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Bheki Cele grilled in Parly over latest crime stats
Police committee chairperson Tina Joemat-Pettersson questioned police officials on how they intended fighting gender-based violence.
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Gun Free SA says illegal firearms must be destroyed more often
The mass destruction of illegal firearms only happens a few times a year. But it's not enough, argues the advocacy group.
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Crime mostly affects poor SA communities - researcher
The three stations where the most murders in the country were reported are Nyanga, Delft and Khayelitsha.
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Crime stats: An average of 114 rapes reported every day in SA
Minister of Police Bheki Cele released the crime stats for South Africa on 12 September 2019, admitting that ‘not everything is rosy'.
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Intelligence-led policing key in curbing cash-in-transit heists - ISS
Gauteng, which was largely affected by cash-in-transit robberies, last year recorded a 22% drop.
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Cele confident high crime rate in SA can be brought down
The minister said he believed that previous leaders had systematic means in place to weaken the criminal justice system.
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Where are the youth centres? ISS highlights issues contributing to gang violence
There were 1,120 gang killings nationally and over 900 of these occurred in the Cape.
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Cele: There was a systematic plan to weaken SA’s criminal justice system
Cele and his team released the latest annual crime statistics in Parliament on Thursday. They've shown a worrying increase in murder and other contact crimes.
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Nothing much has changed since SANDF deployment, say Delft residents
Crime statistics released on Thursday revealed that 247 people were murdered in this community, 52 more than in 2017/18 financial year.
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WC sees spike in hijacking but house break-ins down
Not only does the Nyanga top the list of 30 stations where the most murders have been committed, it’s also the country's top hijacking hotspot.
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Most violent behaviour is learned at home - ISS
The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) on Thursday said while an increase in police presence was likely to reduce crime numbers, the violent culture in homes was the main cause of crimes.
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Nyanga remains SA’s murder capital, but CPF vows to make area safer
The Nyanga, Delft and Khayelitsha policing precincts recorded the most murders in Cape Town for the 2018/19 financial year.
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SA is at war with itself – MPs react to latest crime stats
South Africa recorded over 21,000 murders for the 2018/2019 year, an increase of 686 murders from the previous year.
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60% of murders committed over weekends, crime stats show
This is according to the latest crime statistics recorded for the 2018/2019 financial year.
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Latest crime stats a cause of 'very serious concern' for MPs
The figures showed an increase in contact crimes such as murder, sexual offences and robbery with aggravating circumstance.
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Not very rosy: Crime stats show murder on the rise
The latest crime figures showed an increase in contact crimes such as murder, sexual offences and robbery with aggravating circumstance.
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Murders, sexual offences increase, crime stats show
Police Minister Bheki Cele is painting the latest picture of how we are faring in the war on the scourge.
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Cele set to reveal state of SA's fight against crime
The annual crime statistics will be released at Parliament later this morning.
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MAHLATSE MAHLASE: The thieves who stole dog food - the abnormal is normal in SA
We are a country where normal has become abnormal, and we resort to blaming the victims for not taking measures to protect themselves, writes Mahlatse Mahlase.
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[ANALYSIS] Crime in SA may be dropping, yet fear is rising
Data from victim and crime perception surveys help make sense of South Africa's crime statistics.
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[OPINION] South Africa won’t become less violent until it’s more equal
Increasing police patrols won't solve South Africa's high rates of violent crime. Underlying problems need to be addressed.
