South Africa: ISS - Were SA Crime Stats Cooked Deliberately?

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Two months after their release, analysts are questioning the veracity of the national crime statistics for 2012/13.

The Institute for Security Studies on Wednesday asked whether the police had intentionally manipulated the statistics to make government look better in an election year. The police, however, insist the ISS just does not understand its methods of calculation.

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