| Description |
1 online resource (8 pages) |
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Africa security brief ; no. 7 |
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Africa security brief ; no. 7.
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| Summary |
Violent crime in Africa's cities is endemic and in many places worsening. Africa as a whole has a homicide rate of 20 per 100,000 (in Europe it is 5.4, in North America 6.5, and in South America 25.9). The problem is particularly severe in some urban areas. Kinshasa's homicide rate is estimated to be as high as 112 homicides per 100,000. The Nigerian police have recorded consistently rising rates of murder and attempted murder over the last 20 years. Rates of armed robbery in Africa are also very high. In Nairobi, 37 percent of residents reported being victims. The rate is 27 percent in some Mozambican cities and 21 percent in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Research at a Cape Town hospital revealed that 94 percent of patients had at some point faced exposure to violence. South Africa Police Service figures also show an alarming rise in sexual crimes, with 27 percent of men indicating they had committed rape. Whatever the accuracy of crime statistics in Africa, the perception of growing danger has generated widespread anxiety. In Lagos, Nigeria, 70 percent of respondents in a city-wide survey were fearful of being victims of crime. In Nairobi, more than half of the citizens worry about crime "all the time" or "very often." |
| Notes |
Title from title screen (viewed on Mar. 21, 2011) |
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"September 2010." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 7-8) |
| Subject |
Urban violence -- Africa
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Police -- Africa
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Community policing -- Africa
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Community policing.
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Police.
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Urban violence.
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Africa.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
National Defense University. Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
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