Some 40% of Zimbabwe's 12 million inhabitants live in cities. This number is expected to grow at a rate of approximately 4% per year. The population of Harare, Zimbabwe's largest city has grown four-fold in the past 30 years.
At the global level, male homicide rates are roughly double female rates for all age groups. Research has repeatedly confirmed that higher rates of criminal, violent, and delinquent behaviour among males are not biologically based.