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LIVE FEED: Police Minister Bheki Cele presents quarterly crime stats

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Police Minister Bheki Cele will present the quarterly crime statistics on Friday afternoon – for crimes that occurred from April 1 to the end of June this year.

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This is to allow the government sufficient time to respond to crime trends more rapidly and contribute to the national development plan’s aim to build safer communities, Minister in the Presidency Jeff Radebe said in June.The comprehensive annual report would accommodate changes to quarterly statistics due to factors like cases being solved.

The stats for the period between April 1 2019 and March 31 2020 revealed that murders remained high, with a 1.4% increase in 2019/20 to 21 325 reported cases. This is an average of just more than 61 people killed every day. A total of 1 294 cases of attempted murder were also linked to alcohol or drugs and 19 843 cases of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

 

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