In FY 2023, there was a total of 22,742 carjackings in South Africa. This presents an increase of 1,819 incidences of carjackings since the previous year, which recorded 20,923 reports. Over the observed period, FY 2023 recorded the highest number of carjacking crimes in the country, while FY 2012 had the lowest number of occurrences.
Number of carjackings in South Africa from the fiscal year of 2009 to the fiscal year of 2024
The South African fiscal year runs from April 1 to March 31.
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Data prior to FY 2010 taken from previous reports.
The values for 2023 were taken from quarterly South African Police Service reports from 2022/2023, and have been aggregated by Statista in order to get the total values.
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