African states have reported gains in growth and social recovery. For South Africa, the advent of democracy premised on development for the benefit of all, using the rainbow nation slogans, and development prospects for all, particularly the oppressed. This inclusive economy remains elusive to date since these developments are mostly funded using borrowed strategies to rescue Africa. However, irrespective of the borrowed reforms, social ills such as crime are on the increase. The victims suffer public shame as the poor continue to become poorer as the economic situation principally affects the middle and lower economic classes, while the wealthy elites become ever wealthier. This exacerbates questions about who the main beneficiaries of economic growth as Indigenous populations continue to wallow in social ills. More attention is on who these criminals are and why this development has not led to fewer criminals and offenders whether it is true development or it is only for the few or privileged. It is, therefore, clear that a move toward decolonizing development and providing Indigenous approaches to development that do not alienate the very own oppressed whose humanity has been denied is crucial. The chapter goes beyond elaborating how various social problems, like inequality, poverty, unemployment, and so on, stimulates crime.