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Crime Stats - Murder, Sexual Offence Rates Rising in South Africa

The Portfolio Committee on Police has heard that there were 21 022 murders in the 2018/19 financial year - 686 more than the previous year and an increase of 3.4% while sexual offences increased by 4.6% to 52 420 offences - 2 312 more than the year before.

South Africa: Crime Stats - Murder, Sexual Offences Rose in 2018/19

News24Wire, 12 September 2019

Murder, sexual offences and other contact crimes rose in the past financial year, the Portfolio Committee on Police heard on Thursday. Read more »

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South Africa: Murder Rate Increases By 1.4%

SAnews.gov.za, 12 September 2019

Major General Norman Sekhukhune says 21 022 people were murdered during the 12 months ending March 2019. Read more »
South Africa: Factsheet - South Africa's Crime Statistics for 2018/19

Africa Check, 12 September 2019

The rate of murder, sexual offences and assault has risen in South Africa. We summarise data on eight categories of crime from the police's statistics for April 2018 to March 2019. Read more »
South Africa: How Useful Are Police Crime Stats? Here's What We Can Expect From This Year's Figures

News24Wire, 12 September 2019

Crime will be a much-discussed topic on Thursday when the South African Police Service (SAPS) briefs the Portfolio Committee on Police (PCOP) on the 2018/2019 annual crime… Read more »

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Crime Statistics 2018 - 2019

Publisher:

South African Police Service [SAPS] (Pretoria)

Publication Date:

12 September 2019

The South African Police Service (SAPS) has accepted a new and challenging objective of ensuring that its crime statistics are in line with ... see more »

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Murder Rate is Up in South Africa - Crime Statistics

Police Minister Bheki Cele and his staff have revealed the crime statistics for the year at a briefing in Parliament. Read more »
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South Africa Crime Stats Show More Murders, Hijackings

Rates of home robberies, murder and hijacking have all increased, according to crime statistics collated by the South African Police Service. Read more »
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- South Africa: Carjacking, Residential Robbery On the Up

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