Of those additional 873 counts, 380 cases of rape were reported at either schools, universities, colleges or day care, a trend that Cele said was a cause of deep concern.There were no bank robberies during the period under review, burglaries at residential properties fell by 5.8 percent decline and heists of cash in transit heists dropped 10.4 percent.
Some experts commented on the figures, calling for more frequent release of information and better collaboration between civil society, government, and law enforcement. Andrew Faull, senior researcher at the Justice, and Violence Prevention at the Institute for Security Studies said,"as many of us have been saying for more than a decade, the data that comes out once a year is always, at least six months old so it's very heartening today that the minister announced quarterly data will be released."
Mpiwa Mangwiro-Tsanga, Regional Campaigns and Advocacy Specialist for Sonke Gender Justice said, on the subject of rape and sexual assault, "we are living in a broken society, a society where predominantly women and girls have to live in fear for their lives."Source
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