Abstract
A study of gang rape cases reported to police in inner-city Johannesburg in 1999 – although fairly dated – provides new insights into a disturbing pheno menon. The most striking thing about these rapes is their predatory nature. Typically, groups of men either lie in wait for their victims, or actively drive around looking for someone to abduct. The attacks are also brazen and violent: women are confronted in public spaces, and the use of force increases with the number of perpetrators involved in the rape.
Highlights
Little is known about rape involving multiple perpetrators in South Africa
What we know about gang rape in South Africa Approximately one in 10 sexual assaults reported in the USA involves multiple perpetrators.[1]
Statistics South Africa notes that was their sample size small, but SA CRIME QUARTERLY No 12 JUNE 2005 the study was designed to be a general survey on crime rather than a study about rape
Summary
Little is known about rape involving multiple perpetrators in South Africa. This article reports on the results of a quantitative analysis of 162 rapes (both attempted and completed) reported at six police stations in Johannesburg during 1999 and involving two or more perpetrators. CIETafrica’s research in the south of Johannesburg found that women were considerably less likely to report gang rape than single perpetrator rape. Only 30% of women who were gang raped reported the attack to the police compared to the approximately 70% of women who reported being raped by one perpetrator.[4]
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