Crime in June quarter markedly lower but only thanks to the lockdown, says FF+
SA was under a very strict lockdown for the much of the quarter as the government sought to control the spread of the coronavirus
14 August 2020 - 21:09
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 of crime statistics for the first quarter of the 2020/2021 financial year by police minister Bheki Cele. The statistics showed that crime was significantly down during SA's Covid-19 lockdown as there were 53,891 fewer cases of murder, attempted murder, serious assault, robbery and common assault reported for the first quarter...
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