SA murder rate climbs: 6,424 cases recorded between April and June 2022

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South Africa’s murder rate has gone up with KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and the Western Cape registering the highest number of the 6,424 murders between April and June this year.

CAPE TOWN - South Africa’s murder rate has gone up - with KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, and the Western Cape, registering the highest number of the 6,424 murders between April and June this year.

This represents an increase of 664 cases, compared to the same period last year, when the country was still under lockdown.While the murder rate is up, there has been a decrease in sexual offences cases. Still, more than 9,500 rape cases were reported during the period under review. “All three categories of assault have reported a decrease, this includes assault GBH which saw over 7% less cases. Contact crimes cases were 2,205 less compared to the same period last year. The reduction is inclusive of sexual offences, common robberies, common assault, and assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. All these combined decreases have resulted in a 1.5% drop in all contact crimes,” Cele said.

 

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Please tell this poos he is susposed to down manage crime and not up manage.

this fake must be removed

LirandzuThemba which officers will be held accountable? SAPoliceService and their CSP said we don't need self defence firearms. Actions have consequences so who will be held accountable CyrilRamaphosa MYANC ANCParliament ParliamentofRSA

This is on Cele's hands!

About 69 murders per day. Hatclown lost the plot.

Cele must be fired now

WHAT happened to the autopsy report re the EnyobeniTavern tragedy?

Corona made President Ramadollar to close the country with only one death. Now over 6k people have been killed in a space of just 2 months. Not even in countries where there's war u find such thing. Useless old people in leadership.

With all these murders, how come is our unemployment rate so high? All of the best for the police and the justice system. They have their job cut out for them!!

Eish that’s very shattering and our Law Enforcement has a lot to do to combat this

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