# Statistics South Africa director Boitumelo Mooketsi says consumer fraud is the second most prevalent crime, affecting 566-thousand individuals across 811-thousand incidents, with 35-percent reported to police. Meanwhile, assault impacted an estimated 363-thousand individuals, 54-percent of whom reported it. Nearly half of female victims cited a spouse or intimate partner as the perpetrator:
Stats SA reports escalating consumer fraud and assault in 2024-25 [SOUND]
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