Murders and violent crime on the rise in SA again
An alarming escalation in mass killings points to a complete failure of crime intelligence to pre-empt these incidents
17 February 2023 - 10:51
UPDATED 17 February 2023 - 11:53
SA’s high crime rate continued its inexorable rise with the number of murders increasing 10% (696) to 7,585 in the quarter to end-December.
This translates to 12.4 murders per 100,000 of the population, while for attempted murder the number is 11.5 with the total number of attempted murder cases — 7,016 — marking an increase of 1,371 in the quarter. The top five police stations where murder was reported are in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal...
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