Violent Protests Muscled in on the 2012 South African Crime Statistics

Author:
Polity SA
Publisher:
Polity SA
Publication Date:
30 September 2012
Tags:
South Africa, Human Rights, Legal and Judicial Affairs, Press and Media

A confident table of politicians and police leaders faced the media in parliament on Thursday, 20 September 2012. The annual release of the crime statistics is a big media event and these officials were in a positive mood because they could once again report reductions in most categories of serious crime.

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