WC crime stats for Q3 show decrease in murder, sexual offences, assault & robbery
Western Cape Police Commissioner Thembesile Patekile said that 15 of the 17 community crimes in the province had shown a reduction.
The Western Cape MEC for Police Oversight and Community Safety Anroux Marais, Western Cape Police Commissioner Lt Gen (Adv) TE Patekile and the chairperson of the National Community Police Consultative Forum, Fransina Lukas presented the provincial crime states for the third quarter of 2024/2025 on 25 February 2025. Picture: @SAPoliceService/X
CAPE TOWN - Crime statistics for the third quarter of the 2024/2025 financial year show there has been a reduction in crime in the Western Cape.
Western Cape Police Commissioner Thembesile Patekile and the MEC for Community Safety, Anroux Marais, announced the statistics on Tuesday.
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Patekile said that 15 of the 17 community crimes in the province had shown a reduction.
Crime statistics for the third quarter of the 2024/2025 financial year show that murder decreased by 7.9% in the Western Cape.
Statistics for sexual offences, assault, and robbery also show a reduction for the period from 1 October to 31 December 2024.
"Common assault and commercial crimes showed an increase - that's the only two crimes that have shown an increase, while murders and attempted murders were significantly decreased under the period of review," said Patekile.
Patekile said that police were doing a good job, but there was still a lot of work to be done.