The South African Police Service (SAPS) is finding it increasingly difficult to protect victims from the scourge of commercial crime which threatens the economy, corrodes scarce and valuable resources, and inhibits growth and development. Official statistics from the SAPS show that the annual detection rate in respect of reported fraud cases was 35.77% in 2014/15 and 34.08% in 2015/16. Although the detection rate for serious commercial crime for 2014/15 is reported as 94.8% and 96.75% for 2015/16, it is likely that these figures are inaccurate and in reality are much lower. This article provides an overview of the incidence of commercial crime, assesses the detection rate reported by the SAPS and seeks to determine whether they are losing the fight against these crimes.

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南非的执法部门是否输掉了打击商业犯罪的斗争？

南非警察署（SAPS）发现，越来越难保护受害者免受商业犯罪之害，因为商业犯罪之灾威胁经济，腐蚀稀缺和宝贵的资源并抑制增长与发展。SAPS的官方统计数据显示，2014/15年和2015/16年报告的欺诈案件的年发现率分别为35.77％和34.08％。虽然据报告2014/15年的严重商业犯罪检出率分别为94.8％和2015/16年的96.75％，但这些数字可能不准确，而实际上却低得多。本文概述了商业犯罪的发生，评估了SAPS报告的检出率，并试图确定他们是否正在与这些犯罪作斗争。