Where a victim is most likely to be raped – latest SA crime stats

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A victim is more likely to be raped in their place of residence or that of family, friends and neighbours in the Eastern Cape (800), Gauteng (765), KwaZulu-Natal (726) and the Western Cape (462).

Cape Town – A victim is more likely to be raped in their place of residence or that of family, friends and neighbours in the Eastern Cape , Gauteng , KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape , with 4 130 such cases recorded in the country.

This was revealed by Minister of Police Bheki Cele at the latest quarterly National Crime Statistics briefing on Friday. There was a slight decrease in the number of rapes – from 9 905 to 9 518. Eight Gauteng police stations featured among the top 15 when it came to rapes, followed by the Western Cape .

The provinces in the top 20 where the most cases were reported at police stations are Gauteng and the Western Cape .

 

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So basically raped by people they know, Some aren't even reported😭

I wonder how many cases that were never reported.. this is really disturbing 😭😭😭

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