Causative factors of kidnapping in South Africa 2022/2023
all kidnapping cases in the country. Robbery-related abductions followed, with 1,175 reports out of the select sample in the period under review.
As of the 2022/2023 fiscal year, the most common causative factor for kidnappings in South Africa was hijacking-related, with 2,851 reports from a select sample. This motive for kidnapping accounted for almost 19 percent of