Just around 7% of all suspects arrested for rhino-related crimes in Namibia over the past decade had been convicted by the end of 2024. Since 2015, when the current rhino poaching crisis first peaked, 726 rhinos have been recorded as poached in Namibia by last year. According to the Namibia National Report on Wildlife Protection for 2024, proactive law enforcement has led to the arrest of 855 suspects accused of rhino-related crimes. However, the report notes that the lack of serious consequences for such offences remains a major challenge for rhino conservation and protection in Namibia. "A high number of arrested suspects are known repeat offenders, seasoned criminals with previous arrests related to rhino crimes, out on bail in ongoing court cases, or discharged after being tried," the report states.