South Africa's Rustenburg
Rustenburg is located in South Africa's North West Province. As shown in a 2015 Numbeo assessment, it has very high crime levels, scoring 85.71 out of a possible 100. According to Crime Statistics South Africa, Rustenburg had the greatest overall number of criminal cases of any city in the North West Province in 2015, with 11,117 instances. Burglary of private residences, abduction, hijacking, and political violence are only a few of the crimes that occur often in this metropolis. According to South Africa Dialogue, armed robberies and street crimes are also prevalent in Rustenburg, necessitating extreme vigilance on a daily basis. Car break-ins are widespread at night, and it's not a good idea to keep belongings inside a vehicle. Stopping in undesignated spots on the highways late at night makes one an obvious target for thieves, therefore it's better to avoid them.
Libya's Benghazi
Since Muammar Gaddafi was deposed as Libya's leader in 2011, the entire nation has been immersed in civil conflict, including the nation's second biggest city, Benghazi. Militant strikes by radical Islamic terrorists are a constant threat to the metropolis. In September 2012, armed fundamentalists assaulted the US Embassy in Libya, killing four US government officials, including the US Ambassador to Libya. According to the OSAC, crime rates are continuing to rise throughout the nation. Carjackings, robberies, burglaries, and gun assaults have become increasingly common, owing to the theft of government weaponry that followed Gaddafi's fall in a desperate race for economic and military advantages. Women's sexual harassment is on the rise, as are petty and severe street crimes. Expats women who don't dress modestly are vulnerable to assault by Islamic extremist groups as a result of tougher dress codes.
South Africa's Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg is the region's second-largest city (after Durban) and the capital of South Africa's Kwa-Zulu-Natal province. According to Numbeo, it has an extremely high crime rate, with a crime rating of 87.5 out of a possible 100 in January 2016. In Pietermaritzburg, armed robbery, sexual assault, arson, drug selling, home break-ins, carjackings, and car theft are all common crimes. The number of crimes in the city increased dramatically in the three years preceding up to 2015. In 2015, there were 15,720 criminal incidents in the city, according to Crime Statistics South Africa. This was a rise over prior years, as there were 14,794 recorded criminal acts in 2014, compared to 13,596 in 2013. When xenophobic incidents occur elsewhere in South Africa, they tend to travel swiftly to Pietermaritzburg.
Cape Town, South Africa
Despite being the country's legislative capital, crime statistics in Cape Town, a port city in South Africa and the seat of Western Cape Province, are quite high. It has routinely been named among some of the world's most dangerous cities in recent years. As of March 2016, Numbeo gave the city an overall crime rating of 82.45 out of a possible 10 points, up over the previous three years. According to Africa Check, from April 2011 to March 2012, Cape Town had far more homicides than Johannesburg and Pretoria combined. According to Numbeo, criminal acts such as drug peddling, assault, vandal, theft, assaults, aggravated burglary, and bribery are very widespread there. Walking at night is dangerous in and of itself. Narcotic gang activity and persistent economic disparity in non-white areas are fueling most of the violence in Cape Town. According to a 2014 analysis by the Institute for Security Studies, a white family's yearly income in Cape Town was slightly over six times that of a black home.
Lagos state,Nigeria.
Lagos is Nigeria's biggest metropolis and one of the world's biggest cities, with a population of 21 million people. The city's crime rate is likewise quite high, with Numbeo assigning it a score of 80.88 out of a possible 100. Lagos has a "critical" crime rating according to the OSAC. Thefts, armed robberies, house or business burglars, car thefts, assaults, rapes, abductions, and extortion are all common occurrences in Lagos. Armed thieves in the city have been known to scale perimeter fences and overpower security officers, while others have infiltrated waterfront properties via boat. Criminals often target passengers in moving vehicles and break into parked vehicles. Airport roadways, as well as banks and grocery shops, are some of Lagos' crime hotspots throughout the day and evening. When street gangs known as "area boys" battle, the mainland of the city is engulfed in horror. Lagos is also a hotspot of e-mail scams, with questionable cyber criminals preying on individuals under the guise of promising them massive recompense in exchange for parting with money through electronic transactions.
Borno State, Nigeria
With a spate of successful attacks, killings, and kidnappings of Borno citizens, Borno state stands at the top of the list. The majority of individuals in Borno state have died as a result of the boko haram menace. In 2014, 219 students from Chibok secondary school in Borno state were abducted, and they have yet to be found. In an effort to combat Boko Haram, Nigeria's government has transferred its defence headquarters to Borno state.
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