Originally Posted by
Sick
Anyone who knows the current state of SA knows it has become extremely dangerous. It used to be ok outside the known hotspots, but that violent crime has permeated throughout almost all of the country.
SA murder rate 42 (/100000/yr)... USA = 6.4. UK = 1.2
A basic grasp of empirical risk might come in useful in more ways than one!
SA murder rate was
about double during the last years of Apartheid from 1980-1994.
There’s been a slight uptick in recent years but not approaching 1980-1994 levels.
Spent a fabulous 7 years there in the 70s and another year there in mid 80s.
As others have stated, now a totally screwed up place, but the world got what they wanted.
Actually it was a 70% yes vote in a white South African only referendum in 1992 which voted to end apartheid. The recent uptick in crime is probably due to more recent issues as the murder rate now is still half of 1980s levels.