đź’¨ Abstract
Six South African cities rank in the top 20 of the 2026 Numbeo Crime Index. Pietermaritzburg is the highest, with a crime index score of 82.8 and a safety score of 12.2. Pretoria follows closely, with Johannesburg and Durban also in the top ten. Gqeberha and Cape Town are in the 8th and 16th positions, respectively.
Courtesy: Nereesha Patel
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