Editing Gang rape (section)

===South Africa===
{{Further|Sexual violence in South Africa|Murder of Hannah Cornelius}}

Gang rapes occur frequently in [[South Africa]],<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/03/05/south-africa-once-called-the-worlds-rape-capital-is-running-out-of-rape-kits/ South Africa, once called ‘the world’s rape capital,’ is running out of rape kits] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705194819/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/03/05/south-africa-once-called-the-worlds-rape-capital-is-running-out-of-rape-kits/ |date=2015-07-05 }} Caitlin Dewey, Washington Post, March 5, 2013</ref> and in certain parts it is called ''jackrolling''.<ref name=bbcsa>{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/258446.stm | work=BBC News | title=South Africa's rape shock | date=1999-01-19 | access-date=2010-05-26 | archive-date=2019-04-02 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402230527/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/258446.stm | url-status=live }}</ref> South Africa reported over 64,000 rapes in 2012, or about 127.5 women per 100,000 population.<ref>[http://www.saps.gov.za/statistics/reports/crimestats/2012/categories/total_sexual_offences.pdf Crime Research and Statistics, South African Police Service (2013)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119095907/http://www.saps.gov.za/statistics/reports/crimestats/2012/categories/total_sexual_offences.pdf |date=November 19, 2012 }}</ref> With one woman raped every 4 minutes, South Africa has world's highest rape incidence rate per 100,000 women. Between 10% and 33% of all rapes are gang rapes involving three or more people. About 25% of youth near [[Johannesburg]] described gang rape as recreational and fun.<ref name=bbcsa/><ref>Swart L et al. Rape surveillance through district surgeons’ offices in Johannesburg, 1996–1998: findings, evaluation and prevention implications.South African Journal of Psychology, 2000, 30:1–10.</ref>

In certain parts of [[South Africa]] where boys are often involved in gang rapes, rape rates are higher.<ref name="bbcsa"/> 40% of reported rape cases are on children below the age of 12.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hst.org.za/news/rape-has-become-way-life-south-africa |title=Rape has become a way of life in South Africa |publisher=Health Systems Trust |date=2013-11-01 |access-date=2013-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023005636/http://www.hst.org.za/news/rape-has-become-way-life-south-africa |archive-date=2013-10-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Vogelman and Lewis report 44% of rapists in South Africa have engaged in gang rape.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Sterling |first1=Carol |last2=Vogelman |first2=Lloyd |date=1990 |title=The Sexual Face of Violence: Rapists on Rape |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/4065538 |journal=Agenda |issue=6 |pages=26 |doi=10.2307/4065538 |jstor=4065538 |issn=1013-0950|url-access=subscription }}</ref> The National Institute of Crime Rehabilitation of South Africa claims only 1 out of 20 rapes are reported in South Africa, suggesting 1,300 women are raped every day.<ref name="csvr.org.za">{{cite web|url=http://www.csvr.org.za/index.php/publications/1631-gang-rape-and-the-culture-of-violence-in-south-africa.html|title=Gang Rape and the Culture of Violence in South Africa|website=www.csvr.org.za|access-date=2013-09-06|archive-date=2021-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225124103/https://www.csvr.org.za/index.php/publications/1631-gang-rape-and-the-culture-of-violence-in-south-africa.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A 2010 nationwide survey reported that about 27% of all South African men above the age of 18 have raped a woman in their lifetime one or more times, while 8.9% of all adult men have participated in a gang rape.<ref name=rachelj>Rachel Jewkes et al, [http://www.ajol.info/index.php/sacq/article/view/101459/90645 Why, when and how men rape: understanding rape perpetration in South Africa] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230040409/http://www.ajol.info/index.php/sacq/article/view/101459/90645 |date=2014-12-30 }}, South African Crime Quarterly, Vol. 34, December 2010, pp. 23–31</ref> The gang rape prevalence rate varied significantly in different provinces of South Africa; for example, in [[Eastern Cape]], 13.9% of men had gang raped a woman who was not a partner.<ref name=rachelj/>

In February 2013, a 17-year-old girl was gang raped, mutilated and left to die in a town near [[Cape Town]]. This led to widespread protests.