Contact crime on the increase in South Africa
Contact crimes including murder, robbery and sexual offences have increased by 0.7% in the country, according to the 2019/2020 crime statistics. The stats were released by Police Minister Bheki Cele and top brass from the SAPS on Friday morning in Pretoria. The murder rate has increased with 303 cases, to a total of just more than 21 000. Sexual offences increased by 873, bringing the total to just over 53 […]
