South Sudan: crime and justice
2 answers, 1 from South Sudan's own official bodies, with a link to each figure.
Does South Sudan publish crime statistics?
No official crime figures for South Sudan were found on the website of the National Bureau of Statistics, checked on 15 October 2026, and no national police or justice statistics site was found. No international homicide estimate from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime is published for South Sudan in the World Bank's data.
The NBS's 2025 MICS survey covers related topics such as birth registration, which was 36.1% for children under five, according to the Key Findings Report.
International comparisons
The figures below use one definition for every country, so they can differ from national figures.
How many battle deaths has South Sudan had?
2: that is battle-related deaths in South Sudan for 2024, according to the Uppsala Conflict Data Program. It is the bottom of the series, which starts in 2011. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 164, and South Sudan placed 19th highest of 20. Of 41 countries with 2024 data, 38th highest.
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