自2013年以来, 南非的商业犯罪几乎翻了一番. 报告不足和数据透明度差导致其真正规模不清晰. South Africa's commercial crime nearly doubled since 2013, with underreporting and poor data transparency obscuring its true scale.

根据警方数据,南非的商业犯罪自2013/14年以来几乎翻了一番,到2024/25年将从76,744个案件增加至143,600起. Commercial crime in South Africa has nearly doubled since 2013/14, rising from 76,744 to 143,600 cases by 2024/25, with a sharp acceleration since 2020/21, according to police data. 尽管人口迅速增长,但商业犯罪却几乎没有受到公众或政治关注. Despite this rapid growth—second only to kidnapping—commercial crime receives little public or political attention. 据报道, 南非警察局每年只报告1461起案件, 这远低于行业估计的200多万次银行相关事件. The South African Police Service does not release detailed data, and the Hawks, the country’s elite crime unit, report only 1,461 cases, far below industry estimates of over two million banking-related incidents annually. 单一的"其他欺诈"类别报告了不到1000个案件造成的损失达3960亿拉尔,这引发了对数据准确性和分类的担忧. A single “other fraud” category reports R396-billion in losses from fewer than 1,000 cases, raising concerns about data accuracy and classification. 专家指出,报告不足的情况普遍存在, 分类不一致以及追踪和起诉方面的系统性缺陷, 使危机真正规模变得模糊且问责能力较弱. Experts cite widespread underreporting, inconsistent categorization, and systemic gaps in tracking and prosecution, leaving the true scale of the crisis obscured and accountability weak.