Roughly 50 kidnappings occur daily in South Africa

John Perlman speaks with Lizette Lancaster, Project Manager: Crime and Justice Information and Analysis Hub at the Institute for Security Studies.   

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Crime statistics from October to December last year, show an average of 50 abductions every day across the country.

While Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal are kidnapping hotspots, other provinces aren't immune to this crime.

Lancaster says most abductions are ‘express kidnappings’, which happen during hijacks and robberies.

“They make up about 60% of all kidnappings.”

- Lizette Lancaster, Project Manager: Crime and Justice Information and Analysis Hub at Institute for Security Studies

She added that if we focused on kidnappings related to other crimes, we'd see a massive reduction in these alarming statistics.

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