Data from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) has shown that corruption cases account for one of the lowest numbers of new prisoner admissions in the fourth quarter of 2024, despite the country performing poorly on corruption indices.
According to the data, only 48 individuals were admitted to prison for corruption during this period out of a total of 16,740 recorded crimes.
This figure stands in stark contrast to high-frequency crimes like theft, which saw 3,892 admissions, assaults with 3,253, and burglary totalling 1,447 cases.
The underreporting of corruption is also ironic, considering that Zimbabwe received a score of 21, placing it 158th out of 180 countries, which indicates high level of perceived public sector corruption.
A score of zero represents ‘highly corrupt’, while 100 represents ‘very clean’.
According to the data, only 48 individuals were admitted to prison for corruption during this period out of a total of 16,740 recorded crimes.
This figure stands in stark contrast to high-frequency crimes like theft, which saw 3,892 admissions, assaults with 3,253, and burglary totalling 1,447 cases.
The underreporting of corruption is also ironic, considering that Zimbabwe received a score of 21, placing it 158th out of 180 countries, which indicates high level of perceived public sector corruption.
A score of zero represents ‘highly corrupt’, while 100 represents ‘very clean’.