Survey reveals housebreaking as most prevalent household crime [SOUND]

# Statistics South Africa’s Governance, Public Safety and Justice Survey indicates that housebreaking remains the most prevalent crime in the country. Director Boitumelo Mooketsi reports 1.5-million incidents affected 1.1-million households in 2024-25, with 43-percent reported to police. She revealed that home robbery was the second most common, impacting 213-thousand households, often involving firearms: