Joburg police districts see a 30% increase in murders over the past two years
Three out of four Johannesburg’s police districts have seen a 30% increase in the number of murder cases over the past two years.This is according to figures revealed by MEC for Community Safety Sizakele Nkosi-Malobane in reply to the DA’s Jack Bloom’s questions in the Gauteng legislature.The cases‚ according to Bloom‚ have increased from 136 murders from April to February 2016-17, to 177 murders from April to February 2017-18 in Jeppe‚ Yeoville and Sandringham police stations."The high crime figures in eastern Johannesburg are a wake-up call that the present policing methods are not working‚ and critical gaps in training‚ staffing and resources should be filled as soon as possible‚" said Bloom.In Yeoville‚ the number of murder cases has increased from 17 to 24 in the past two years. The number in Jeppe has gone up from 80 to 107‚ while in Sandringham‚ the number has risen from six to 16."Of particular concern is the high number of murders in the Jeppe police area which includes Jep...
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