa’s people believe the country is one of the most unsafe in the world, with just 30% say they feel safe walking in the streets at night.
On par with South Africa in terms of people feeling unsafe at night is Liberia, poverty-stricken and wracked by conflict over the past 20 years, where only 30% of people feel safe in the streets at night.Yet the rest of the world – including countries in conflict zones – appears a lot safer to the inhabitants of its countries.
“Further, feelings of safety have declined more in sub-Saharan Africa than in any other region over the past two decades.Gallup’s finding on South Africans’ fear for their personal safety echoes Statistics South Africa’s Governance, Public Safety and Justice Survey 2023- 24, which reveals a decline in the sense of safety among individuals walking in their neighbourhoods during the day and at night since 2019-20.
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