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Crime stats: These six Gauteng police stations are among SA’s 30 worst-hit by murders

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Out of SA’s 30 worst-hit police stations in terms of murder cases, six in Gauteng feature on the list, according to provincial crime statistics for July to September.

Gauteng police commissioner Lt-Gen Elias Mawela said two of the trio crimes had increased: carjacking by 3.4% and business robberies by 1.4%. File photo.Out of SA’s 30 worst-hit police stations in terms of murder cases, six in Gauteng feature on the list.

This is according to provincial crime statistics for the second quarter of the 2021/2022 financial year, covering July to September.Alexandra, which had 38 cases ;Jeppe, which had 32 cases ; andThe statistics were presented to the Gauteng legislature’s portfolio committee on community safety by provincial police managers on Tuesday.

Gauteng police commissioner Lt-Gen Elias Mawela said two of the trio crimes increased: carjacking was up 3.4% while business robberies increased by 1.4%.Contact crimes increased, with 57 more cases reported than during the same period last year.Mawela said the highest increase in terms of the actual values was murder, with 229 more counts, and assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, with 212 more counts.

 

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What!!! People are now murdering at police stations? Wtf!!!

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