# Rural safety

- Link: https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/rural-safety/
- Published: 2020-08-07T08:27:21+02:00
- Author: dearSA

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### South Africa is plagued by unprecedented levels of violence and crime that costs the economy millions of rands. Violent crime is rampant in rural areas, affecting all South Africans, regardless of race, gender, location or occupation.

Please voice your thoughts, suggestions and solutions – which will be presented 
to government and our courts by several civil society organisations.

This is a coordinated campaign, sparked by [Agri Northern Cape](https://agrink.co.za/),
inviting all sectors of civil society. A list of concerned and participating organisations
is at the summary link below (organisations can join [here](https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/rural-safety/info@dearsouthafrica.co.za)).
Please take the time to read through their documentation – especially from those
you may not be familiar with. Violent rural crime affects us all and must be addressed
through effective, collaborative solutions between civil society and government.

### **3260**** **participants

![Rural-Safety-DearSA](https://cdn.dearsouthafrica.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/
08/20190955/Rural-Safety.jpg "Rural-Safety")

[view a summary and info here ](https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/rural-safety/summary)

[click to see comments from other participants ](https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/rural-safety/comments)

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