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#CrimeStats reaction: Increase in violence against women & children a crisis
The figures show that of the more than 20,000 murders during the period, 20% were women and children.
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#CrimeStats: Murder, sexual offences on the rise in Gauteng
Police Minister Bheki Cele and National Commissioner Khehla Sitole released the 2017/2018 figures in Parliament today.
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#CrimeStats: South Africans are living in a war zone - Cele
Police Minister Bheki Cele says the latest crime statistics are 'nothing to write home about'.
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#CrimeStats: 50% increase in cash-in-transit heists
The latest crime statistics, released at Parliament this morning, show more than 200 cases were recorded in the 2017/18 financial year.
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SJC plans Parly march over police resourcing as crime stats expected
The figures for the 2016/2017 period showed murder had increased by 1.8% while sexual offences and the number of reported rape cases had both decreased by over 4%.
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[OPINION] South Africa should create a fund to compensate victims of crime
South Africa's legal position regarding crime victim compensation is unsatisfactory.
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[OPINION] SA crime stats show police struggling to close cases
Poor leadership in crime intelligence and a struggling detective service are affecting the ability of South Africa - where a murder happens every 28 minutes - to bring down crime.
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'Urgent steps needed' to curb violence against women, children
The deputy president says the ANC will be the party to secure safer communities for residents.
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Arguments a 'prominent contributor' to murder stats
An analysis of sample murder cases in different provinces show that a significant proportion of the killings followed arguments or social interactions gone awry.
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WC Safety Forum: Crime stats don’t reveal holistic view in CT communities
Officials say venues, where gangs operate from, should be targeted in a bid reduce violent crime.
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What you need to know about latest crime stats
The minister announced there has been a 1.8% decrease in community-reported serious crimes.
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Mbalula to release latest crime stats in Parly
It's the first time that Police Minister Fikile Mbalula will be presenting the statistics since his appointment to the portfolio during a Cabinet reshuffle in March.
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Cosmo City residents protest against high crime levels
Residents are expected to hand over a memorandum at the Gauteng Community Safety Department.
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Western Cape has 7 of SA’s top 10 murder precincts
Nyanga has seen a seven percent decline, but still has the dubious title of 'murder capital'.
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[LISTEN] Tips on how to avoid being hijacked
About 2,032 incidents of carjacking were reported in the Western Cape, according to Stats SA.
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SJC: Unsurprising CT townships reflect high crime stats
The 2016 crime stats show seven of the WC precincts on the worst ten list for murders.
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ISS encouraged by Khomotso Phahlane leadership role in Saps
The ISS Gareth Newham says Phahlane has conducted a full assessment of the police’s management structures.
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MPs call for urgent steps in combating upward trend in contact crimes
The statistic show that the national murder rate is now 34 per 100,000, up from 33 last year.
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#CrimeStats: MPs concerned about increase in murder rate
The statistic show that the national murder rate is now 34 per 100,000, up from 33 last year.
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7 WC policing precincts among 10 classified as murder hot spots
Overall there were 18,673 murders countrywide in the year in review.
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SA experiences more house robberies than ever before
The crime stats show an overall increase of 2.7 percent in robbery at residential premises for 2015/16.
