'Assault' means physical attack against the body of another person resulting in serious bodily injury; excluding indecent/sexual assault; threats and slapping/punching. 'Assault' leading to death should also be excluded. (UN-CTS M3.2)
Assault (number)
| 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Burundi | | 304 | 499 | 455 | 431 | 549 | |
| Kenya | 12,715 | 14,078 | 14,366 | 14,534 | 13,674 | 13,949 | 14,921 |
| Rwanda | | 2,004 | 2,526 | 3,177 | 3,299 | | |
| Zimbabwe | 92,510 | | | | | | |
| Uganda | 35,092 | 22,979 | 19,023 | 18,030 | 16,702 | 14,509 | |
| Mauritius | 122 | 238 | 230 | | | | |
| Egypt | | 156 | 339 | | | | |
| Madagascar | | 3,450 | 3,434 | 2,115 | 2,744 | 2,542 | 2,189 |