This emerged from the police crime statistics released in Parliament on Friday by the head of the crime register, Lieutenant-General Norman Sekhukhune.
Police Minister Bheki Cele said there has been an increase of 1.4% in the number of murders committed in the country over the past three years. Thirty-three more people have been murdered in South Africa, with the murder rate rising to 21 325, an increase of 1.4%. Regarding the location where the murders were committed, the majority took place in a public place such as a street, open field, recreational centre, park, beach, abandoned building or parking area ; a total of 5 522 occurred at the residence of the perpetrator or victim ; 853 at liquor outlets; 467 at business premises; 232 in various modes of transport such as a taxi, plane, bus, car or boat; and 133 on agricultural land .
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