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‘Do the crime stats reflect the situation in the Western Cape,’ questions criminologist

By Daanyaal Matthews The recently released Quarterly Crime Statistics have indicated a significant decrease in crime across the Western Cape with the region experiencing a decrease in reported murder, however, while the overall crime decrease in the Western Cape have been welcomed crime ‘hotspots’, primarily those within the Cape Flats, have once more reported an increase in reported serious crime. This has furthered discussion on whether Government, both local and […]

21 August 2023

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CRIME STATS | More women, children murdered between April and June

Forty more women and 50 children were killed between April and June 2023 than in the corresponding period the previous year, dealing a blow to the fight to tackle violence against women and children. This was revealed by police top brass, led by police minister Bheki Cele, during the presentation of crime statistics for the first quarter of the 2023-2024 financial year to parliament's police portfolio committee on Friday. The […]

19 August 2023

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Cele: South Africa has a serious illegal firearm problem

Police Minister Bheki Cele said the country has a serious illegal firearm problem, adding, however, that perpetrators use a variety of weapons to commit murder. On Friday, Cele presented the latest crime stats for the third quarter, covering the period between October 2022 and December 2022. The statistics show a significant increase of 10.1% for murder, which stands at 7,555 cases during that period. Cele said during the third quarter, […]

18 February 2023

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Curbing alcohol abuse- liquor traders’ responsibility

The Liquor Traders Association says while alcohol abuse remains one of the biggest contributors to crime in South Africa - the public has an equal responsibility to curb the crisis. Police Minister Bheki Cele released the latest crime statistics on Friday – showing very high contact crime in communities with many liquor outlets. The statistics show that between April and June, 227 people lost their lives in places of entertainment, […]

21 August 2022

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KZN is the country’s most deadly province, latest crime stats reveal

The latest crime statistics have revealed that KwaZulu-Natal is the country’s most deadly province. Two of the province's police stations recorded the highest number of murders between April and June this year. KwaZulu-Natal is followed by the Western Cape and Gauteng. But it’s the Eastern Cape that has recorded the highest number of murders, comparable to the size of its population. Six-hundred-and-sixty-four more people were murdered in the first quarter […]

20 August 2022

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Gang violence continues across Cape Flats as Child Protection Week ends

By: Aneeqa du Plessis As National Child Protection Week draws to an end, more than 3,300 kidnappings were reported between January and March this year alone. According to the quarterly crime statistics presented by National Police Minister Bheki Cele to parliament on Friday morning, this is an increase of 109.2%, or 1,580 cases, compared to the same time last year. However, the Western Cape recorded the lowest quarterly increase in […]

6 June 2022

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Q4 crime stats reveal ‘brutal’ spike in attacks against women and children

Attacks on women and children have recorded major increases in the first three months of this year. This is according to the latest police statistics that also show an overall 22.2% increase in murder compared to the corresponding period last year. Police Minister Bheki Cele and SAPS management briefed the police portfolio committee on the fourth quarter crime statistics, which showed an increase in all contact crime. Cele said […]

4 June 2022

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CRIME STATS | Sexual offences up by 13.7%

The number of sexual offences reported to police in the first three months of the year increased by 13.7% to 13,799, an increase of 1,666 from the same time last year. The quarterly crime stats will be announced by police minister Bheki Cele at noon on Friday after the preliminary report was released to parliament in the morning. The stats compare lockdown level 1 this year with lockdown level 3 […]

3 June 2022

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SA’s high crime rate ‘a shocking’ concern for right to life: Amnesty International

Amnesty International SA said the high rate of crime in SA was a “shocking” concern for the right to life and the government’s failure to protect people. On Friday the police ministry released quarterly crime statistics which pointed to an 8.9% increase in murder between October and December 2021. “It is disturbing that 6,859 people were murdered in the country in a space of just three months. This is 562 […]

19 February 2022

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