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CRIME STATS | Murder and sexual offences increase

KGAUGELO MASWENENG Arguments, road rage and provocation are top causes of murders Murders increased by 10% over three months late last year. There were 7,555 murders committed between October and December 2022. Arguments, road rage and…

Police minister Bheki Cele says murders in SA have gone up dramatically. File photo.Image: GCIS

Crime stats: 5,760 murders with most killed in public places and homes

SA has recorded a double-digit increase in the murder rate, police minister Bheki Cele said when presenting the crime statistics for April, May and June. “In the three months of reporting, a 66.2% increase in murders was recorded.…

Bheki Cele insists that comments by EFF leader Julius Malema were an incitement to attack police officers and their families.Image: Esa Alexander

Booze, crime and police officers: Bheki Cele on SA being ‘safer’ during lockdown

Police minister Bheki Cele said SA has been much safer during the lockdown and ban on alcohol sales. He made the comment while delivering the quarterly crime statistics. Impact of alcohol The minister said alcohol is a major factor…

Police minister Bheki Cele was tagged on social media after Mpumalanga premier Refilwe Mtsweni-Tsipane was seen on national television without a face mask while out in public and in contravention of lockdown regulations.Image: GCIS

Stats could be misleading, says FF+ as it welcomes figures on farm attacks

The latest quarterly crime statistics could be misleading if not considered within the context of the level five lockdown, which restricted people’s movement significantly, the FF+ said on Friday. The party was reacting after the release…

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WATCH: What the latest #CrimeStats reveal about cash-in-transit robberies

The crime statistics for 2017/2018 were released on September 11 2018. Here’s what they tell us about cash-in-transit robberies.

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985 children murdered in SA – mostly boys

When it comes to crime against children‚ more boys were murdered than girls in the last financial year in SA. This is according to the latest crime statistics on Tuesday‚ which revealed that 985 children had been murdered across the…