The fiscal year runs from April to March of each year.
The values were taken from quarterly South African Police Service reports from 2022/2023, and have been aggregated by ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ in order to get the total values. The source provided selected domestic violence-related crimes in all four quarters.
The numbers reflected here are likely higher in reality due to unreported crimes.
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Number of domestic violence-related crimes in South Africa 2022/2023, by gender
As of the 2022/2023 fiscal year, common assault was the most frequently reported form of domestic violence-related crimes among men and women, with * and * cases, respectively. Assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm followed, whereby * women and men were subjected to domestic violence. Domestic violence-related common assault accounted for around ** percent of the overall number of common assault reports in the same period.
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ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. (July 21, 2023). Number of domestic violence-related crimes in South Africa in 2022/2023, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/1401015/number-of-selected-domestic-violence-related-crime-in-south-africa-by-gender/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. "Number of domestic violence-related crimes in South Africa in 2022/2023, by gender." Chart. July 21, 2023. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/1401015/number-of-selected-domestic-violence-related-crime-in-south-africa-by-gender/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. (2023). Number of domestic violence-related crimes in South Africa in 2022/2023, by gender. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/1401015/number-of-selected-domestic-violence-related-crime-in-south-africa-by-gender/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. "Number of Domestic Violence-related Crimes in South Africa in 2022/2023, by Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 21 Jul 2023, /statistics/1401015/number-of-selected-domestic-violence-related-crime-in-south-africa-by-gender/
ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, Number of domestic violence-related crimes in South Africa in 2022/2023, by gender ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1401015/number-of-selected-domestic-violence-related-crime-in-south-africa-by-gender/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Number of domestic violence-related crimes in South Africa in 2022/2023, by gender [Graph], ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, July 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1401015/number-of-selected-domestic-violence-related-crime-in-south-africa-by-gender/
